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All around the world dark skinned is considered poor. Light skinned is associated with wealth.
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basically.Originally Posted by thenewjs23
All around the world dark skinned is considered poor. Light skinned is associated with wealth.
The stigma of being Black because of the unfavorable social situation of this population prevents the creation of a Black identity in Brazil.[sup][citation needed][/sup] Historian Joel Rufino dos Santos has written that because Blacks are disadvantaged in access to education and earn lower wages, it is not a surprise that Blacks self-report to be pardos because the prejudice in Brazil is based on the representation, on what people think about themselves or on what others think about them.[sup][citation needed][/sup] Gilberto Freyre has described how few wealthy Brazilians admit to having African ancestry,[sup][38][/sup] with people of darker complexion from the dominant classes usually associating their skin color with an Indian rather than African ancestry.
Brazil has the largest population of African descendants (living outside of Africa) in the world. This large number was a result of the African Slave trade. In Brazil, skin color plays a large role in differences among the races. Social status. Individuals with lighter skin and who are racially mixed generally have higher rates of social mobility.[sup][15][/sup]
There are a disproportionate number of white elites[sup][clarification needed][/sup] than those of African descent. There are large health, education and income disparities between the races in Brazil.[sup][16][/sup]
In Latin America, light skin is seen as more attractive.[sup][17][/sup] In Mexico and in Brazil, light skin represents power. Light skin is seen as attractive.[sup][18][/sup] A dark skinned person is more likely to be discriminated in Brazil.[sup][19][/sup] Most South American actors and actresses have European features - blue eyes and pale skin. A light skinned person was considered to be more privileged and have a higher social status. A person with light skin is considered beautiful and it means that the person has more wealth. Skin color is such an obsession in these countries that specific words describe distinct skin tones from "hincha," Puerto Rican slang for "glass of milk" to "morena," literally "brown."[sup][2[/sup] Generally, those with dark skin and frizzy hair tend to be among the region's poorest and most disenfranchised.
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basically.Originally Posted by thenewjs23
All around the world dark skinned is considered poor. Light skinned is associated with wealth.
The stigma of being Black because of the unfavorable social situation of this population prevents the creation of a Black identity in Brazil.[sup][citation needed][/sup] Historian Joel Rufino dos Santos has written that because Blacks are disadvantaged in access to education and earn lower wages, it is not a surprise that Blacks self-report to be pardos because the prejudice in Brazil is based on the representation, on what people think about themselves or on what others think about them.[sup][citation needed][/sup] Gilberto Freyre has described how few wealthy Brazilians admit to having African ancestry,[sup][38][/sup] with people of darker complexion from the dominant classes usually associating their skin color with an Indian rather than African ancestry.
Brazil has the largest population of African descendants (living outside of Africa) in the world. This large number was a result of the African Slave trade. In Brazil, skin color plays a large role in differences among the races. Social status. Individuals with lighter skin and who are racially mixed generally have higher rates of social mobility.[sup][15][/sup]
There are a disproportionate number of white elites[sup][clarification needed][/sup] than those of African descent. There are large health, education and income disparities between the races in Brazil.[sup][16][/sup]
In Latin America, light skin is seen as more attractive.[sup][17][/sup] In Mexico and in Brazil, light skin represents power. Light skin is seen as attractive.[sup][18][/sup] A dark skinned person is more likely to be discriminated in Brazil.[sup][19][/sup] Most South American actors and actresses have European features - blue eyes and pale skin. A light skinned person was considered to be more privileged and have a higher social status. A person with light skin is considered beautiful and it means that the person has more wealth. Skin color is such an obsession in these countries that specific words describe distinct skin tones from "hincha," Puerto Rican slang for "glass of milk" to "morena," literally "brown."[sup][2[/sup] Generally, those with dark skin and frizzy hair tend to be among the region's poorest and most disenfranchised.
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Originally Posted by moneymike88
somebody link me to the vid of this cape verdian chick?
Originally Posted by moneymike88
somebody link me to the vid of this cape verdian chick?
Originally Posted by AZwildcats
I don't think they refute they are "black" in a color way. They associate being "black" with the negative things associated with stereotypes of African Americans. Or the poverty of dark skinned people that descended from slaves in the Caribbean or other places. To them black is a cultural term, not a racial one.
Originally Posted by AZwildcats
I don't think they refute they are "black" in a color way. They associate being "black" with the negative things associated with stereotypes of African Americans. Or the poverty of dark skinned people that descended from slaves in the Caribbean or other places. To them black is a cultural term, not a racial one.
Originally Posted by ninjahood
Bottomline is we don't divide who we are by color because we're ALL hispanic.