My sister people need to learn that you don't have to show your wherever you come from on your sleeve 24 7.....show the world that you are kind to others......sophicated......classy....one of a kind person.....cultured.......when the great Paul Robeson starred as Othello his co star said this about hi...i have met many many famous people but I never met anyone like him....high praise.....now this is a white woman saying this about a black man in the 1940s......when racism was rapid.....lynching was routine.....just be nice to each other....it's not rocket science......another thing that has to stop my Dominican extremely young brothrs have to stop thinking we want to be like them...no brag I take few pictures but if you saw me you would say no way.....and that man is 69!! Smile As I said before your father and I saw juan Marichal pitch.......PEACE...going to an opera tomorrow...porky and Bess......if you were in the area of nyc you would check it out......ps that child who calls himself the Dominican rennaissance...something is wrong with him..he should check out how you do videos.....much love.....much information...not foolishness....no hate towards other black people....no hate at all.....
daniels chill there's a girl on here from florida trying to inform people on dominicans bashing other dominicans and blacks while dating mexicans and calling them family apparently she also thinks mexicans and dominicans have alot in common so I dont know about that
@Legba daniels YES I know I have dominican and mexican friends but a girl on here said that to me and she said she lives in florida so I'm assuming that how dominicans think in florida where I'm from dominicans have they own culture and stay within if not puerto ricans, cuban, carribean people but never really hang out with mexicans people but things do change but I'm just speaking on how I grew up.. oh if you type in mexican vs dominican in the search engine there's dominican girl who married a mexican guy doing the same thing in the video she says to her husband "we have so much in common" look up the video
I think us (Black Americans) need to understand that our melanated people outside of the USA don’t have the same experience that we have in this country, so we can’t force them understand that. We must see from their point of view and understand when it comes to that. Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, And others in the Latin diaspora need to understand that we, African Americans do not want wake up everyday wanting to think about race, but this is the country we live in and this is what was forced on us, no excuse but it is a fact. My fiancé is Puerto Rican from the island, and she doesn’t understand the race issue. But I told her it would wise to understand that the USA is completely different from PR and I hate that it takes mass shootings from white supremacists for others to realize that racism is real thing.
@@VivaBellabyXtina I think you should a video with an African American to have the discussion, 2 African Americans, you and another Dominican so it can clear up some air. I would join in the convo. If you need someone to participate let me know.
Thank you very much for the clarification and for having understood us Caribbean Hispanics, now I will try to understand you African Americans, greetings from Santo Domingo and God bless you all. 🇩🇴
Thanks so much for the shout out! You are a real one for that🔥❤️💯And yes you explained everything perfectly especially about the part where you said Dominicans in the island didn’t grow up looking at everything as race. That was something that i loved about the DR and Latin America in general. They put nationality first before race, which is why many Americans struggle with this because like you said African Americans or Americans in general had not choice but to grow up with these ways of thinking. I also like the fact that you mentioned your cousins from the island didn’t have issues with black people. It makes so much sense because when I was living in the DR I received nothing but love. But I definitely understand everything you are mentioning in this video, it seems to be a misunderstanding/interpretation between race and identity because both countries have two completely different historical backgrounds dealing with these views. It was culture shock for me to step foot in the DR and not see everything as race. Even though they do identify people by skin tones but that’s besides the point. I understand both sides. From having experience living in both countries everything you said in this video sums up everything from both parties.
You're welcome!! I mean it has to be said, sometimes I'm like ok this is youtube, it's not all real life, but I guess for some people it is. Yes we have our differences but people let hate and their closed-mindedness cloud their judgment and they miss out on forming great relationships with other groups of people.
Most of this “beef” is within the Internet trolls...or at least people who only have the guts to unleash the hate behind a keyboard. Keeping it real, this stuff don’t happen in real life especially between Dominican men & black men... up here in Boston they get along very well for the most part. Dominican / Latina & AA women is a diff story... that tension you see more up here. Not saying that we don’t coexist & that they don’t EVER get along cause it does happen. but the tension between those two groups is usually always there.. esp upon meeting/ strangers in the same room. Super cliquey but I think a lot of that has to do with wanting to have friends that share your struggles / upbringing &...are relatable. Great video! Coming through with the facts per usual!
Yea at this point I have to agree that most of it is within internet trolls, cuz i just don't see this massive division and tension in real life. You bring up a good point tho, as far as the differences between the men n women, I could definitely see that being a thing. Personally I never had much of an issue tho. But we can def be very cliqueish. Interestingly enough tho, my black girlfriends also tend to have a lot of friends of other cultures. My clique in high school was a mix of AA, Sudanese, Eritrean, me the Dominican and one Salvadorean lol
YES! I don't see this either. Yes there's always some cultural misunderstandings, but the way these people acting you'd think there's some sort of war going on and there's not. People need to get off their computers more and get a life. Don't we have enough problems in real life without making up shit?
Same thing in NYC as well. Tensions are much stronger between the women than the men. I believe a lot of it is rooted in the competition among black women for a continually shrinking pool of available black men. Black men also tend to be far more open to interracial relationships which makes the situation even worse. To be fair though, I believe that if more black women decided to "Date out", we might see tensions increase between black and latin men as well.
I agree, i'm in the South tho so it's a little different. We get along down here (especially with Afro Latina women). And growing up we didn't really have beef just over ethnic differences. The race was the main issue so if you were any kind of black or brown racially we got along because our battle was the same.
Elvonne's Essentials The one drop rule is pseudo. I have a granddaughter who is mixed race. She’s of two races which I say is “2 drops” instead of “1” drop.
@@mateocalderon6913 not as mixed as afro latinos though. Go to the american south where most african americans are... especially in the carolinas... The african DNA range in the high 90s to high 80s.
@@moneysnappin the average black American is only 74% African (source: www.google.com/amp/s/blackdemographics.com/geography/african-american-dna/) Meanwhile the average black Dominican is 65-68% African. So while you’re correct that african Americans are “blacker”, there’s hardly a noticeable difference.
Very good job explaining and clarifying things, I have a better understanding as to why Dominicans don’t refer to themselves as Black. Also, people usually believe the term Black has a negative connotation. Good job Sis & I’m a proud Black American woman. Everyone should be proud no matter where they’re from-there are great people in every nationality.
I'm in Washington Heights everyday, plus I grew up in the Bronx. I will say this, there are factions in each group who are hateful, but on the other hand, that doesn't prevent other individuals from forming very strong friendships. The reality is this is a society based on polarizations. When I came back to the U.S, I got shitted on by both AfroAmericands and Puerto Ricans. Back then there were very few Dominicans. They started coming up in the 80's and there was a big tension between PuertoRicans and Dominicans. No joke, I got my ass jumped by a group of Puerto Ricans because they though I was Dominican. I was walking along, minding my own business, next thing I was on the floor in a fetal position getting stomped. I've seem the same thing happen to Mexicans. So the truth is there are factions in both groups who are hateful, but they don't represent the entire communities of either group and in the larger scope, very close friendships are formed despite the haters.
Yes I agree the hateful ones don't represent the majority of either group!! Also, I've always wondered how did that tension with Dominicans n Puerto Ricans even start..?
@@VivaBellabyXtina I've been asking that same question for over 30yrs and never got a definitive answer. One person told me it's because Dominicans are wild. Unfortunately, a lot of them who came up in the 80's did fit the stereotype. But I was looking at her crazy because there was a lot of Puerto Ricans that was ghetto as hell straight out of San Juan. So, this whole thing is really a whole bunch of kettles calling the pots black. All three groups got peoples that's low down and ratchet as hell. Just to give you an example, I use to start my summer with the Puerto Rican Day Parade and end it with the West Indian day parade. I knew it was time to go home when the music truck with the Jamaican flag was coming up the parkway because there was nothing but ratchet ass Jamaicans with their ratchet ass Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Guyanese friends. That's like a combination platter of fickly right there. At the end of the day, I think we criticize others for the same sins we're guilty of ourselves because w're in denial that we all need to clean up!
That not true because after slavery black Americans was doing good the father and mother was in the house hold the community was strong so what happened was white supremacy attack black Americans house hold by move the factory cross sea with some black Americans you see the after effect
@@TRUTHTEACHER2007 Puerto Ricans tend to be very clickish and prideful. The way I always understood it is that they despised Dominicans and Mexicans for having independent countries while they were an American colony. The Puerto Ricans were able to relate to African Americans because many of them both have the victimization complex towards America. Once the Mexicans and Dominicans got their numbers up in NY the Puerto Ricans stopped all that nonsense of jumping and robbing them.
That's a fact. My family doesnt struggle with racism and we've taken in a lot of illegal Haitians and helped them out over the years. (Some distant exceptions tho). Places where Haitians have been able to assimilate with no problem are very welcoming
@@elmermontilla6371 oh really.. didn't they have a president that used to wear white make up to appear white and he also spearheaded a policy to white wash your history to glorify there white Spaniard slavers and deny there blackness?
@@donerightac1097 you're right but all dominicans know we are mix of all races including black, my parent identify himself as black my whole family from my mother and father side know they have black on them, In our country there is a saying that says "the Dominican has black things up behind his ear" here we do not classify people by race or ethnicity and here black is used as something of affection, people here fall in love regardless of race and we Dominicans are aware of how bad Trujillo was, that's why we are told about him as if he were Hitler, don't generalize
You touch on a very important point. Afro Americans in this society are vilified and that is why most immigrant groups that come here look down on them. It get's reinforced when they encounter the lower class elements and/or those within that community who are xenophobic. I had a hard time because I felt rejected by a lot of them, yet society was lumping me in with them because I was of African descent and English speaking.It took me a long time to figure out what was going on. I think part of the problem in places like NYC is that the element we mostly see are the lower economic people, because... well, those are the neighborhoods as immigrants we end up in. Very rarely do we see the middle and upper middle class AfroAmericans because they don't live in economically depressed areas. But sat the same time, I think we also suffer from selective amnesia because we forget about all the scum of the earth in our own communities and back home. We excuse them off as being the exceptions, but we don't give the same consideration for AfroAmericans. Plus the fact that the media reenforces that image of dysfunctional black people as the norm. Afro Americans have been fighting against this image distortion since the 19th century. As a Jamaican, we got a taste of this in the 80's when the Jamaican drug possess were a problem. All of a sudden everyone was looking at us sideways.
Exactly, ppl use the lowest/poorest AA's and use them to represent the entire group yet our groups brush off the "bad ones" in our society as the exceptions. It is unfair. And your point about the issue in NY makes sense.
@@eternalapostate4243 first of all, I'm having a polite, respectful conversation with a adult who is also a lady. If you want to contribute, keep a civil tongue in your mouth, otherwise, keep moving and don't forget to have a nice day.
@@VivaBellabyXtina Spoken like a true lady of intelligence and impecable character. Many would do well to copy a page or two out of your book.... not mentioning any names....... But I'd just say to THOSE people, please think twice before you try to come for someone with an obvious IQ level higher than your own...
I feel the reason why a lot of AA’s don’t claim to be “mixed” is because the average African-American doesn’t “look” mixed. Like me for example. I am chocolate-complected, have full lips, a wide nose, and type 4a/4b hair. I do sometimes get people who will assume I’m Caribbean, African, and I’ve gotten blasian once while in the D.R. from some old man 💀💀💀💀, but for the most part, I’m black. Also, being black is more of an EXPERIENCE, not a phenotype or genotype. Lastly, and this is just in MY case/opinion, why would I claim my ancestors’ rapists? They would probably turn in their grave. Great video, though. I enjoy learning about different cultures and perspectives.
@@jermarwilliamson4549 Actually that's incorrect. The average is 75%, and if you have more than one race in your DNA you are genetically mixed. However, in the America(s) all of us unless we're immigrants are inherently mixed so its easier to use a parent as the deciding factor. The whole reason the one-drop was created is because starting in the 1800's all people were "mixed."
The answer to that question is both YES and NO. Love yourself and your energy will draw people to you that love you for you. It does not matter the skin color , language, or culture. Clashes in culture take place when the other person just won’t accept reality. If someone doesn’t like you for whatever reason just limit your exposure to them as much as you can. Plain and simple. If a person doesn’t like me…..what the hell do I have to do with them??? If it’s a workplace environment depending on the situation you can change it. Sometimes no. If it’s a social situation just change the places you go to.
There are several Black TH-camrs that have channels that are about "retiring" or living in the Dominican Republic. Most of the them have nothing to do with "getting" Dominican women. Also from my research of "African American" trolls, I deduced that 90% of them are actually Caribbean people from Jamaica, Haiti ect, not African Americans. If you are going to call Caribbeans African American then Dominicans are African American too.
great video mama. Stereotypes definitely have a lot to do with the chasm amongst both groups (especially in NY). BTW I had no idea you were from VA! I thought you were in DC haha
I love your well-rounded perspective on this topic. I am an African American living in the DR. The people here are so welcoming. I really couldn't imagine any kind of beef. African American culture seems to be celebrated here, especially the music. People seem to be excited to meet Americans just because we are different, we may look similar be we come from a foreign land which makes it interesting to connect. They love to ask which state I am from and make connections to Hollywood, I am from CA. It really is all love. I love Dominican Culture. I celebrate blackness in all countries and feel an ancestral connection to all people in the Diaspora. Growing up in the US has definitely taught us all to over-emphasize race. This is the reason why I decided to leave. There is more to life than racism and separation. As the human race, we are all one and as melanated people, we share the same ancestry. More and more African Americans are leaving the US to have a more peaceful existence. Anyway thanks for your thoughtful, loving content. You are a beautiful soul
We are all people of color regardless if you from United States Cuba Dominican Republic Columbia or Jamaica the list go on just different cultures so let's put this beef behind us and just get along as a people in Embrace being melanoides. My grandfather is from Dominican Republic in my grandmother from Alabama I respect both cultures
You have a good grasp on AAs perspective based upon historical treatment etc. AA's push for civil, social, political and economic rights is the reason that everyone has more rights, not just AAs but women, Asians, Mexicans, Arabs, others and yes Dominicans. As an AA (having been in Santo Domingo for 2 years now), I don't have a problem with people not wanting to be called black because believe it or not the moniker "Black" was popularized by a James Brown song. (Furthermore, as someone who's traveled on the African Continent and throughout Europe, I have never met a black person or a white person.) That's why I prefer AA instead of black (but the terms are now interchangeable and acceptable in the US. I DO have a problem with people not wanting to acknowledge their heritage.
I have bin listening for a while on some of these issues concerning who is black from who isn't black,people will always going to be what they are,I am a Jamaican living in Canada and I will always being a black Jamaican living a broad, we love our African brothers and sisters,we never forget for a moment of who we are,whenever an African head of state came to visit Jamaica we always listen to them carefully when they speak on any issues because we love them knowing that they are we,and we are them,so whom so ever want to hate,let them hate,but show love,kill them with love maybe some day God's will they just might wake up,one love sister keep up the good work.
Dominicans don't even get along with their next door Haitians neighbours and treat them horribly. Everyone wants to moan about treatment outside their country. Maybe we should try and look at how we treat people in our own countries. Look at our own racism, xenophobia and stigmatizing before we can demand better treatment elsewhere. That goes to every race, colour, gender, age and religion in the world.
I'm from New York. And ill let you know, because I'm in Virginia for 2 years i totally understand where you coming from. But maybe some New Yorkers that aren't open to this will say other wise. But those who know history, know that we all come from a mixture of Spain, African, french. This is why we have all these types of languages that sounds the same. (English-Spanish speaking contents). I respect your point girl!
"we all"? 🤔 Dominicans originated from Spaniards, Africans and Tainos. Not the French. We are a Hispanic nation because we share a common history, language and culture with Spain.
@@CBatista1234You're Hispanic because you speak Spanish, just like America is an English-speaking country. But the history is separate otherwise there was no need to gain Independence from Spain or England (in America's case).
@@char08fal Do not compare the history of the USA to other countries. Do not try to understand the history of other countries through the American experience. I am Hispanic because I have Spanish ancestry, my first language is Spanish and I was born in a Hispanic nation, the Dominican Republic. We share a common history, language and culture with Spain. Our independence was for political reasons not cultural. Without Spain, we would not exist as a nation. We are descendants of Spaniards, Africans and Tainos. Spain is the motherland of the Dominican Republic.
@@CBatista1234 jaja bro you clearly dont know about DR history...Merengue is creation of the french and the africans why do you think its originated in DR because of spain?? Oh how about Palo...is that from spain too lmao.bro you sound ignorant....ask your parents about the history of DR it's a combination of three cultures Africans ,French, and Spainards... TBH it seems like African culture is in almost every aspect in DR....music...dancing...food etc
I view Dominicans, PR’s, Colombians etc as Latinos or the country they come from. Some of them are black but not in the same context as Black Americans.
I know that many African Americans went through a lot of crap here in America. During the Jim Crow era, a black man could not even look at a white woman without getting lynched. And that was not that long ago. My family being from the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas, we don't have the type of history that African Americans do. But only many Hispanic groups, many black groups as well identify with their nationality. You are right, many of these racist people don't care whether you are black Dominican, Boricua, Jamaican, Haitians, Nigerian, rich or poor, they will see you as the N word. I hate to say it like that but I gotta keep it real. Peace!
Yes, they definitely did. And you are right being of Caribbean descent our histories were a bit different, but that is why it's important to learn other group's histories (especially here in the U.S.) and where they are coming from.
@@wendellbellrosa1028 I think that's a BIG fact that most people don't know for some reason. Lots of Caribbeans & Afro Latinos also helped jump start the Civil Rights Movement. In a way we may not have even been free or fought for equality if they didn't bring their experience to help us. It was also a lot of fluidity between AA & others of African descent that's how the Pan-Africa movement was started in the days before media.
I do think racial identity is the main issue that causes some friction between the two especially online. I do think both should read up on how racial identity/race relations played out in DR and the USA, but I won't hold my breath for most people. Based on personal experience the only time I saw some tension between African Americans and Dominicans were those involved in the street life and of course the who believe stereotypes about the other.
Very good explanation. I'm a white dominican and I can be considered whiter than most white Americans in this country. I don't consider myself as white. So, when I came to this country, when I was a small kid, I was so confused on the whole race thing. I remember having to complete school forms asking what race I was and not finding Dominican on the form. It was very confusing. Is like you said in DR we don't go by race. We don't have forms (like birth certificates) with a race area. It just doesn't exist. We are very nationalist, so we put our nationality before anything else. I can also agree that America has taught everyone to dislike African American one way or another. Hope this can change one day. But one thing I can tell every African American, in the US, if you live in the DR at least one year, you will never ever be discriminated based on the color of your skin. I can guarantee this.
This can easily be a two way street in my opinion. I am a Dominican that grew up in NYC area (Brooklyn). I also have many friends that are African American. I would say identity politics in America also plays a factor along with not being aware of history of social relations from both sides. Another problem is people adopting extreme ideologies along with the other two examples this does not help. There are a small minority who are Abos (extreme religious cult group's in U.S.) that can be very racist towards Dominicans. Some will listen while some won't. However we should respect that we do have unique demographic and expirences but those differentiations shouldn't prevent us from pointing out the wrongs in our society. Usa weiyu nitu Good afternoon sister 🇩🇴
When the English European colonists that came to North America, they brought African slaves with them. Blacks born in British North America were told " You're a ni**er from Africa!" Or some variation of racism. In other words, these Blacks were eventually forced to identify as African American. This situation also occurred among Blacks in the British colonies in Africa and the Caribbean. Blacks in the Spanish West Indies and the rest of Spanish America (including the Spanish colonies in Africa) were colonized differently. The Spaniards for "the most part" made Africans feel like their equal, there were Black conquistadors among the Spanish explorers who came to the new world. However, they still dealt with racism too, this can not be overlooked or lied about. What African Americans and Afro Latinos need to understand about one another is that both grew up in different worlds and need to respect each other's culture.
We can, we just have to educate each other on why we see race differently and accept that instead of arguing and name calling, we have to do better, different ways same origins🇩🇴🇩🇴
Alof of us don't really care what "Spanish/ Latino/ Hispanics " identify with. The problem we have, is the colorism issue. Hating us cause our skin is dark and loving white because they aren't dark. That's the biggest issue. Not identifying, but the colorism
Exactly when you are on they soil.. but they dont just bash us because they country works in a certain way AA went through hell to get where we are at and these people come here and disrespect us and we have to be sympathetic to them
I'm confused as to what type of African Americans you're referring to? You mean the Haitians ? Cause I'm a Haitian & Dominican mix and that's the only reason why I'm here. I want to know why my people are always beefing if they all live in the same island. Like let's all just get along. Is it because the DR takes up most of the space of the island ? I feel like that's the only ddumb reason it could be. And I also heard Dominicans be killing up Haitians just because they're Haitians. If my parents were able to fall in love and be friends so can everyone else in the island of Hispaniola.
Na, I'm referring to African Americans from the U.S.! Man where to even start with the whole DR/Haiti situation...there's killings and mistreatment happening from both parties. It's not as one sided as the media always portrays but that's a whole other topic tho.... However your parents are also proof of the fact that there are in fact many from both sides that get along! Not all Dominicans hate Haitians and vice versa. I haven't really met any half Dominican/half Haitians, how was your experience as such growing up?
VivaBella by Xtina Oh my bad lmao. Well, I'll be here when you decide to make a separate video on it. And my experience growing up is rather okay. It could be better but it's fine. Cause I know both sides their cultures are nothing alike. The food, dance, history, art and all of that good stuff is totally different so that was kinda hard to adapt to. And every single time people ask me where I'm from I always say I was born here in the U.S but both my parents are from the Caribbean, Haiti and the DR. Which makes me Haitian and Dominican. And their responses to me is always "those two islands hate each other" which annoys me cause I don't know why.
We had a dictator named trujillo who was a real piece of work. He tried to brainwash dominicans and white wash us. Taking black women and mix them with white men and trying to push out especially black men and haitians away from the border by killing them or taking them away. People used to cross over like it was nothing and no one cared about the border until trujillo came. Europeans have tried and succeeded for a long time to make dominicans as white as possible without being as white as possible. That's why theres the straight hair, the statues, the make up and bleach and so on. We are still trying to reverse what's been done but there isnt enough of us and theres still too much corruption for us to make a difference. As it is in most places except the US (for only being 12 percent of the population you guys really make sure your voice is heard all over the country)
@@BrendaRodriguez-lv7li the event was called the parsley massacre for a reason if a black dominican said parsley (perejil) with a spanish accent he was spared if he was haitian he was killed. Those people never respected our borders 38,000+ were deported back to Haiti in just the last few days.
I'm pretty sure Tina. I'm an brown skin 🇺🇸 woman & I never have problems with 🇩🇴 people . They always made me feel welcome. 2012 while I was taking my GED classes met alot of brown skin Dominicans They came to my hometown Baltimore MD to learn American English there's a Teacher I know who teach people from foreign countries how to read, write, & speak American English. Every Wednesday I always wear my Mickey Mouse clothing because I'm an proud Mickey Mouse fan 😉 I always speak to the Dominicans during break time & class over. 10 years ago I met my 1st crush from Santo Domingo He's an brown skin handsome Dominican tall same height as Frm President Barack Obama. When Barack Obama was President that's when I met alot of Black / Brown Dominicans
Yeah, it's interesting, it seems black people from other countries such as Africa for an example have an ingrain unjustified dislike for African Americans. I noticed that native born Latinos behave like this as well. Just my experience.
I am a 64 year old white man that grew up in the deep south. I have never understood why we in the US are so hung up on color, race or nationality. African American? Really. Where were you born? Dominican American? If you are born inside the US you are an American. Period. I could go on and on about this but it would serve no purpose. I also have never understood why people can not respect a mans/womans right to choose their friends. If they like blacks, white , yellow, brown. What difference does it make in anybody's life except the person living that life. I had a customer in Mississippi that quit doing business with me because I was married to a Chinese woman. Just ignorant.
Dominicans aren't obsessed with race? General Trujillo was not obsessed with race? And whitening the race? Perejil massacre anyone? Lets get real here, the affects of the oppression is very much a part of Dominican identity and is very much centered on race.
I don't deny racism exists in DR, anywhere where there is a mixture of races coexisting there will be racism and/or colorism. But let's not try and use Trujillo as the face of Dominicans, as his ideology most definitely does not represent that of all Dominicans. The truth is though race relations in DR never reached the severity there that it did here in the U.S. Are there some Dominicans obsessed with race? Yes, but the majority are not.
Roberto Coca you are part of the problem you are the reason why several African Americans think Dominicans are racist. You have no right to talk that way about the black community. You are not royalty ok get a life!
I wanna say that been Dominican is not a race, if you’re half black as we know, you’re black, so what are you? Then been colonized by the Spanish doesn’t make you Spanish, same for any country that was colonized, so that’s the problem. By the way Dominican rep was one of many countries that offered European to come and live for free, they were given houses, money and everything else so they can stay and be confortable , and the purpose was to whitewash the breed, I’m just saying you need to know some facts before saying some stuff. At the end of the day we all have to live together, no matter where you are, anyway that’s all I’m gonna say on this. Well I think it’s a good video, cuz that’s how we have to understand each other. 👌🏿
I think the best way for Dominicans and African Americans or any people of color to live together, is for all these Dominicans to go live in Milwaukee for a week, one Week!! All that beef will be squashed instantly after they get a taste of the most racist city in the world!
G C maaaaaaan, your personal goofy testimony ain’t fact bruh! Try backing it up with some articles some links to clippings of police reports.... something!!! Sit down somewhere 😂🤣😂😂😂 Again provide FACTS over your weak FEELINGS! 😂🤣🤣🤣
@@VivaBellabyXtina It does not matter whether you are holding a phone or not, you are still a distracted driver. A couple of times, you had taken off your hands off the wheel and I was like "oh no". Please don't do it again, if you want to vlog in your car; just do it from a parking lot. It may look cool doing it while driving, but it's not a good idea and; for the people I care about (like you and It's Jrod) I don't want them to do it.
@@ramon3960 its 2 different cultures. Think places that have a lower density have the time to be nice and need to get along because everyone knows eachother and they arent going anywhere anytime soon. NYC however has an insane amount of people. People are focused in their own world, dont have time to greet everyone and are in such a fast paced environment, people dont often make small talk all that much. Not to mention, faced paced environment also means doing things fast and getting frustrated when you're behind schedule. You need to be more to the point, frank, rushed, loud to get what you want and so on. Maam, I dont gave time to help you cross the street, I have 8 mins to get breakfast and come back. Youre on your own. Tourist however are much nicer and so are people who are on their day off.
@@ramon3960 Not everyone in NYC is rude. I'm a Dominican living in NYC and there are nice people that live in NYC. It just gets a bad rap because a lot people are just more concern about that life and don't really indulging greeting other people
Honestly some of my relatives from both my Dominican side and my father's side, some of them have a negative view of African Americans. I have nothing against African Americans but when some of them find out that I have Dominican or Caribbean roots, some of them say to me fuck you, you are not one of us, you are not ADOS. But also i have many great African American friends and I also had a few African American girlfriends. I get along with everyone regardless of race nationality ethnicity etc.
Unfortunately the negative reactions to ppl finding out you are Dominican happens, but this is due to the problem of the stereotypes surrounding us and always being portrayed as racist and stuff like that. This is why generalizing ppl is a big no! And well we are not ADOS, and it's ok to make that distinction, as long as there is no negative feelings behind it.
But of course I get that mainly from some Haitians and some blacks mainly from the pro black conscious community. Most African Americans in general don't know much about the Dominican Republic. I am speaking about my experience. My father also identify himself as a black American although he is of Caribbean descent. He was born in the islands of Turks and Caicos but he grew up in Miami, Florida. My family came to the states when my father was only five years old in the early 60s. That was the first time they ever experienced racism coming to America. It wa still during segregation when my family was forced to live in the liberty city ghetto located in Miami northside where blacks live and the area today is still at least 98 percent black. It's also one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Florida. They were living in the pork n beans projects in the area. Many of my relatives both from my mother's and my father's side that were born here, can relate to African Americans and many of them also identify as African American as well. But the ones who are straight from the islands have a different perspective. Their mindset is completely different from the ones that were born and raised here from both sides of the family lol.
Very sad sweetheart, I don’t get long with Dominicans, but I must admit that i get emotional listening to your testimony. I pray that one day we all get long .
@@bobbyfatitv1787 hey girl. Dont let past experiences deter you. A lot of us would love to be friends with ya. My best friend is from Nigeria :) I love her dearly
Xtina I never agree with chivo but ur comment Dominican hate in black American is crazy u said that ur dad don't hate afro American my dad either. I never met Dominican men interested in this they business oriented xtina ur smart I'm shocked
Trying to catch up on your old videos....you have to remember you have that kind of personality that clicks well with others.....you are proud of who you are...this is beautiful...but realize you have to get along with people...you get an A plus......you grew up around different kinds of people who openingly dig you and you feel the same....we need more of this not less....to be continued...have to go swimming in a few minutes ......must stay in shape regardless of age.....my age?.. I am even older than Linda Manuel.....69 and proud of it.....peace....always dress well
There isn’t a beef in New York & if it is, it’s mostly based on blocks & not nation. We fought Dominicans all the time, whilst my brothers had a Dominican girlfriend & one of my best friends was Dominican, the “beef” mostly is exaggerated by white Dominicans that think saying someone is black means folks are trying to blacken the Dominican demographic as a whole whilst all it is is folks looking to connect throughout the diaspora.
Venezuelan and black? Black is a race and not a nationality. I hate when Americans say that. Me, I’m black from Guyana. Racially I’m black and my nationality is guyanese. I swear Americans need education
this is online bullshit and caribbean and african immigrnts that have this beef because black americans also have a rainbow intheir families, you notcie the commets are from haiti jamaica liberia NIGERIA not usa ADOS
I can tell your very down to earth at least on he service you are very beautiful 😍 And I'm part black but I'm very different then most amarican people in general, and yes beautiful you so right about this loco stuff We got that in common treat others how you like to be treated and they cool with you you cool with them regardless of anything else like race or the Ethical back ground I'd prefer my future Dominican wife to be her self regardless of society because amarican sociality is Soo messed up when comes to all the hate, and race loco ness
I think what happened is Dominicans don't indentifive as black not because they feel they are not black is just that they don't feel to part of that culture it have nothing to do to be black it's more about how we where raise Dominicans it a mix of race I know of a lot of Dominicans that they are friends with afroamericans it just where are been raise difrent miself I'm the type of person that I don't care your race for me it's more about who you are as a person your character
A lot of us Black Americans also have Cherokee, Blackfoot, Blackhawk, and other Native American Indian blood in us. You did an excellent job and much respect to you Sis!
There's three groups Ativan, European, Asian(native americans are an mixture between all three) historically speaking. Native heritage is African and Asian. Study history
I know this is going on a limb, but African Americans & Dominicans are never going to get along. African Americans have generations of living in the United States. For African Americans, their first and only language is English and they practice the American culture. The Dominican Americans for all intent and purpose are an immigrant group and most of them are monolingual in Spanish. Bilingual people in all practical sense, rarely exist since teachers do not encourage them to practice English often. For the children of immigrants, their upbringing their allegiance is to the Dominican Republic. The main reason is none of them have a positive opinion about the United States. This is due to the fact that United States and Dominican Republicans have a tumultuous relationship. Nonetheless Dominicans immigrate here is high unemployment and political turmoil in the country and the United States tolerates this. For African Americans, the language barrier and losing blue-collar jobs to them is them is the nadir of relations. How could they ever get along with this tension.
the Black struggle is, was, and will be a universal struggle for fairness, and justice for people of color everywhere. I know Latin culture very well and unless you are 100% European, you will be treated as an inferior race and will belong at the bottom w/ no vertical mobility in most major Latin American countries, especially Brasil, Mexico, Argentine, Uruguay, and Chile, and so on.. its a good thing you are in the US where U.S. Blacks fought so hard and laid the foundation for equal rights for all people w/blood and tears .. so then it goes w/o saying that you need to show some proper respect ... mentiendes! and to think the Spaniards came here way before the English and claimed more land and gold and yet their people want now beat down doors to come to the USA or Canada because why ... they failed so miserably and still remain as 3rd world countries. hahaha, these backward people who always want to boast but about what?
@@macaronipartynaptime nope. Our ancestors came from the transatlantic slave trade from Africa. Read books instead of a random lady on TH-cam or Google.
that's the issue, you think that we all came from slaves, but that doesn't apply to all. My grandma was a white women and my other grandma was half spaniard. I get that most came from Africa, but not all.
No not happening .here's why my.every Dominican here watching posting. .ur parents urs do they have afro American best friends ..Answer never So any one who not friends of ur parents isn't ur friend wake up.....
There were Stereotypes about Dominicans saying that they don't like Blacks or Puerto Ricans which is not nessesarily true cause some have babies with blacks and Puerto Ricans.
@@staticshock4471 no but you're forced to change your point of view when you have a family in this day and age. You love your babies, and your babies are like their father. You love their father so you do your best to try and respect them and vice versa. My husband used to be very stick to your own. But we fell in love and hes done his best to respect me and who I am and he has. Also, a lot of white people who have black babies usually are just more racially insensitive due to a lack of connection or understanding of men they've slept with.
NO we can NOT get along! The reason is because black Americans just want us to embrace our African roots, and we are a mixture of races and we are proud of all of them not just one .
I agree in that we are proud of all our mixture (most of us anyway), and I see your point, however I don't think all of them do that or even care honestly. But for those that feel we should only embrace our African roots, that is why I feel it's important to educate eachother on the differences in our histories and explain why we DO embrace the other aspects of our heritage as well. It's never too late to teach others! Or to learn from others as well.
Like I said In the video I made, it’s not that African Americans care or want you guys to identify as black or embrace ONLY your African roots but some Dominicans talk negatively about blacks as if they don’t carry the same biological makeup while in that same breath idolize the European side and we get confused because like you said it is a mixture of races that you claim to be proud of. But how can one be proud of something they talk down on. That’s why we get offended sometimes. Of course not all Dominicans have dominant African genes or carry them so it won’t apply for every Dominican. now that I can understand! But some Dominicans talk badly about African Americans and look exactly like me. That’s when African Americans speak out
@@VivaBellabyXtina the times in america...where it didnt matter how much you said u were mixed or spanish , they was gone hang that ass. And why i never see white dominicans living in barrios of D.R. ?
@@UceMacntosh Yes, there were Dominicans here and they would've been discriminated against too. Dominicans however didn't start migrating heavily to the U.S. until the 80s and 90s so most didn't experience that. As for the barrios in DR, yes the majority are mixed/black ppl. However thats not to say white Dominicans are all living good, cuz there's plenty of them still living poor in the campos/rural areas.
Samana is literally on the opposite side of Haiti what are you talking about ...its so annoying everything Dominican Americans is haitian like knock it off not every moreno in DR is haitian ...
The average black american i seen on these dna ancestry test is atleast 85 percent.some is in the 90's and the 80's and lil bit under and every black american havent took an ancestry dna test so the average black american african percentage is questionable.dominicans do not have high percentage like black americans.some dominicans have little to none or no more than half african percentage.black american and dominican are not the same.
The average is 75%, maybe 80% but 90% is def rare. And if it's 90% it usually includes North Africa (which has it's differences but that's a whole different story).
Dominican Republic history had slavery and racism too. Maybe worse because there was never a movement to resist racism. I noticed that the statues in old Santo Domingo dedicated to the conquistadors. Dominicans basically honor the oppressors. Racial classification was invented in the modern Doninican Republic being the first European settlement in the Americas. So Dominicans are no strangers to racism like some suggest.
There are statues in Santo Domingo dedicated to the conquistadors because THEY WERE OUR ANCESTORS. We became Dominican after they mixed with the Tainos and the Africans for centuries. We are their DESCENDANTS. Learn our history! 🇩🇴❤🇪🇸
@@CBatista1234 all those statues of conquistadors, Columbus and all the other oppressors need to be pulled down! How do even see those statues and not want to puke?!
Let's not get lost in the weeds but call it like it is shall we. The civil rights struggle in the U.S. is, was and will be a universal struggle in nature for all people whose heredity is identified as having African ancestry or are considered Blacks by the world at large. To say that there is no colorism in Latin America is akin to having one's head in the sand and so as a litmus test, I would want these same people to go to places like Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Chile, etc., and then say I am a mulatto and as such, I am same as you/just like you, and in turn, you are just like me and see if they don't look at you as if you are not crazy, on so many different levels. The proposition is very simple, and also as laid out by Dr; Martin Luther King, and that is "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ... so let me make it somewhat closer to home or to the discussion at hand and say "racial injustice to Blacks anywhere is a threat to universal justice everywhere" ... so are you with us or not in this noble struggle, if not please step aside because we will push relentlessly regardless until the victory is won where it is indeed the content of one's character and not the color of one's skin, as our Father in heaven has also ordained it, amen!
As far as afro desendants go afro americans been in this country the longest we had and have the hardest fight in this country we may get treated bad or there is stigma attached to us but we are in the white house congress we are the minority that contributed to this county.so everyone who wanna be here but dont respect us as people .guess what we dont need to get along with yall we dont need yall help with the fight in america and i dont know how much yall put in to this country anyway .we contribute to this country the most. entonces si no le gusta negros regresar a DR. por que vengas aquí con nosotros. Por qué no quieres vivir en DR. Este es nuestra país. Punto.
as if on your best day you wouldn't wished you had a stack like Cardi B ... get that money playa instead of punching that clock every day and be your own boss and do what you like ... just as cardi b ain't worried about your hate ... she doing what she is supposed to as an entertainer .. better ask somebody non-playa. But then losers must hate its somewhat a like fly on shiet, no!
Bro how are you in someones else country telling them to mind their business and what its like in Latin America..you are not in Latin America you are in the United States get over it....thats like me going to DR and getting mad that they dont have race classification and start bashing them in there own soil...you have respect the laws,rules, classification in the country your in...not get mad at the citizens because other countries have different rules
Internalized oppression. The freud goes on because of ignorance. Colonialism, racism and internalized oppression is the issue here. If you chose to walk as a son or daughter of the African Diaspora this non sense will stop. This really is a mental health problem. Choose to grow up into something other. You country identity verses you racial classifications is different. The point is u r child of the African diaspora. Ignorance rules this. 🙏🏾🥰🌹❤️🙏🏾
This video was a bunch of rambling about nothing Dominican is not a race it is a nationality obviously you are a black Dominicana most people from DR are black as far as bloodline
I don't think so. African Americans native language is English culture is different country of descent is different. But it's tough African Americans is like an umbrella that they place all darker tone people in regardless of their heritage. I don't know the answer to this tbh but i believe the whites made it like this by just grouping all us together for easy identification. Think of it as this black + white/asian/latino = mixed child but according to society their still BLACK or African American.
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Dominicans is racist towards each others lights dominicans is racist towards black dominicans
My sister people need to learn that you don't have to show your wherever you come from on your sleeve 24 7.....show the world that you are kind to others......sophicated......classy....one of a kind person.....cultured.......when the great Paul Robeson starred as Othello his co star said this about hi...i have met many many famous people but I never met anyone like him....high praise.....now this is a white woman saying this about a black man in the 1940s......when racism was rapid.....lynching was routine.....just be nice to each other....it's not rocket science......another thing that has to stop my Dominican extremely young brothrs have to stop thinking we want to be like them...no brag I take few pictures but if you saw me you would say no way.....and that man is 69!! Smile As I said before your father and I saw juan Marichal pitch.......PEACE...going to an opera tomorrow...porky and Bess......if you were in the area of nyc you would check it out......ps that child who calls himself the Dominican rennaissance...something is wrong with him..he should check out how you do videos.....much love.....much information...not foolishness....no hate towards other black people....no hate at all.....
Open your mind that title is garbage my people are not Africans!th-cam.com/channels/OVfjynWebmzBCxrJVeHXqw.html
daniels chill there's a girl on here from florida trying to inform people on dominicans bashing other dominicans and blacks while dating mexicans and calling them family apparently she also thinks mexicans and dominicans have alot in common so I dont know about that
@Legba daniels YES I know I have dominican and mexican friends but a girl on here said that to me and she said she lives in florida so I'm assuming that how dominicans think in florida where I'm from dominicans have they own culture and stay within if not puerto ricans, cuban, carribean people but never really hang out with mexicans people but things do change but I'm just speaking on how I grew up.. oh if you type in mexican vs dominican in the search engine there's dominican girl who married a mexican guy doing the same thing in the video she says to her husband "we have so much in common" look up the video
I think us (Black Americans) need to understand that our melanated people outside of the USA don’t have the same experience that we have in this country, so we can’t force them understand that. We must see from their point of view and understand when it comes to that.
Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, And others in the Latin diaspora need to understand that we, African Americans do not want wake up everyday wanting to think about race, but this is the country we live in and this is what was forced on us, no excuse but it is a fact. My fiancé is Puerto Rican from the island, and she doesn’t understand the race issue. But I told her it would wise to understand that the USA is completely different from PR and I hate that it takes mass shootings from white supremacists for others to realize that racism is real thing.
Totally agree!
@@VivaBellabyXtina I think you should a video with an African American to have the discussion, 2 African Americans, you and another Dominican so it can clear up some air. I would join in the convo. If you need someone to participate let me know.
@G C You need to crawl back up the legs and back into the shit hole you dropped out of asshole!
Very intelligent comment here.
Thank you very much for the clarification and for having understood us Caribbean Hispanics, now I will try to understand you African Americans, greetings from Santo Domingo and God bless you all. 🇩🇴
Thanks so much for the shout out! You are a real one for that🔥❤️💯And yes you explained everything perfectly especially about the part where you said Dominicans in the island didn’t grow up looking at everything as race. That was something that i loved about the DR and Latin America in general. They put nationality first before race, which is why many Americans struggle with this because like you said African Americans or Americans in general had not choice but to grow up with these ways of thinking. I also like the fact that you mentioned your cousins from the island didn’t have issues with black people. It makes so much sense because when I was living in the DR I received nothing but love. But I definitely understand everything you are mentioning in this video, it seems to be a misunderstanding/interpretation between race and identity because both countries have two completely different historical backgrounds dealing with these views. It was culture shock for me to step foot in the DR and not see everything as race. Even though they do identify people by skin tones but that’s besides the point. I understand both sides. From having experience living in both countries everything you said in this video sums up everything from both parties.
You're welcome!! I mean it has to be said, sometimes I'm like ok this is youtube, it's not all real life, but I guess for some people it is. Yes we have our differences but people let hate and their closed-mindedness cloud their judgment and they miss out on forming great relationships with other groups of people.
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Most of this “beef” is within the Internet trolls...or at least people who only have the guts to unleash the hate behind a keyboard. Keeping it real, this stuff don’t happen in real life especially between Dominican men & black men... up here in Boston they get along very well for the most part. Dominican / Latina & AA women is a diff story... that tension you see more up here. Not saying that we don’t coexist & that they don’t EVER get along cause it does happen. but the tension between those two groups is usually always there.. esp upon meeting/ strangers in the same room. Super cliquey but I think a lot of that has to do with wanting to have friends that share your struggles / upbringing &...are relatable.
Great video! Coming through with the facts per usual!
Yea at this point I have to agree that most of it is within internet trolls, cuz i just don't see this massive division and tension in real life. You bring up a good point tho, as far as the differences between the men n women, I could definitely see that being a thing. Personally I never had much of an issue tho. But we can def be very cliqueish. Interestingly enough tho, my black girlfriends also tend to have a lot of friends of other cultures. My clique in high school was a mix of AA, Sudanese, Eritrean, me the Dominican and one Salvadorean lol
YES! I don't see this either. Yes there's always some cultural misunderstandings, but the way these people acting you'd think there's some sort of war going on and there's not. People need to get off their computers more and get a life. Don't we have enough problems in real life without making up shit?
Same thing in NYC as well. Tensions are much stronger between the women than the men. I believe a lot of it is rooted in the competition among black women for a continually shrinking pool of available black men. Black men also tend to be far more open to interracial relationships which makes the situation even worse. To be fair though, I believe that if more black women decided to "Date out", we might see tensions increase between black and latin men as well.
I agree, i'm in the South tho so it's a little different. We get along down here (especially with Afro Latina women). And growing up we didn't really have beef just over ethnic differences. The race was the main issue so if you were any kind of black or brown racially we got along because our battle was the same.
And black women envy Latinas only. For the hair tf u mean
I don’t care for y’all to identify as black because I see you as Dominican or mixed. I don’t subscribe to the one drop Rule
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Elvonne's Essentials The one drop rule is pseudo. I have a granddaughter who is mixed race. She’s of two races which I say is “2 drops” instead of “1” drop.
African Americans are mixed though
@@mateocalderon6913 not as mixed as afro latinos though. Go to the american south where most african americans are... especially in the carolinas... The african DNA range in the high 90s to high 80s.
@@moneysnappin the average black American is only 74% African (source: www.google.com/amp/s/blackdemographics.com/geography/african-american-dna/)
Meanwhile the average black Dominican is 65-68% African. So while you’re correct that african Americans are “blacker”, there’s hardly a noticeable difference.
Very good job explaining and clarifying things, I have a better understanding as to why Dominicans don’t refer to themselves as Black. Also, people usually believe the term Black has a negative connotation. Good job Sis & I’m a proud Black American woman. Everyone should be proud no matter where they’re from-there are great people in every nationality.
I'm in Washington Heights everyday, plus I grew up in the Bronx. I will say this, there are factions in each group who are hateful, but on the other hand, that doesn't prevent other individuals from forming very strong friendships. The reality is this is a society based on polarizations. When I came back to the U.S, I got shitted on by both AfroAmericands and Puerto Ricans. Back then there were very few Dominicans. They started coming up in the 80's and there was a big tension between PuertoRicans and Dominicans. No joke, I got my ass jumped by a group of Puerto Ricans because they though I was Dominican. I was walking along, minding my own business, next thing I was on the floor in a fetal position getting stomped. I've seem the same thing happen to Mexicans. So the truth is there are factions in both groups who are hateful, but they don't represent the entire communities of either group and in the larger scope, very close friendships are formed despite the haters.
Yes I agree the hateful ones don't represent the majority of either group!!
Also, I've always wondered how did that tension with Dominicans n Puerto Ricans even start..?
@@VivaBellabyXtina I've been asking that same question for over 30yrs and never got a definitive answer. One person told me it's because Dominicans are wild. Unfortunately, a lot of them who came up in the 80's did fit the stereotype. But I was looking at her crazy because there was a lot of Puerto Ricans that was ghetto as hell straight out of San Juan. So, this whole thing is really a whole bunch of kettles calling the pots black. All three groups got peoples that's low down and ratchet as hell. Just to give you an example, I use to start my summer with the Puerto Rican Day Parade and end it with the West Indian day parade. I knew it was time to go home when the music truck with the Jamaican flag was coming up the parkway because there was nothing but ratchet ass Jamaicans with their ratchet ass Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Guyanese friends. That's like a combination platter of fickly right there. At the end of the day, I think we criticize others for the same sins we're guilty of ourselves because w're in denial that we all need to clean up!
That not true because after slavery black Americans was doing good the father and mother was in the house hold the community was strong so what happened was white supremacy attack black Americans house hold by move the factory cross sea with some black Americans you see the after effect
@@TRUTHTEACHER2007 Puerto Ricans tend to be very clickish and prideful. The way I always understood it is that they despised Dominicans and Mexicans for having independent countries while they were an American colony. The Puerto Ricans were able to relate to African Americans because many of them both have the victimization complex towards America. Once the Mexicans and Dominicans got their numbers up in NY the Puerto Ricans stopped all that nonsense of jumping and robbing them.
@@boston312 That is disgraceful. Still many puerto ricans behave this way still.
when Dominicans can get along with Haitians they'll be able to get along with africa American
Right
That's a fact. My family doesnt struggle with racism and we've taken in a lot of illegal Haitians and helped them out over the years. (Some distant exceptions tho). Places where Haitians have been able to assimilate with no problem are very welcoming
The problematic with Haiti is for historical reason nothing to do with race I tell you because I am dominican
@@elmermontilla6371 oh really.. didn't they have a president that used to wear white make up to appear white and he also spearheaded a policy to white wash your history to glorify there white Spaniard slavers and deny there blackness?
@@donerightac1097 you're right but all dominicans know we are mix of all races including black, my parent identify himself as black my whole family from my mother and father side know they have black on them, In our country there is a saying that says "the Dominican has black things up behind his ear" here we do not classify people by race or ethnicity and here black is used as something of affection, people here fall in love regardless of race and we Dominicans are aware of how bad Trujillo was, that's why we are told about him as if he were Hitler, don't generalize
You touch on a very important point. Afro Americans in this society are vilified and that is why most immigrant groups that come here look down on them. It get's reinforced when they encounter the lower class elements and/or those within that community who are xenophobic. I had a hard time because I felt rejected by a lot of them, yet society was lumping me in with them because I was of African descent and English speaking.It took me a long time to figure out what was going on.
I think part of the problem in places like NYC is that the element we mostly see are the lower economic people, because... well, those are the neighborhoods as immigrants we end up in. Very rarely do we see the middle and upper middle class AfroAmericans because they don't live in economically depressed areas. But sat the same time, I think we also suffer from selective amnesia because we forget about all the scum of the earth in our own communities and back home. We excuse them off as being the exceptions, but we don't give the same consideration for AfroAmericans. Plus the fact that the media reenforces that image of dysfunctional black people as the norm. Afro Americans have been fighting against this image distortion since the 19th century. As a Jamaican, we got a taste of this in the 80's when the Jamaican drug possess were a problem. All of a sudden everyone was looking at us sideways.
Exactly, ppl use the lowest/poorest AA's and use them to represent the entire group yet our groups brush off the "bad ones" in our society as the exceptions. It is unfair. And your point about the issue in NY makes sense.
@@eternalapostate4243 quite the sense of humor I see lol
:) It took me a long time to figure out what was going on.
@@eternalapostate4243 first of all, I'm having a polite, respectful conversation with a adult who is also a lady. If you want to contribute, keep a civil tongue in your mouth, otherwise, keep moving and don't forget to have a nice day.
@@VivaBellabyXtina Spoken like a true lady of intelligence and impecable character. Many would do well to copy a page or two out of your book.... not mentioning any names....... But I'd just say to THOSE people, please think twice before you try to come for someone with an obvious IQ level higher than your own...
I feel the reason why a lot of AA’s don’t claim to be “mixed” is because the average African-American doesn’t “look” mixed. Like me for example. I am chocolate-complected, have full lips, a wide nose, and type 4a/4b hair. I do sometimes get people who will assume I’m Caribbean, African, and I’ve gotten blasian once while in the D.R. from some old man 💀💀💀💀, but for the most part, I’m black. Also, being black is more of an EXPERIENCE, not a phenotype or genotype. Lastly, and this is just in MY case/opinion, why would I claim my ancestors’ rapists? They would probably turn in their grave. Great video, though. I enjoy learning about different cultures and perspectives.
What the hell you talking about
Black Americans always have uneducated people talk for us
Please be quiet
lol mixed.... most African Americans have 86 % or higher African DNA. Where not mixed
@@jermarwilliamson4549 Actually that's incorrect. The average is 75%, and if you have more than one race in your DNA you are genetically mixed. However, in the America(s) all of us unless we're immigrants are inherently mixed so its easier to use a parent as the deciding factor. The whole reason the one-drop was created is because starting in the 1800's all people were "mixed."
The answer to that question is both YES and NO. Love yourself and your energy will draw people to you that love you for you. It does not matter the skin color , language, or culture. Clashes in culture take place when the other person just won’t accept reality. If someone doesn’t like you for whatever reason just limit your exposure to them as much as you can. Plain and simple. If a person doesn’t like me…..what the hell do I have to do with them??? If it’s a workplace environment depending on the situation you can change it. Sometimes no. If it’s a social situation just change the places you go to.
There are several Black TH-camrs that have channels that are about "retiring" or living in the Dominican Republic. Most of the them have nothing to do with "getting" Dominican women. Also from my research of "African American" trolls, I deduced that 90% of them are actually Caribbean people from Jamaica, Haiti ect, not African Americans. If you are going to call Caribbeans African American then Dominicans are African American too.
We must learn to embrace each others cultures and be ok with learning about each other love your videos Miss keep posting!
great video mama. Stereotypes definitely have a lot to do with the chasm amongst both groups (especially in NY). BTW I had no idea you were from VA! I thought you were in DC haha
Thank you! Well I'm in the DC metro area so still part of the DMV lol. But yea I live in VA!
@@VivaBellabyXtina ohhhh okay that makes alot of sense haha
Wowwww you explained this to the T!!!!!!!! I absolutely 💯 agree with you!!!!
I love your well-rounded perspective on this topic. I am an African American living in the DR. The people here are so welcoming. I really couldn't imagine any kind of beef. African American culture seems to be celebrated here, especially the music. People seem to be excited to meet Americans just because we are different, we may look similar be we come from a foreign land which makes it interesting to connect. They love to ask which state I am from and make connections to Hollywood, I am from CA. It really is all love. I love Dominican Culture. I celebrate blackness in all countries and feel an ancestral connection to all people in the Diaspora. Growing up in the US has definitely taught us all to over-emphasize race. This is the reason why I decided to leave. There is more to life than racism and separation. As the human race, we are all one and as melanated people, we share the same ancestry. More and more African Americans are leaving the US to have a more peaceful existence. Anyway thanks for your thoughtful, loving content. You are a beautiful soul
We are all people of color regardless if you from United States Cuba Dominican Republic Columbia or Jamaica the list go on just different cultures so let's put this beef behind us and just get along as a people in Embrace being melanoides. My grandfather is from Dominican Republic in my grandmother from Alabama I respect both cultures
You have a good grasp on AAs perspective based upon historical treatment etc. AA's push for civil, social, political and economic rights is the reason that everyone has more rights, not just AAs but women, Asians, Mexicans, Arabs, others and yes Dominicans. As an AA (having been in Santo Domingo for 2 years now), I don't have a problem with people not wanting to be called black because believe it or not the moniker "Black" was popularized by a James Brown song. (Furthermore, as someone who's traveled on the African Continent and throughout Europe, I have never met a black person or a white person.) That's why I prefer AA instead of black (but the terms are now interchangeable and acceptable in the US. I DO have a problem with people not wanting to acknowledge their heritage.
I have bin listening for a while on some of these issues concerning who is black from who isn't black,people will always going to be what they are,I am a Jamaican living in Canada and I will always being a black Jamaican living a broad, we love our African brothers and sisters,we never forget for a moment of who we are,whenever an African head of state came to visit Jamaica we always listen to them carefully when they speak on any issues because we love them knowing that they are we,and we are them,so whom so ever want to hate,let them hate,but show love,kill them with love maybe some day God's will they just might wake up,one love sister keep up the good work.
Thank you 🖤
Dominicans don't even get along with their next door Haitians neighbours and treat them horribly. Everyone wants to moan about treatment outside their country. Maybe we should try and look at how we treat people in our own countries. Look at our own racism, xenophobia and stigmatizing before we can demand better treatment elsewhere. That goes to every race, colour, gender, age and religion in the world.
It's for historical reasons
Exactly you can’t get along with someone else if you ain’t even cool with ur own family
Haitians don't get along with each other XDXD
I'm from New York. And ill let you know, because I'm in Virginia for 2 years i totally understand where you coming from. But maybe some New Yorkers that aren't open to this will say other wise. But those who know history, know that we all come from a mixture of Spain, African, french. This is why we have all these types of languages that sounds the same. (English-Spanish speaking contents). I respect your point girl!
Thank you!!
"we all"? 🤔
Dominicans originated from Spaniards, Africans and Tainos. Not the French. We are a Hispanic nation because we share a common history, language and culture with Spain.
@@CBatista1234You're Hispanic because you speak Spanish, just like America is an English-speaking country. But the history is separate otherwise there was no need to gain Independence from Spain or England (in America's case).
@@char08fal Do not compare the history of the USA to other countries. Do not try to understand the history of other countries through the American experience. I am Hispanic because I have Spanish ancestry, my first language is Spanish and I was born in a Hispanic nation, the Dominican Republic. We share a common history, language and culture with Spain. Our independence was for political reasons not cultural. Without Spain, we would not exist as a nation. We are descendants of Spaniards, Africans and Tainos. Spain is the motherland of the Dominican Republic.
@@CBatista1234 jaja bro you clearly dont know about DR history...Merengue is creation of the french and the africans why do you think its originated in DR because of spain?? Oh how about Palo...is that from spain too lmao.bro you sound ignorant....ask your parents about the history of DR it's a combination of three cultures Africans ,French, and Spainards... TBH it seems like African culture is in almost every aspect in DR....music...dancing...food etc
I view Dominicans, PR’s, Colombians etc as Latinos or the country they come from. Some of them are black but not in the same context as Black Americans.
Excellent commentary, this is a thorough case study. Great job!
I know that many African Americans went through a lot of crap here in America. During the Jim Crow era, a black man could not even look at a white woman without getting lynched. And that was not that long ago. My family being from the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas, we don't have the type of history that African Americans do. But only many Hispanic groups, many black groups as well identify with their nationality. You are right, many of these racist people don't care whether you are black Dominican, Boricua, Jamaican, Haitians, Nigerian, rich or poor, they will see you as the N word. I hate to say it like that but I gotta keep it real. Peace!
Yes, they definitely did. And you are right being of Caribbean descent our histories were a bit different, but that is why it's important to learn other group's histories (especially here in the U.S.) and where they are coming from.
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@@keithjackson3661 that's right my brotha
Damn yo your family lineage is just like mines we could be long lost relatives or sum, but i was born in the us and everything you stated was factz
@@wendellbellrosa1028 I think that's a BIG fact that most people don't know for some reason. Lots of Caribbeans & Afro Latinos also helped jump start the Civil Rights Movement. In a way we may not have even been free or fought for equality if they didn't bring their experience to help us. It was also a lot of fluidity between AA & others of African descent that's how the Pan-Africa movement was started in the days before media.
We all know why they don't like the reason you have black friends
I do think racial identity is the main issue that causes some friction between the two especially online. I do think both should read up on how racial identity/race relations played out in DR and the USA, but I won't hold my breath for most people. Based on personal experience the only time I saw some tension between African Americans and Dominicans were those involved in the street life and of course the who believe stereotypes about the other.
Very good explanation. I'm a white dominican and I can be considered whiter than most white Americans in this country. I don't consider myself as white. So, when I came to this country, when I was a small kid, I was so confused on the whole race thing. I remember having to complete school forms asking what race I was and not finding Dominican on the form. It was very confusing. Is like you said in DR we don't go by race. We don't have forms (like birth certificates) with a race area. It just doesn't exist. We are very nationalist, so we put our nationality before anything else. I can also agree that America has taught everyone to dislike African American one way or another. Hope this can change one day. But one thing I can tell every African American, in the US, if you live in the DR at least one year, you will never ever be discriminated based on the color of your skin. I can guarantee this.
This can easily be a two way street in my opinion. I am a Dominican that grew up in NYC area (Brooklyn). I also have many friends that are African American.
I would say identity politics in America also plays a factor along with not being aware of history of social relations from both sides.
Another problem is people adopting extreme ideologies along with the other two examples this does not help.
There are a small minority who are Abos (extreme religious cult group's in U.S.) that can be very racist towards Dominicans. Some will listen while some won't.
However we should respect that we do have unique demographic and expirences but those differentiations shouldn't prevent us from pointing out the wrongs in our society.
Usa weiyu nitu
Good afternoon sister
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What is Abos means
When the English European colonists that came to North America, they brought African slaves with them. Blacks born in British North America were told " You're a ni**er from Africa!" Or some variation of racism. In other words, these Blacks were eventually forced to identify as African American. This situation also occurred among Blacks in the British colonies in Africa and the Caribbean. Blacks in the Spanish West Indies and the rest of Spanish America (including the Spanish colonies in Africa) were colonized differently. The Spaniards for "the most part" made Africans feel like their equal, there were Black conquistadors among the Spanish explorers who came to the new world. However, they still dealt with racism too, this can not be overlooked or lied about. What African Americans and Afro Latinos need to understand about one another is that both grew up in different worlds and need to respect each other's culture.
You are vary wise
Ty for being understanding ❤️
Happy New Year as well!
We can, we just have to educate each other on why we see race differently and accept that instead of arguing and name calling, we have to do better, different ways same origins🇩🇴🇩🇴
Agreed!
Alof of us don't really care what "Spanish/ Latino/ Hispanics " identify with. The problem we have, is the colorism issue. Hating us cause our skin is dark and loving white because they aren't dark. That's the biggest issue. Not identifying, but the colorism
Anybody moving to any country should have to do brief history coarse to get up to speed how that country works operates,
Exactly when you are on they soil.. but they dont just bash us because they country works in a certain way AA went through hell to get where we are at and these people come here and disrespect us and we have to be sympathetic to them
I'm confused as to what type of African Americans you're referring to? You mean the Haitians ? Cause I'm a Haitian & Dominican mix and that's the only reason why I'm here. I want to know why my people are always beefing if they all live in the same island. Like let's all just get along. Is it because the DR takes up most of the space of the island ? I feel like that's the only ddumb reason it could be. And I also heard Dominicans be killing up Haitians just because they're Haitians. If my parents were able to fall in love and be friends so can everyone else in the island of Hispaniola.
Na, I'm referring to African Americans from the U.S.! Man where to even start with the whole DR/Haiti situation...there's killings and mistreatment happening from both parties. It's not as one sided as the media always portrays but that's a whole other topic tho....
However your parents are also proof of the fact that there are in fact many from both sides that get along! Not all Dominicans hate Haitians and vice versa.
I haven't really met any half Dominican/half Haitians, how was your experience as such growing up?
VivaBella by Xtina Oh my bad lmao. Well, I'll be here when you decide to make a separate video on it.
And my experience growing up is rather okay. It could be better but it's fine. Cause I know both sides their cultures are nothing alike. The food, dance, history, art and all of that good stuff is totally different so that was kinda hard to adapt to. And every single time people ask me where I'm from I always say I was born here in the U.S but both my parents are from the Caribbean, Haiti and the DR. Which makes me Haitian and Dominican. And their responses to me is always "those two islands hate each other" which annoys me cause I don't know why.
@@jerryy5568 a video from a Haitian man living in DR!:
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We had a dictator named trujillo who was a real piece of work. He tried to brainwash dominicans and white wash us. Taking black women and mix them with white men and trying to push out especially black men and haitians away from the border by killing them or taking them away. People used to cross over like it was nothing and no one cared about the border until trujillo came. Europeans have tried and succeeded for a long time to make dominicans as white as possible without being as white as possible. That's why theres the straight hair, the statues, the make up and bleach and so on. We are still trying to reverse what's been done but there isnt enough of us and theres still too much corruption for us to make a difference. As it is in most places except the US (for only being 12 percent of the population you guys really make sure your voice is heard all over the country)
@@BrendaRodriguez-lv7li the event was called the parsley massacre for a reason if a black dominican said parsley (perejil) with a spanish accent he was spared if he was haitian he was killed. Those people never respected our borders 38,000+ were deported back to Haiti in just the last few days.
I'm pretty sure Tina. I'm an brown skin 🇺🇸 woman & I never have problems with 🇩🇴 people . They always made me feel welcome. 2012 while I was taking my GED classes met alot of brown skin Dominicans They came to my hometown Baltimore MD to learn American English there's a Teacher I know who teach people from foreign countries how to read, write, & speak American English. Every Wednesday I always wear my Mickey Mouse clothing because I'm an proud Mickey Mouse fan 😉 I always speak to the Dominicans during break time & class over. 10 years ago I met my 1st crush from Santo Domingo He's an brown skin handsome Dominican tall same height as Frm President Barack Obama. When Barack Obama was President that's when I met alot of Black / Brown Dominicans
Nice video and very accurate! I live in nyc but from Richmond, VA! Are u from northern va or Tidewater, Richmond etc?
Yeah, it's interesting, it seems black people from other countries such as Africa for an example have an ingrain unjustified dislike for African Americans. I noticed that native born Latinos behave like this as well. Just my experience.
I am a 64 year old white man that grew up in the deep south. I have never understood why we in the US are so hung up on color, race or nationality. African American? Really. Where were you born? Dominican American? If you are born inside the US you are an American. Period. I could go on and on about this but it would serve no purpose. I also have never understood why people can not respect a mans/womans right to choose their friends. If they like blacks, white , yellow, brown. What difference does it make in anybody's life except the person living that life. I had a customer in Mississippi that quit doing business with me because I was married to a Chinese woman. Just ignorant.
Dominicans aren't obsessed with race? General Trujillo was not obsessed with race? And whitening the race? Perejil massacre anyone? Lets get real here, the affects of the oppression is very much a part of Dominican identity and is very much centered on race.
I don't deny racism exists in DR, anywhere where there is a mixture of races coexisting there will be racism and/or colorism. But let's not try and use Trujillo as the face of Dominicans, as his ideology most definitely does not represent that of all Dominicans. The truth is though race relations in DR never reached the severity there that it did here in the U.S. Are there some Dominicans obsessed with race? Yes, but the majority are not.
Roberto coca is exactly why theirs a problem as a black Latino he would never say these things in person
@Taharqa Mansa Really?
Roberto Coca you are part of the problem you are the reason why several African Americans think Dominicans are racist. You have no right to talk that way about the black community. You are not royalty ok get a life!
Yes, let's use a generally hated dictator in dominican republic to represent all of dominicans.
I wanna say that been Dominican is not a race, if you’re half black as we know, you’re black, so what are you? Then been colonized by the Spanish doesn’t make you Spanish, same for any country that was colonized, so that’s the problem. By the way Dominican rep was one of many countries that offered European to come and live for free, they were given houses, money and everything else so they can stay and be confortable , and the purpose was to whitewash the breed, I’m just saying you need to know some facts before saying some stuff. At the end of the day we all have to live together, no matter where you are, anyway that’s all I’m gonna say on this. Well I think it’s a good video, cuz that’s how we have to understand each other. 👌🏿
I think the best way for Dominicans and African Americans or any people of color to live together, is for all these Dominicans to go live in Milwaukee for a week, one Week!! All that beef will be squashed instantly after they get a taste of the most racist city in the world!
G C I’m 1000 percent sure you don’t have any proof to back up such a ridiculous claim! Facts over feelings friend!
G C I got time, I’ll wait for dat proof for “your truth”
G C hello.....mic check.....is this thing on.... where da proof at?
G C maaaaaaan, your personal goofy testimony ain’t fact bruh! Try backing it up with some articles some links to clippings of police reports.... something!!! Sit down somewhere 😂🤣😂😂😂 Again provide FACTS over your weak FEELINGS! 😂🤣🤣🤣
Racist has nothing to do with this me want to identify as Dominican and embrace my culture isn’t racist, we know that white ppl are racist
You explained that so well young lady. I assumed such was the case,far as the beef, but you've given me some insight I wasn't aware of. Great job
Thank you!
I wouldn't be driving and recording a video at the same time. I would probably park somewhere quiet and vlog there.
Thank you for your concern. I'm not holding the phone or anything (unlike my first cat chat 🤦🏾♀️ lol).
@@VivaBellabyXtina It does not matter whether you are holding a phone or not, you are still a distracted driver. A couple of times, you had taken off your hands off the wheel and I was like "oh no". Please don't do it again, if you want to vlog in your car; just do it from a parking lot. It may look cool doing it while driving, but it's not a good idea and; for the people I care about (like you and It's Jrod) I don't want them to do it.
@@PlantBasedEating I understand, I still had my other hand on the wheel. Again, thanks for your concern 🙂
@@VivaBellabyXtina OoooooooK. I will comment later on the issue being discussed in this video.
Good think you grew up in Virginia. Virginia has southern hospitality. People are nice down there. New Yorkers are a different story, lol.
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I've heard many times in my life about how rude they are in NYC, somebody can enlighten me on that im 🇵🇷 but I live in the South
@@ramon3960 its 2 different cultures. Think places that have a lower density have the time to be nice and need to get along because everyone knows eachother and they arent going anywhere anytime soon. NYC however has an insane amount of people. People are focused in their own world, dont have time to greet everyone and are in such a fast paced environment, people dont often make small talk all that much. Not to mention, faced paced environment also means doing things fast and getting frustrated when you're behind schedule. You need to be more to the point, frank, rushed, loud to get what you want and so on. Maam, I dont gave time to help you cross the street, I have 8 mins to get breakfast and come back. Youre on your own. Tourist however are much nicer and so are people who are on their day off.
@@ramon3960 Not everyone in NYC is rude. I'm a Dominican living in NYC and there are nice people that live in NYC. It just gets a bad rap because a lot people are just more concern about that life and don't really indulging greeting other people
Honestly some of my relatives from both my Dominican side and my father's side, some of them have a negative view of African Americans. I have nothing against African Americans but when some of them find out that I have Dominican or Caribbean roots, some of them say to me fuck you, you are not one of us, you are not ADOS. But also i have many great African American friends and I also had a few African American girlfriends. I get along with everyone regardless of race nationality ethnicity etc.
Unfortunately the negative reactions to ppl finding out you are Dominican happens, but this is due to the problem of the stereotypes surrounding us and always being portrayed as racist and stuff like that. This is why generalizing ppl is a big no! And well we are not ADOS, and it's ok to make that distinction, as long as there is no negative feelings behind it.
@@VivaBellabyXtina I agree wholeheartedly
But of course I get that mainly from some Haitians and some blacks mainly from the pro black conscious community. Most African Americans in general don't know much about the Dominican Republic. I am speaking about my experience. My father also identify himself as a black American although he is of Caribbean descent. He was born in the islands of Turks and Caicos but he grew up in Miami, Florida. My family came to the states when my father was only five years old in the early 60s. That was the first time they ever experienced racism coming to America. It wa still during segregation when my family was forced to live in the liberty city ghetto located in Miami northside where blacks live and the area today is still at least 98 percent black. It's also one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Florida. They were living in the pork n beans projects in the area. Many of my relatives both from my mother's and my father's side that were born here, can relate to African Americans and many of them also identify as African American as well. But the ones who are straight from the islands have a different perspective. Their mindset is completely different from the ones that were born and raised here from both sides of the family lol.
Very sad sweetheart, I don’t get long with Dominicans, but I must admit that i get emotional listening to your testimony. I pray that one day we all get long .
@@bobbyfatitv1787 hey girl. Dont let past experiences deter you. A lot of us would love to be friends with ya. My best friend is from Nigeria :) I love her dearly
Xtina I never agree with chivo but ur comment Dominican hate in black American is crazy u said that ur dad don't hate afro American my dad either. I never met Dominican men interested in this they business oriented xtina ur smart I'm shocked
Trying to catch up on your old videos....you have to remember you have that kind of personality that clicks well with others.....you are proud of who you are...this is beautiful...but realize you have to get along with people...you get an A plus......you grew up around different kinds of people who openingly dig you and you feel the same....we need more of this not less....to be continued...have to go swimming in a few minutes ......must stay in shape regardless of age.....my age?.. I am even older than Linda Manuel.....69 and proud of it.....peace....always dress well
I work around black Americans but I don’t mess with them because many of them have a problem with us black Caribbeans.
There isn’t a beef in New York & if it is, it’s mostly based on blocks & not nation. We fought Dominicans all the time, whilst my brothers had a Dominican girlfriend & one of my best friends was Dominican, the “beef” mostly is exaggerated by white Dominicans that think saying someone is black means folks are trying to blacken the Dominican demographic as a whole whilst all it is is folks looking to connect throughout the diaspora.
yes and no because some Dominicans claim there black and say “nigga” all the time no hate I’m Venezuelan and black
Chelsa Vva May I ask where You from?
Venezuelan and black? Black is a race and not a nationality. I hate when Americans say that. Me, I’m black from Guyana. Racially I’m black and my nationality is guyanese. I swear Americans need education
I'm African American And I love all women of color >>>> African American, Haitian, Mexican and Dominican
this is online bullshit and caribbean and african immigrnts that have this beef because black americans also have a rainbow intheir families, you notcie the commets are from haiti jamaica liberia NIGERIA not usa ADOS
Of course it is just as it is possible for Jews And Arabs to get along
I only see issues online.
I can tell your very down to earth at least on he service you are very beautiful 😍 And I'm part black but I'm very different then most amarican people in general, and yes beautiful you so right about this loco stuff We got that in common treat others how you like to be treated and they cool with you you cool with them regardless of anything else like race or the Ethical back ground I'd prefer my future Dominican wife to be her self regardless of society because amarican sociality is Soo messed up when comes to all the hate, and race loco ness
I try but they keep pushing me away. Oh well 🤷♂️
I think what happened is Dominicans don't indentifive as black not because they feel they are not black is just that they don't feel to part of that culture it have nothing to do to be black it's more about how we where raise Dominicans it a mix of race I know of a lot of Dominicans that they are friends with afroamericans it just where are been raise difrent miself I'm the type of person that I don't care your race for me it's more about who you are as a person your character
Agreed
My afro Dominican Father and my black and German mother got along so that's how I got here so yes they can
Don't use afro dominican, we don't label people
@@elmermontilla6371 okay so what am I supposed to say?
A lot of us Black Americans also have Cherokee, Blackfoot, Blackhawk, and other Native American Indian blood in us. You did an excellent job and much respect to you Sis!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏾
No you don't have native American blood in you!! 5$ native
@@cheeriosflakes5768 eres mexicano?
Prejudice leads to nowhere but ignorance and stupidity 🙄
Same as DR, other Caribbean Islands have large numbes of mixed race people. Unlike DR these people mixed people proudly identify as black.
¡Buen comentario, Christina!
There's three groups Ativan, European, Asian(native americans are an mixture between all three) historically speaking. Native heritage is African and Asian. Study history
I know this is going on a limb, but African Americans & Dominicans are never going to get along. African Americans have generations of living in the United States. For African Americans, their first and only language is English and they practice the American culture. The Dominican Americans for all intent and purpose are an immigrant group and most of them are monolingual in Spanish. Bilingual people in all practical sense, rarely exist since teachers do not encourage them to practice English often. For the children of immigrants, their upbringing their allegiance is to the Dominican Republic. The main reason is none of them have a positive opinion about the United States. This is due to the fact that United States and Dominican Republicans have a tumultuous relationship. Nonetheless Dominicans immigrate here is high unemployment and political turmoil in the country and the United States tolerates this.
For African Americans, the language barrier and losing blue-collar jobs to them is them is the nadir of relations. How could they ever get along with this tension.
the Black struggle is, was, and will be a universal struggle for fairness, and justice for people of color everywhere. I know Latin culture very well and unless you are 100% European, you will be treated as an inferior race and will belong at the bottom w/ no vertical mobility in most major Latin American countries, especially Brasil, Mexico, Argentine, Uruguay, and Chile, and so on.. its a good thing you are in the US where U.S. Blacks fought so hard and laid the foundation for equal rights for all people w/blood and tears .. so then it goes w/o saying that you need to show some proper respect ... mentiendes! and to think the Spaniards came here way before the English and claimed more land and gold and yet their people want now beat down doors to come to the USA or Canada because why ... they failed so miserably and still remain as 3rd world countries. hahaha, these backward people who always want to boast but about what?
Tuning in!
Lenni Bunny stay out my ig dm please
I never knew there was beef between those groups, but then again us ADOS seem to be beefing with the whole diaspora lately lol…
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Dominicans came from AFRICA. We were slaves. We have two different cultures but have the same original lineage.
No Dominicans come from mix heritage. If you were Dominican you would know that.
@@macaronipartynaptime nope. Our ancestors came from the transatlantic slave trade from Africa. Read books instead of a random lady on TH-cam or Google.
that's the issue, you think that we all came from slaves, but that doesn't apply to all. My grandma was a white women and my other grandma was half spaniard. I get that most came from Africa, but not all.
No not happening .here's why my.every Dominican here watching posting. .ur parents urs do they have afro American best friends ..Answer never
So any one who not friends of ur parents isn't ur friend wake up.....
AA don’t expect white looking Latinos to identify as black
It’s when a Dominican looks just like me and say they aren’t black that’s irritating
The white ones be quicker to identify with blacks. Probably because they got denied by actual whites 😭. I'm off white 🤣🤣🤣
Black americans is right term.
You still live on the east coast lol great video
Why do so called Mixed Race and black dominicans live in the barrios?
There were Stereotypes about Dominicans saying that they don't like Blacks or Puerto Ricans which is not nessesarily true cause some have babies with blacks and Puerto Ricans.
Eli Cordero having sex with a black person does not mean you like black people trust they are white people who have black babies all day
@@staticshock4471 no but you're forced to change your point of view when you have a family in this day and age. You love your babies, and your babies are like their father. You love their father so you do your best to try and respect them and vice versa. My husband used to be very stick to your own. But we fell in love and hes done his best to respect me and who I am and he has. Also, a lot of white people who have black babies usually are just more racially insensitive due to a lack of connection or understanding of men they've slept with.
NO we can NOT get along! The reason is because black Americans just want us to embrace our African roots, and we are a mixture of races and we are proud of all of them not just one .
I agree in that we are proud of all our mixture (most of us anyway), and I see your point, however I don't think all of them do that or even care honestly. But for those that feel we should only embrace our African roots, that is why I feel it's important to educate eachother on the differences in our histories and explain why we DO embrace the other aspects of our heritage as well. It's never too late to teach others! Or to learn from others as well.
Like I said In the video I made, it’s not that African Americans care or want you guys to identify as black or embrace ONLY your African roots but some Dominicans talk negatively about blacks as if they don’t carry the same biological makeup while in that same breath idolize the European side and we get confused because like you said it is a mixture of races that you claim to be proud of. But how can one be proud of something they talk down on. That’s why we get offended sometimes. Of course not all Dominicans have dominant African genes or carry them so it won’t apply for every Dominican. now that I can understand! But some Dominicans talk badly about African Americans and look exactly like me. That’s when African Americans speak out
VivaBella by Xtina I 100% agree sis
It’s Jrod. I don’t speak for all black Americans, but a m sure I speak for most.
These ppl do not get out at all. Get out of this TH-cam bubble 😭
Basically dominicans werent around in those times?
Which times?
@@VivaBellabyXtina the times in america...where it didnt matter how much you said u were mixed or spanish , they was gone hang that ass. And why i never see white dominicans living in barrios of D.R. ?
@@UceMacntosh Yes, there were Dominicans here and they would've been discriminated against too. Dominicans however didn't start migrating heavily to the U.S. until the 80s and 90s so most didn't experience that.
As for the barrios in DR, yes the majority are mixed/black ppl. However thats not to say white Dominicans are all living good, cuz there's plenty of them still living poor in the campos/rural areas.
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Y eso que te importa???! Bandit
Yo jangeo con todas las razas del mundo. No sé porqué se complican tanto la vida por el color de piel.
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They are African American
Yes just go to Samaná.
En samana are almost haitian
Yes there are still AA descendants there in Samana from the 1800's.
Samana is literally on the opposite side of Haiti what are you talking about ...its so annoying everything Dominican Americans is haitian like knock it off not every moreno in DR is haitian ...
The average black american i seen on these dna ancestry test is atleast 85 percent.some is in the 90's and the 80's and lil bit under and every black american havent took an ancestry dna test so the average black american african percentage is questionable.dominicans do not have high percentage like black americans.some dominicans have little to none or no more than half african percentage.black american and dominican are not the same.
The average is 75%, maybe 80% but 90% is def rare. And if it's 90% it usually includes North Africa (which has it's differences but that's a whole different story).
Your wrong it’s actually 75% is the average
@@weavesnatched_1153 that’s high
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Dominican Republic history had slavery and racism too. Maybe worse because there was never a movement to resist racism. I noticed that the statues in old Santo Domingo dedicated to the conquistadors. Dominicans basically honor the oppressors.
Racial classification was invented in the modern Doninican Republic being the first European settlement in the Americas. So Dominicans are no strangers to racism like some suggest.
There are statues in Santo Domingo dedicated to the conquistadors because THEY WERE OUR ANCESTORS. We became Dominican after they mixed with the Tainos and the Africans for centuries. We are their DESCENDANTS. Learn our history! 🇩🇴❤🇪🇸
@@CBatista1234 That's right go on and tell them.
@@CBatista1234 all those statues of conquistadors, Columbus and all the other oppressors need to be pulled down! How do even see those statues and not want to puke?!
One of our founders was black and he is not forgotten
@@MYTMIC shouldn't be pulled down, Columbus didn't kill the majority of tainos, people only celebrates the discovery of america
Dominican women seem to prefer black men just look at cardi b
Some do, but for the most part most Dominican women still prefer Dominican men
If Dominicans hate Haitians (and Africans), do you think they'll love Black Americans? Is this a rhetorical question? 😐😑🙄
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You real i like that
Let's not get lost in the weeds but call it like it is shall we. The civil rights struggle in the U.S. is, was and will be a universal struggle in nature for all people whose heredity is identified as having African ancestry or are considered Blacks by the world at large. To say that there is no colorism in Latin America is akin to having one's head in the sand and so as a litmus test, I would want these same people to go to places like Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Chile, etc., and then say I am a mulatto and as such, I am same as you/just like you, and in turn, you are just like me and see if they don't look at you as if you are not crazy, on so many different levels. The proposition is very simple, and also as laid out by Dr; Martin Luther King, and that is "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ... so let me make it somewhat closer to home or to the discussion at hand and say "racial injustice to Blacks anywhere is a threat to universal justice everywhere" ... so are you with us or not in this noble struggle, if not please step aside because we will push relentlessly regardless until the victory is won where it is indeed the content of one's character and not the color of one's skin, as our Father in heaven has also ordained it, amen!
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL ... I LOVE BEING BLAQK.
As far as afro desendants go afro americans been in this country the longest we had and have the hardest fight in this country we may get treated bad or there is stigma attached to us but we are in the white house congress we are the minority that contributed to this county.so everyone who wanna be here but dont respect us as people .guess what we dont need to get along with yall we dont need yall help with the fight in america and i dont know how much yall put in to this country anyway .we contribute to this country the most. entonces si no le gusta negros regresar a DR. por que vengas aquí con nosotros. Por qué no quieres vivir en DR. Este es nuestra país. Punto.
Nothing is impossible through Christ Jesus🙏🏾
Tu eres mucho más bella! Than that trashy clown Cardi B. You are very classy and intelligent . Keep it up👍
as if on your best day you wouldn't wished you had a stack like Cardi B ... get that money playa instead of punching that clock every day and be your own boss and do what you like ... just as cardi b ain't worried about your hate ... she doing what she is supposed to as an entertainer .. better ask somebody non-playa. But then losers must hate its somewhat a like fly on shiet, no!
I’m not mad at Cardi B
Yea we can’t blame them but they need to mine there own business and understand that we do not look at it like this in Latin America
Bro how are you in someones else country telling them to mind their business and what its like in Latin America..you are not in Latin America you are in the United States get over it....thats like me going to DR and getting mad that they dont have race classification and start bashing them in there own soil...you have respect the laws,rules, classification in the country your in...not get mad at the citizens because other countries have different rules
@@nooneknows9234 say that shit again!!! 👏🏾
There are black Dominicans Jesus Christ! The Dominicans you are talking about are black.
I wasn't talking about a specific race of Dominicans. And of course there's black Dominicans, who said there wasn't..?
Internalized oppression. The freud goes on because of ignorance. Colonialism, racism and internalized oppression is the issue here. If you chose to walk as a son or daughter of the African Diaspora this non sense will stop. This really is a mental health problem. Choose to grow up into something other. You country identity verses you racial classifications is different. The point is u r child of the African diaspora. Ignorance rules this. 🙏🏾🥰🌹❤️🙏🏾
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This video was a bunch of rambling about nothing Dominican is not a race it is a nationality obviously you are a black Dominicana most people from DR are black as far as bloodline
We’re all black at the end of the day.
I don't think so. African Americans native language is English culture is different country of descent is different. But it's tough African Americans is like an umbrella that they place all darker tone people in regardless of their heritage. I don't know the answer to this tbh but i believe the whites made it like this by just grouping all us together for easy identification. Think of it as this black + white/asian/latino = mixed child but according to society their still BLACK or African American.
Paul Burton race isn’t real anyways honestly
No it’s different Africans Americans are more like Africans and Dominicans are more Spanish we are not the same we hispanics
No NAME What the hell where did you get that info from? WE ARENT THE SAME!!!!
No NAME LMAOO WE ARENT I WANT A DOMINICAN HISTORY BOOK THAT SAY DOMINICANS AND AA’ ARE THE SAME, QUE ESTUPIDEZ 😂