Finally someone said it there’s a difference between race and ethnicity Thank you for the likes and srry for the miss understanding from some of you in the comments
Well... She was wrong in how she used it. Ethnicity is a subset of race. The difference is "Latino" is a MIXTURE of races (and ethnicities). Latino is Spanish (Ethnicity) (White race), Native (Ethnicities) (Mongoloid race), and African (Different ethnicities) (Black Race) typically. There really isnt a Latino ethnity or race because they are una mezcla of both. Someone can be white (race) and their ethnicity is Irish for example (furthermore they could be born in the US and their Nationality be American). Its just confusing.
Since about 2008, American movies and TV have been more male and white. Especially for leading roles and directors. Now you want Hollywood to figure out a combination? Hopefully in your lifetime. I've been to parts of this country where people can barely handle black, hispanic, and white. They get all confused with an Asian-American - like how exactly to treat them (like a person). And I'm not even talking about hundreds of miles from a city, with no chain franchises and such.
I agree! Amara La Negra is definitely pushing for that as all of us latinos are hoping to see that, we all know we got dark shade afro-latinos that need to be seen because they're, you're important and valued too
Same bruh it’s hard bc at my school when I speak Spanish people are always surprised and say I am too dark to be Latina and yes I got a Dominican mom and Kenyan dad
Kenyan and Dominican are not races or ethnicities. They are nationalities. Your nationality just says what country you were born in. So you can be black, white, Asian, Indian, etc and still come from either one of those countries. So the question is, what ethnicity or race are your parents? The answer will explain why you are dark skinned.
Latino's wanna be black so bad bad can't handle the negatives and projection of black people y'all don't look black nor experience being in the black in the hood the only black person is the Black and Mexican chick that's it PERIOD
"Oh you know Spanish. When did you learn?" "When I was a kid." "Oh you took Spanish lessons?" "Ummm no I'm Colombian." "You're Colombian?!! But you're so white!" Just can't win.
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Iran is a separate country. Some may be full Arab, some may not be Arab at all. Iranians are Iranian. I don't get where you got these halves from??
KeyMarie 112 Tell your grandpa that it’s sad that at his old ass age he don’t know the difference between race and ethnicity...especially since he’s Latino himself and probably blacker than black
We come in all shape and colors... like... I’m mestiza ... I have indigenous, white and African heritage in my DNA and in my culture (Venezuelan 🇻🇪). Proud Latina.
Carolina Espinoza tranquila, mestiza es una persona que es resultado del mestizaje. Que tiene antepasados indígenas, europeos y/o africanos. Es una mezcla de ellos. La mayoría de personas en mi país por ejemplo, somos mestizos. Y la mayoría de latinos también. Pueden tener la piel más oscura o más clara, pero si tienes parte indígena + africana o europea o los tres eres mestiza. Es muy raro que alguien que su familia entera sea de su país ( en Latinoamérica) no sea mestizo, por la colonización y la mezcla de razas.
Definitely do struggles of being Asian Latino!!! I loved this video about all these beautiful afro Latinas ♡ The Hispanic culture has so many different types of people (Afro Latinos, Asian Latinos, etc.)
LODU 8 what is there a problem, im latino asian. There are so many stuggles with being asian latino,, you are told that you arent asian enough and you arent latino enough. I would hide that Im half asian and just say im full puerto rican because of me being told im not latino enough just because im half.
Yassssss cuate. I'm Mexican and Salvadorean and we're never salve enough for the Salvadorians and never Mexican enough for the the Mexicans and never American enough for the Americans. I feel your pain baby. Own who you are😃😋😙
This why I don't press myself about afro-latinx. They swear up and down they afro till someone with dark skin and nappy hair pop up then oh that person is black okay boo😒
sawa139 Afro-Latino and Black are the same thing. Just like African-American and black are the same. One is recognizing the culture/ethnicity and the other is just race.
Unfortunately the idea of being black to many Dominicans 🇩🇴 is still a thing if denial and frowned upon. It's crazy because we love who we are and look like but can't admit that is partially thanks to our African roots. It's has been engraved in our ancestors that Europeans/white skin is superior...we even call kinky hair pelo malo (bad hair) and more manageable hair such as type A,B and C , pelo bueno (good hair) ... And if you go to most Dominican salons and you have "bad hair"... The only hairstyle they give you is the famous "Dominican Blowout" in order to straighten those kinks... I find it incredibly weird that still a great amount of Dominicans will deny their African heritage. I mean look at us, the majority of us look like we carry African blood, whether it's a little or it's a lot, we cannot deny it.
Julie M yooo I remember my mom telling me to have kids with a white man because she wants lighter colored babies. Or getting mad when my brother was dating black women. Like girl you realize we’re black too right??
What do they do if you're a guy with wavy hair. Do they offer to straighten it & blow it out? And 4c hair is not manageable. C hair is the very kinky kind if I'm not mistaken.
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Dunno why we describe 4C hair as "unmanageable". Believe me, if you know how to care for your beautiful, God-given mane it will be "manageable" & BEAUTIFUL! I've seen some Caucasian ppl with decidedly unmanageable hair...and generally speaking... that's the easiest hair to even take care of!
@Sunny Y Maybe this person is speaking from experience. I, too have noticed it. You're right, other countries do it but she was talking about DR. Just because you dont think so doesn't discredit the experience of others.
@Sunny Y Mira mi amor querido, la única persona que está hablando idioteces eres tú. Y yo no sé si otro país tiene el término pelo malo o pelo bueno , pero yo sé que la república dominicana si lo tiene. Yo no estoy tratando de desacreditar a mi propia gente pero es la verdad. Gracias a Dios que hoy en día se ha hecho popular amar y honrar la belleza natural. Pero antes no era así por lo cuál tenemos bastante producto dominicano para alisar el "pelo malo"...y obviamente yo no estoy hablando de "todos" los dominicanos sino de muchos. Entonces si tú no tienes nada mejor que hacer, agarra un libro y edúcate.
For Me I’m Half Dominican 🇩🇴from father side he’s Afro-Latino and mom side is 🇭🇹 Haitian I was born in San Cristobal,Republica Raised in New York 🗽🌇🏙 And Grew up in Maryland 🏘🏡
I thought you are only Afro Latino if your ancestry is of Afro Latino origin. For the girl who's mom is African American and dad is Mexican. Wouldn't she be considered Afro Latino if only her Mexican side is of Afro Latino origins. If not isn't she considered not Afro latino?
One time an Mexican lady overheard me speaking spanish on the phone with my mom ...you would've thought she saw a ghost like why are you so surprised???!!!😂😂😂
Because normaly people are use to people who look like them speaking their language and media portrays spanish speaking people as brown short mexicans(ironic that the language comes from white people deviates from that) and not black latin people. Why are you surprised about them being surprised?
D Valentine Bernabé she’s suprised because there’s no way that people are THAT ignorant to the fact that Latinos come in all shades whether or not they are portrayed in the media.
@@MartinaMartinezz lol you'll be surprised, i don't get surprised when i see black latinos or even white latinos speaking spanish. But yes there's people that get surprised that there are other latinos of different shades of color that speak spanish.
@KiraLup ..........Do you think that if you spoke spanish in a bus full of black women or men that they would not have given you a second look ??? Because I have seen it done with my homie who's cuban and the minute he picked up his cell .......it was like ......WHAT ??? I noticed the people around us looking at him ......but he didn't notice nor did I say anything to him so he would not have felt uncomfortable .
I used to be one that would say, "I'm not Black, I'm Dominican 🇩🇴" and it took until recently to understand that yes, I can be black, too. A lot of it actually came from home. I was the darkest in my home, 2nd darkest in my entire family, and when I was a kid, I went to Catholic school with a bunch of light-skinned Hispanics in Hialeah (ya tu sabes). And they would make fun of me for being Black. And when I would bring this to my mom, who was very light, she would make fun of me by calling me "Rubio". So my defense mechanism was to consider myself Dominican. But I've come to realize there's nothing wrong with being Afro-Latino. If anything, I've got the best of both worlds: the heritage and the features. So if you're ever feeling conflicted based on the color of your skin, remember that your makeup is always a blessing, never a curse.
Im just a plain ole black girl watching this trying to educate myself on this struggle. I'm LOVING the conversations that are being had & the light being shown on this issue👍 Much respect guys😁
🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 Yo soy boricua,pa que tu lo sepaa!! We’re all so proud to be Afro-Latina, and embracing who we are. Que Bonita bandera, la bandera puertoriqueña!! Love this ✨🙏🏽
I am not Afro-Latino, but I am Hispanic and white, and it’s a relief to know that I am not struggling alone when people look down at mixed people, it’s very hard to deal with some people’s ignorance at times.
As a young Afro-Latina (Kenya-Panama) I have always struggled with my identity and I have faced many social issues like what the women said in this video and I'm happy to see that there are others like me. I wish more mixed race/cultures were represented in the media but this is progress and it makes me happy.
Aida is bringing that intellectual pan africanist conversation that is sooooooooooo important for us to have. I could hear her for hours! All their experience is so valid
whudafckdeni you guys are weird and pathetic I can feel how I want about any video if you don’t got through my struggles don’t speak on them you need Jesus and help May God Bless you Wiredos
afro-mexicana and filipina!! I love seeing representation for people who look like me and my family (though I do agree a few darker ladies would be nice)
This is awesome, I love learning about other Latinos. Sending lots of love from your latin fam, you are who you are don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Not even the stubborn people of ours
Thank you for making this video. My children are Black and Puerto Rican and my daughter and love your channel ❤️. It's great to see all of you guys loving and embracing diversity. 😊💯
I'm half white and half mexican and I have had similar feelings in my own experience as a mixed person. Of course, my struggles have not been exactly like these women, but I have also struggled with feeling like I never really belonged anywhere. I know its not the same, just sharing
I get you, my mom's dominican and my dad spanish. I live in Spain so I'm far away from anything latin but at the same time I'm not really into spanish music (for example), which results in me not really knowing where I fit in. I have the curls and other latina features but I'm pretty pale (my dad's super pale but my mom has that amazing melanin). Don't get me wrong, I'm super proud of what I am, but I do feel like I'm not neither a good latina nor a good spanish.
Afro latinidad is not being half AA and half latino (Mexican). It’s for African descent people from Latin America. Also, AA does not have the monopoly on being black. The only difference is being colonized by the English vs Spanish, THATS IT.
Leah X I’m referring to those who say this. There are delusional people on both sides who act like Afro Latinos are not black, when black is for people of African descent.
I'm glad this video exists. Being Afrolatino myself, Ive had to break this down to so many people.You can be any race or mixture of races and be Latino because it's an ethnicity. One is cultural identity and the other is ancestral.
Obviously, this is just my personal feeling, but I don't see the need to add my race(s) in front of Latino just because a bunch of idiots don't know the difference between race and ethnicity. I feel like adding afro/indigenous/white/etc in front of Latino is just another way of putting ourselves in separate categories for the idiots who can't fathom a culture having more than one race. I shouldn't have to explain that both the African and European sides of my family are Latino by putting myself into a sub-category. Like... read a history book or something.
So thankful for the Afro-Latinx representation. It means a lot. Hopefully in Spanish speaking media, as well as English speaking media they will start to represent us more. When I watch Univision or Telemundo, the only time I see Afro-Latinx people is if they're being interviewed. In English media, it's non-existent. ✊🏾🇵🇷
@Jean Román Morel I understand your point, however, despite the way you appear (phenotype), you're dna reflects Afro-Latino ancestry (genotype)...so if you were to move through ANY society on this planet you could/should hold your head high & claim your Afro-Latino heritage. It's beautiful & so are you...no matter how you appear. 💖🙏☝
Jean Román Morel wow! I’ve never had a struggle so clearly stated before. I also am Dominican and Puerto Rican but look “light skinned” however have kinky hair. It’s always been a struggle because I just considered myself Latina, yet I’ve been told all my life by one side “no you’re black”! Then by family “you’re Latina not black.” When I think about it now, I guess I’m really considered “mixed” but never really knew how to identify!
There is a lot of Mestizaje in Mexico as well. My family is from a region with a history of African ancestry. This is very evident in their facial features, hair, skin tone etc. I am aware of all that but don’t consider myself Afro Mexicana. I’m ethnically Mexican, Mexico is mestizo, ethnically and racially diverse. We were colonized like many other Spanish speaking countries and throughout the years have had many different immigrant populations mix with the indigenous and already mixed population. Also, I think many times people use the term “Afro Latino” incorrectly. being Afro Latino is not the same as being half Mexican and half African American/black. To me, an “Afro Latino” is someone who is culturally Latino with African ancestry (African Diaspora). While someone who is 1/2 Mexican and 1/2 AA would be considered biracial (even though Mexican is not a race) or bicultural.
@Jean Román Morel I'm similar, but my phenotypes are heavily more black and native. I identify as afro-mexicana because that's where our family comes from. We were brought as slaves from the Congo. I'm afro-mexicana and filipina, and I'm learning to love it.
Afrocaribbean!! Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 I struggle every day with this subject. I’m not enough black, I’m not enough white. And it’s like trying to erase my right to reclaim my blackness, my indigenous or European heritage and culture just because I don’t fit in the mold of what do you think I should look or behave.
I love being Latino and would not trade it for anything else! I look at these videos and think how lucky I am to be born into such a beautiful culture that is full of diverse foods, cultures, and people. And how we can all communicate with each other! Never and I mean NEVER! give your back to such beautiful culture. We are the result of mixing different cultures and people, and that my friends is what makes us Latinos/a. Coming together and making something beautiful, something that our culture is today. ARIBA TODA TODA MI GENTE LATINA! #AFROMEXICANO
Thanks for this video, I’m from Puerto Rico and people forget we mostly celebrate the africano side of our culture! ❤️🇵🇷 that swag comes from the mother land and being mixed is not bad is BEAUTIFUL !
LOVE THE DIVERSITY BABY! Latinos ARENT one color! Being Latino is from having a LATÍN AMERICA Spanish speaking country lineage through us or our Family and CULTURE. We were never one color and those who say that are very ignorant 🤦♂️
Ken93 SIEMPRE 🇧🇷 💪🏽💪🏽 To many people leave our Brazilians as Latinos for some dumb reason but they live in Latin America and also speak a Latin root Language 🤦♂️
Razhanee Dejoie I’m using the scholarly definition which is definitely up to debate. Obviously I believe Brazilians and Hatians can be considered Latino is the are in the Region and speak a Latin Root language but like I said. I just used the Scholarly definition, thanks BTW!
I love African music from Afrobeats in Ghana and Nigeria to Angolan house music and Kuduro to South African house music these rhythms are VERY similar to Latin music styles across the Americas.
You are valid and you are valuable 🙌🏽 So empowering to have all this beautiful DNA. Stop hating and segregating from one another. Come together 🤜🏾🤛🏿it’s not a struggle or a curse, it’s a powerful blessing. Shalom 🙏🏽
I’ve had a Mexican girl straight up diss me and say there’s no way I can be Latina because I’m black and she’s white. Because of this bs beliefs in America, I never fit in with either black or Latinos. It wasn’t until I met other Afro Latinos at ages 17 that I was able to feel comfortable with who I was 😓
One of the huddles/or struggles is Univision's history of racism and colorism en la telenovelas. it's about time Mexican people stand up and boycott Univision for its blatantly racist stand.
No soy « moreno » (negro) pero igual los comprendo. Tengo la piel más blanca que una sábana y a mí me pasa igual. Continúen afirmándose. Abrazos y que Dios los bendiga.
Thank you for making this cuz my mom is Puerto Rican and my dad is Mexican but everyone always says I’m black cuz of my skin color but I was also born in Puerto Rican so thanks for making this❤️
I had to do an racism poll my English teacher gave me and I was so confused because the first question was:”What race are you” and Latino was in the options🤦🏽♀️Only two people chose black or white....and the ones that I asked (The majority my family) were *black*
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Finally someone said it there’s a difference between race and ethnicity
Thank you for the likes and srry for the miss understanding from some of you in the comments
Leila.leilany Twins
IKR...too many idiots here in the U.S think Latinos are a racial group when they’re not
Kayla O. Yess
Well... She was wrong in how she used it. Ethnicity is a subset of race. The difference is "Latino" is a MIXTURE of races (and ethnicities). Latino is Spanish (Ethnicity) (White race), Native (Ethnicities) (Mongoloid race), and African (Different ethnicities) (Black Race) typically. There really isnt a Latino ethnity or race because they are una mezcla of both. Someone can be white (race) and their ethnicity is Irish for example (furthermore they could be born in the US and their Nationality be American). Its just confusing.
Aimed2Kill no Latino is an ethnicity
Aimed2Kill ok thank you it is a bit confusing I’m just saying how people really don’t know how Latino is more like not just Hispanic we are mixed
Dominicana 🇩🇴 makes me mad, people act like just because you’re black, you can’t be Latino. Vice Versa.
Tiana Campos 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Dominicano here
same with white latinos. my parents and me are all very light spaniards
I’m Dominican and ik Afro-Latina
People get mad when I say yes I am Dominican AND black bc of my Dominican heritage
Amara la Negra has entered the chat.
Hey boo!
It would be nice to see more Afro-Latino/a representation on TV
You should watch Always Witch its a Colombian Tv show and the main lead is an Afro Latina
@@odalysgamez who falls in love with a white male slave owners. They can miss me with that
A Google User you must be fun at parties
Britloves Quincy
And when they do have representation they’re usually lightskinned or mixed
Since about 2008, American movies and TV have been more male and white. Especially for leading roles and directors.
Now you want Hollywood to figure out a combination? Hopefully in your lifetime.
I've been to parts of this country where people can barely handle black, hispanic, and white. They get all confused with an Asian-American - like how exactly to treat them (like a person). And I'm not even talking about hundreds of miles from a city, with no chain franchises and such.
My dad is Kenyan and my mom is Dominican, and I have very dark skin, so I feel like dark Latinos need to be better represented
I agree! Amara La Negra is definitely pushing for that as all of us latinos are hoping to see that, we all know we got dark shade afro-latinos that need to be seen because they're, you're important and valued too
Same bruh it’s hard bc at my school when I speak Spanish people are always surprised and say I am too dark to be Latina and yes I got a Dominican mom and Kenyan dad
That makes you Afro Latina
Kenyan and Dominican are not races or ethnicities. They are nationalities. Your nationality just says what country you were born in. So you can be black, white, Asian, Indian, etc and still come from either one of those countries. So the question is, what ethnicity or race are your parents? The answer will explain why you are dark skinned.
She stated ethnicities. You can claim being black & Hispanic especially when you have two different cultures because of your parents
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Latino's wanna be black so bad bad can't handle the negatives and projection of black people y'all don't look black nor experience being in the black in the hood the only black person is the Black and Mexican chick that's it PERIOD
I am Mexican Puerto Rican and black from the Bronx 🇲🇽✊🏽🇵🇷And I love who I am
ESO ESO! Hermana!!
Thalia Correa
You’re pretty
Thalia Correa wow!! Awesome mix! My best friend is half Puerto Rican and half Mexican
black is a race not an ethnicity so exclude that from your sentence
Nani tf r talking about lmao. Did she say “black is an ethnicity” or you just made that up to stand up for something that’s not even there
I’ve felt bad because my Afro Latino amigos don’t feel like they belong in the Latino community
They Don’t
They Do
THATS very sad but i mean. Latinos have EVERYTHING IN US. We just the nuggets crew out there and they don’t gotta worry about looking how they look
Who said that?
And many White latinos feel the same
"Oh you know Spanish. When did you learn?"
"When I was a kid"
"Oh did they teach you Spanish in Atlanta?"
"Umm no. I'm from Panama."
What was they're reaction.
"Oh you know Spanish. When did you learn?"
"When I was a kid."
"Oh you took Spanish lessons?"
"Ummm no I'm Colombian."
"You're Colombian?!! But you're so white!"
Just can't win.
😂
I've had this exact conversation way to many times
Omg, i get the same!! 🇵🇦 proud Panamanian!
So now, can you interview Amara La Negra about this??? She fought for it in LHH MIAMI!
🛸The Anunnakîs joined the chat 😎 lol 🤣😁😅 that's a good idea 👍🏼
Iranian/Panacolombian....that's dope
Iranians are half Indian half arab.
So that's her look + Panamanaian & Colombian.
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Iran is a separate country. Some may be full Arab, some may not be Arab at all. Iranians are Iranian. I don't get where you got these halves from??
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Iranians and/or Persians are a completely separate ethnicity than Arabs and Indians
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Iranians/Persians are a different ethnic group from Indians and Arabs.
GOTZ DEAOMA iranians are persians
It’s so sad because my grandfather once told me:”I will never marry a black woman” and I was like:”Abuelo, but...you are black and abuela too!”
KeyMarie 112
Tell your grandpa that it’s sad that at his old ass age he don’t know the difference between race and ethnicity...especially since he’s Latino himself and probably blacker than black
KeyMarie 112 that’s the same with my mom and it kinda makes me mad her great grandma was black soo
Marry who u want to marry mold ur own future!!!!
Kayla O. 💀
The latinx version of Uncle Ruckus.
We come in all shape and colors... like... I’m mestiza ... I have indigenous, white and African heritage in my DNA and in my culture (Venezuelan 🇻🇪). Proud Latina.
Perdon por mi ignorancia pero que es mestiza
Carolina Espinoza tranquila, mestiza es una persona que es resultado del mestizaje. Que tiene antepasados indígenas, europeos y/o africanos. Es una mezcla de ellos. La mayoría de personas en mi país por ejemplo, somos mestizos. Y la mayoría de latinos también. Pueden tener la piel más oscura o más clara, pero si tienes parte indígena + africana o europea o los tres eres mestiza. Es muy raro que alguien que su familia entera sea de su país ( en Latinoamérica) no sea mestizo, por la colonización y la mezcla de razas.
Same!! 🇻🇪
Donna Saned me too but im mexican lmao
You should look up “pardo”. It’s a term I came across recently.
Teaching my daughter to love both! She's black and Mexican!
I just had a daughter and I'm trying to figure out how to help her navigate his topic already.
that's awesome she got the cookout parties and carne aside parties! ❤️
@@sistersinlife2710 just exposure I teach my daughter Spanish as well
Haha she's half a race and half a nationality, How does that work?
Dab Vitor she just didnt specify which country on the black side...
Definitely do struggles of being Asian Latino!!! I loved this video about all these beautiful afro Latinas ♡ The Hispanic culture has so many different types of people (Afro Latinos, Asian Latinos, etc.)
Samantha Michelle wtf
LODU 8 what is there a problem, im latino asian. There are so many stuggles with being asian latino,, you are told that you arent asian enough and you arent latino enough. I would hide that Im half asian and just say im full puerto rican because of me being told im not latino enough just because im half.
Crystal Gem Universe no problem to be Asian latino is more normal yet because asia and america are being friends now😉☺️
Yassssss cuate. I'm Mexican and Salvadorean and we're never salve enough for the Salvadorians and never Mexican enough for the the Mexicans and never American enough for the Americans. I feel your pain baby. Own who you are😃😋😙
Hispanic is not a race
Loving the Afro-Latino representation but y’all could’ve had some actual Dark-Skin Black Latinos on here. We’re not all light skin or biracial.
Santana L PERIODTTT
Yeah colorists are reasons why there aren’t that many dark skin Latinas in the media
This why I don't press myself about afro-latinx. They swear up and down they afro till someone with dark skin and nappy hair pop up then oh that person is black okay boo😒
sawa139 Afro-Latino and Black are the same thing. Just like African-American and black are the same. One is recognizing the culture/ethnicity and the other is just race.
Right because black is not a catch-all for not being white, there are indigenous and mixed race latinos as well.
Afro-Boricua 💪🏽🇵🇷
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Wepaa
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No such thing 🤷🏾♂️
Unfortunately the idea of being black to many Dominicans 🇩🇴 is still a thing if denial and frowned upon. It's crazy because we love who we are and look like but can't admit that is partially thanks to our African roots.
It's has been engraved in our ancestors that Europeans/white skin is superior...we even call kinky hair pelo malo (bad hair) and more manageable hair such as type A,B and C , pelo bueno (good hair) ... And if you go to most Dominican salons and you have "bad hair"... The only hairstyle they give you is the famous "Dominican Blowout" in order to straighten those kinks...
I find it incredibly weird that still a great amount of Dominicans will deny their African heritage. I mean look at us, the majority of us look like we carry African blood, whether it's a little or it's a lot, we cannot deny it.
Julie M yooo I remember my mom telling me to have kids with a white man because she wants lighter colored babies. Or getting mad when my brother was dating black women. Like girl you realize we’re black too right??
What do they do if you're a guy with wavy hair.
Do they offer to straighten it & blow it out?
And 4c hair is not manageable.
C hair is the very kinky kind if I'm not mistaken.
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Dunno why we describe 4C hair as "unmanageable". Believe me, if you know how to care for your beautiful, God-given mane it will be "manageable" & BEAUTIFUL! I've seen some Caucasian ppl with decidedly unmanageable hair...and generally speaking... that's the easiest hair to even take care of!
@Sunny Y Maybe this person is speaking from experience. I, too have noticed it. You're right, other countries do it but she was talking about DR. Just because you dont think so doesn't discredit the experience of others.
@Sunny Y Mira mi amor querido, la única persona que está hablando idioteces eres tú. Y yo no sé si otro país tiene el término pelo malo o pelo bueno , pero yo sé que la república dominicana si lo tiene. Yo no estoy tratando de desacreditar a mi propia gente pero es la verdad. Gracias a Dios que hoy en día se ha hecho popular amar y honrar la belleza natural. Pero antes no era así por lo cuál tenemos bastante producto dominicano para alisar el "pelo malo"...y obviamente yo no estoy hablando de "todos" los dominicanos sino de muchos.
Entonces si tú no tienes nada mejor que hacer, agarra un libro y edúcate.
I'm afro-latina. My father is from Guatemala but my mother is Dominican. I've always been proud of where I come from and my roots! 🙌💟💯
K C sameeeee
Ur not "AfroLatina", u aren't black, u are mixed race with a 'yellowbone' color
You're not an afro Latina ma'am, You're just biracial 🤷🏾♂️
Black and Dominican/puerto Rican 💪🏽🇩🇴🇵🇷
For Me I’m Half Dominican 🇩🇴from father side he’s Afro-Latino and mom side is 🇭🇹 Haitian
I was born in San Cristobal,Republica
Raised in New York 🗽🌇🏙
And Grew up in Maryland 🏘🏡
Haiti is also latino
Haitian is also Latino
Haiti is the 1st independent Latin American nation.
Black and Mexican 🤪 blexicano love being both remember you’re not competing you’re who you are
I thought you are only Afro Latino if your ancestry is of Afro Latino origin. For the girl who's mom is African American and dad is Mexican. Wouldn't she be considered Afro Latino if only her Mexican side is of Afro Latino origins. If not isn't she considered not Afro latino?
DicedTulips being Afro Latino means you’re of African and as well as Latin decedent so yes she would be considered an Afro Latina
@@whocares6352 I mean as in what if her Mexican side isn't Afro Latino?
DicedTulips I don’t think that matters... but don’t quote me
@@whocares6352 Alright.
One time an Mexican lady overheard me speaking spanish on the phone with my mom ...you would've thought she saw a ghost like why are you so surprised???!!!😂😂😂
Because normaly people are use to people who look like them speaking their language and media portrays spanish speaking people as brown short mexicans(ironic that the language comes from white people deviates from that) and not black latin people. Why are you surprised about them being surprised?
D Valentine Bernabé she’s suprised because there’s no way that people are THAT ignorant to the fact that Latinos come in all shades whether or not they are portrayed in the media.
@@MartinaMartinezz lol you'll be surprised, i don't get surprised when i see black latinos or even white latinos speaking spanish. But yes there's people that get surprised that there are other latinos of different shades of color that speak spanish.
@KiraLup ..........Do you think that if you spoke spanish in a bus full of black women or men that they would not have given you a second look ??? Because I have seen it done with my homie who's cuban and the minute he picked up his cell .......it was like ......WHAT ??? I noticed the people around us looking at him ......but he didn't notice nor did I say anything to him so he would not have felt uncomfortable .
Are you half Mexican or Columbian?
I used to be one that would say, "I'm not Black, I'm Dominican 🇩🇴" and it took until recently to understand that yes, I can be black, too.
A lot of it actually came from home. I was the darkest in my home, 2nd darkest in my entire family, and when I was a kid, I went to Catholic school with a bunch of light-skinned Hispanics in Hialeah (ya tu sabes). And they would make fun of me for being Black. And when I would bring this to my mom, who was very light, she would make fun of me by calling me "Rubio". So my defense mechanism was to consider myself Dominican.
But I've come to realize there's nothing wrong with being Afro-Latino. If anything, I've got the best of both worlds: the heritage and the features.
So if you're ever feeling conflicted based on the color of your skin, remember that your makeup is always a blessing, never a curse.
Im just a plain ole black girl watching this trying to educate myself on this struggle. I'm LOVING the conversations that are being had & the light being shown on this issue👍 Much respect guys😁
🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 Yo soy boricua,pa que tu lo sepaa!! We’re all so proud to be Afro-Latina, and embracing who we are. Que Bonita bandera, la bandera puertoriqueña!! Love this ✨🙏🏽
I am not Afro-Latino, but I am Hispanic and white, and it’s a relief to know that I am not struggling alone when people look down at mixed people, it’s very hard to deal with some people’s ignorance at times.
Once people find out youre hispanic for some reason you can no longer be white. Lol
You don't have to be mixed to be Afro Latino, for example La Reina, Celia Cruz, a beautiful Afro Latina from Cuba, and not biracial.
As a young Afro-Latina (Kenya-Panama) I have always struggled with my identity and I have faced many social issues like what the women said in this video and I'm happy to see that there are others like me. I wish more mixed race/cultures were represented in the media but this is progress and it makes me happy.
I’m not Latino but this is my favorite channel ❤️
Smh
Double smh
You guys make the BEST videos los amo 😂 ❤️
Aida is bringing that intellectual pan africanist conversation that is sooooooooooo important for us to have. I could hear her for hours! All their experience is so valid
I’m in love with your videos and content 💕
I am so glad this came out, I cried so hard watching this 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺 it’s hard and no one understands ❤️
SAME
CRIED?! Girl, lmao it’s not that serious
@@whudafckdeni lol that's what I was thinking
Keke Lauren 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
whudafckdeni you guys are weird and pathetic I can feel how I want about any video if you don’t got through my struggles don’t speak on them you need Jesus and help May God Bless you Wiredos
African American, Puerto Rican and White here from Mississippi 👏👏👏
I don’t know the last time I shared a video so fast 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
I love PERO LIKE and I wish there was an African American equivalent frfr ... I learn so much on this channel!
I guess the closet is add
Coco Butter
afro-mexicana and filipina!! I love seeing representation for people who look like me and my family (though I do agree a few darker ladies would be nice)
Love y'all's platform, my grandmother is Cuban. Amo a mi Gente Latino
Black/Mexican ❤️🤩 we’re all beautiful
this is beautiful that's right be proud of who you are brought me to tears black is beautiful
Great video, very empowering 💙💙💙
This is awesome, I love learning about other Latinos. Sending lots of love from your latin fam, you are who you are don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Not even the stubborn people of ours
😊 this just makes me happy
Thank you for making this video. My children are Black and Puerto Rican and my daughter and love your channel ❤️. It's great to see all of you guys loving and embracing diversity. 😊💯
AL FIN ALGUIEN DE PANAMÁ
Orgulloso de ser Afro-Latino y nadie nos puede detener. I’m not picking a side I’m proud to be both and wouldn’t change anything 🙏
I'm half white and half mexican and I have had similar feelings in my own experience as a mixed person. Of course, my struggles have not been exactly like these women, but I have also struggled with feeling like I never really belonged anywhere. I know its not the same, just sharing
I get you, my mom's dominican and my dad spanish. I live in Spain so I'm far away from anything latin but at the same time I'm not really into spanish music (for example), which results in me not really knowing where I fit in. I have the curls and other latina features but I'm pretty pale (my dad's super pale but my mom has that amazing melanin). Don't get me wrong, I'm super proud of what I am, but I do feel like I'm not neither a good latina nor a good spanish.
No one asked.
Youre half white (a race)and half latina (what race?)
You can be a white mexican
Yasssssss Sisters all so beautiful, cultured, and well educated...educating other people 😍👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Being AfroLatina is living in a borderland. Unchartered land for some. Valid always.
@Queen Bitch9 Absolutely. In between culture, in between motherlands, in between Identities. Not always in between either but also in a duality.
The Panamanian girl is stunning! Thank you for including a Panamanian 🇵🇦💙🇵🇦❤
Taylor Carter us Panamanians rise
Afro latinidad is not being half AA and half latino (Mexican). It’s for African descent people from Latin America.
Also, AA does not have the monopoly on being black. The only difference is being colonized by the English vs Spanish, THATS IT.
Amyyy different natives too
Leah X I’m referring to those who say this. There are delusional people on both sides who act like Afro Latinos are not black, when black is for people of African descent.
Afro Latino is any person who has significant African ancestry and is Latino. That’s it. So it can come from both parents or one parent.
Mela Boricua if your Latino parent isn’t African descent then no, doesn’t count 👎
Amyyy it does. Thanks.
The girl with the pigtails looks like Mel B from the spice girls
augist's basement and sounds like Meghan good 😆
I don't want this to sound forward but the girl with the pigtails can get it.
My father is Panamanian 🇵🇦 and my mother is African American and I am a proud Afro Latino and no one can take that away from me!
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P A 🔥🔥👌
Aida, you are a very smart and down to earth person. I follow and love you. Keep talking and I will keep listening.
I'm glad this video exists. Being Afrolatino myself, Ive had to break this down to so many people.You can be any race or mixture of races and be Latino because it's an ethnicity. One is cultural identity and the other is ancestral.
The combinations are soo awesome! 🇲🇽
SOMEONE FINALLY SAID!!! Where are my Afro-Latinos/Latinas at?! I'm Black and Puerto Rican, born and raised in Chicago ❤️
Afro Latina stand up 💪👏👏👏❤️
Where are the darker skin Afro-Lantinos.
@Sheerel Gordon ........Where are my peoples at .....period .......dark or light !!! Stop that
All of these are mixed
idk but definitely not in this video :(
yeeer
Shesoul G probably back in the home country
Gracias for this video. People are finally getting our stories out there, dope-ness.
I'm African American with Brazilian heritage. This video is awesome.
pandoraheartsvd Opa 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Then, you're Brazilian-American.
African-American is for the descendants of U.S. chattel slavery.
pandoraheartsvd so a another Moreno?
Fala aí meu irmão 🫱🏽🫲🏾✊🏽
Pero Like....I LOVE this so much + love the channel! I'm an afro-latina from LA (my dad is African American from LA, my mom is from El Salvadorian) x
Obviously, this is just my personal feeling, but I don't see the need to add my race(s) in front of Latino just because a bunch of idiots don't know the difference between race and ethnicity. I feel like adding afro/indigenous/white/etc in front of Latino is just another way of putting ourselves in separate categories for the idiots who can't fathom a culture having more than one race. I shouldn't have to explain that both the African and European sides of my family are Latino by putting myself into a sub-category. Like... read a history book or something.
This channel is the real MVP! I love these ladies!
So thankful for the Afro-Latinx representation. It means a lot. Hopefully in Spanish speaking media, as well as English speaking media they will start to represent us more. When I watch Univision or Telemundo, the only time I see Afro-Latinx people is if they're being interviewed. In English media, it's non-existent. ✊🏾🇵🇷
Blaxicannnn🇲🇽❤️ black and Mexican and finally okay with myself
Finally a fellow Panamanian on Pero like!
❤️❤️❤️love this video idea
I kinda get it, but at the same time. Being black and mixed isn’t the same. And shouldn’t be treated as such. The experience is completely different.
@Jean Román Morel I understand your point, however, despite the way you appear (phenotype), you're dna reflects Afro-Latino ancestry (genotype)...so if you were to move through ANY society on this planet you could/should hold your head high & claim your Afro-Latino heritage. It's beautiful & so are you...no matter how you appear. 💖🙏☝
Jean Román Morel wow! I’ve never had a struggle so clearly stated before. I also am Dominican and Puerto Rican but look “light skinned” however have kinky hair. It’s always been a struggle because I just considered myself Latina, yet I’ve been told all my life by one side “no you’re black”! Then by family “you’re Latina not black.” When I think about it now, I guess I’m really considered “mixed” but never really knew how to identify!
There is a lot of Mestizaje in Mexico as well. My family is from a region with a history of African ancestry. This is very evident in their facial features, hair, skin tone etc. I am aware of all that but don’t consider myself Afro Mexicana. I’m ethnically Mexican, Mexico is mestizo, ethnically and racially diverse. We were colonized like many other Spanish speaking countries and throughout the years have had many different immigrant populations mix with the indigenous and already mixed population. Also, I think many times people use the term “Afro Latino” incorrectly. being Afro Latino is not the same as being half Mexican and half African American/black. To me, an “Afro Latino” is someone who is culturally Latino with African ancestry (African Diaspora). While someone who is 1/2 Mexican and 1/2 AA would be considered biracial (even though Mexican is not a race) or bicultural.
Jean Román Morel what’s looking black ? Or looking Latino ?
@Jean Román Morel I'm similar, but my phenotypes are heavily more black and native. I identify as afro-mexicana because that's where our family comes from. We were brought as slaves from the Congo. I'm afro-mexicana and filipina, and I'm learning to love it.
Afrocaribbean!! Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 I struggle every day with this subject. I’m not enough black, I’m not enough white. And it’s like trying to erase my right to reclaim my blackness, my indigenous or European heritage and culture just because I don’t fit in the mold of what do you think I should look or behave.
Afro-latino here and proud✊ 💙
We face A LOT of racism, pero orgullosa de ser dominicana 🥰🇩🇴
1 view and 28 likes.....TH-cam broke again . Love youuu💞💞💃🖤🇲🇽🇲🇽
Sarahi Villalobos haha. First one
AIDA, sister you are an angel, and big-ups to all the Afro-Latinidad Sisters in your video!!! I'm proud of you ALL!!!
"some people don't know the difference between ethnicity and race" SAY IT AGAIN LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
I really appreciate videos like this because it lets me know that I'm not the only one that grew up with this experience.
I'm an African-American. I just want to say shout out to all of my beautiful afro Latino brothers and sisters. We are all family.
GUYS your content has elevated and I'M 👏 HERE 👏 FOR 👏 IT 👏
I love being Latino and would not trade it for anything else! I look at these videos and think how lucky I am to be born into such a beautiful culture that is full of diverse foods, cultures, and people. And how we can all communicate with each other! Never and I mean NEVER! give your back to such beautiful culture. We are the result of mixing different cultures and people, and that my friends is what makes us Latinos/a. Coming together and making something beautiful, something that our culture is today. ARIBA TODA TODA MI GENTE LATINA! #AFROMEXICANO
Thanks for this video, I’m from Puerto Rico and people forget we mostly celebrate the africano side of our culture! ❤️🇵🇷 that swag comes from the mother land and being mixed is not bad is BEAUTIFUL !
LOVE THE DIVERSITY BABY! Latinos ARENT one color! Being Latino is from having a LATÍN AMERICA Spanish speaking country lineage through us or our Family and CULTURE. We were never one color and those who say that are very ignorant 🤦♂️
Pandroo BRAZIL 🇧🇷 Também
Don't forget 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Ken93 SIEMPRE 🇧🇷 💪🏽💪🏽 To many people leave our Brazilians as Latinos for some dumb reason but they live in Latin America and also speak a Latin root Language 🤦♂️
Latino isnt only spanish speaking. Its Portuguese and french included
Razhanee Dejoie I’m using the scholarly definition which is definitely up to debate. Obviously I believe Brazilians and Hatians can be considered Latino is the are in the Region and speak a Latin Root language but like I said. I just used the Scholarly definition, thanks BTW!
I love African music from Afrobeats in Ghana and Nigeria to Angolan house music and Kuduro to South African house music these rhythms are VERY similar to Latin music styles across the Americas.
I loved the video
You are valid and you are valuable 🙌🏽 So empowering to have all this beautiful DNA. Stop hating and segregating from one another. Come together 🤜🏾🤛🏿it’s not a struggle or a curse, it’s a powerful blessing. Shalom 🙏🏽
I’ve had a Mexican girl straight up diss me and say there’s no way I can be Latina because I’m black and she’s white. Because of this bs beliefs in America, I never fit in with either black or Latinos. It wasn’t until I met other Afro Latinos at ages 17 that I was able to feel comfortable with who I was 😓
Im sorry to hear that... Stay positive
She must have been Mexican American because any real Latino knows we come in all shades.
A much needed conversation, thank you
I love pero like
Yes! Ethnicity & Race are two different things. Proud Black Woman, Afro-Latina Woman here. Panamanian descent in the house!
One of the huddles/or struggles is Univision's history of racism and colorism en la telenovelas. it's about time Mexican people stand up and boycott Univision for its blatantly racist stand.
But Univision is actually American & based in Miami, I beleive.
While Telemundo is based in New york.
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 ikr the irony 🙄
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Right. But Univision is owned by televisa a Mexican corporation.
This really hit home for me. It's been a life long struggle.
FINALLY SOMEONE FROM PANAMA 🇵🇦
Elizabeth Mendez meee tooo
Thank you for posting this it explains a lot to a lot of people
No soy « moreno » (negro) pero igual los comprendo. Tengo la piel más blanca que una sábana y a mí me pasa igual. Continúen afirmándose. Abrazos y que Dios los bendiga.
Donde erés
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!
Afro-indigenous ❤️ love seeing representation
Are you Garifuna?
Alex N. I’m Puerto Rican
yes aida!! love her work. she's such a valuable voice on TYT
I related with this so much🤦🏽♀️
Thank you for making this cuz my mom is Puerto Rican and my dad is Mexican but everyone always says I’m black cuz of my skin color but I was also born in Puerto Rican so thanks for making this❤️
I had to do an racism poll my English teacher gave me and I was so confused because the first question was:”What race are you” and Latino was in the options🤦🏽♀️Only two people chose black or white....and the ones that I asked (The majority my family) were *black*
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That’s a teacher and he/she is not smart enough to understand that Latino is not a race...no wonder our schools are failing
ive never loved a video so much omg. literally i relate with all of it. this video is just perfect!!!!!!!!