cibaeño75 previously said:

"And this will piss you off, my nieghbor thought i was Italian... Am not trying to appear so but that was his perception... Sorry if it hurts. "

I don't know if being confused for italian is a source of pride for you but the last time someone made that mistake with me I gave them a thorough tongue lashing. Besides, I've met MANY Italians who have negro features (weather it be dark skin, coarse hair, a very wide nose, thick lips or a combination of all of the above. Check out the pics of these degenerate criminals who are of Italian origin :http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclpics/riccobene_h.jpg and http://members.fortunecity.com/sosdie/mob/family/philly/bruno.jpg) so what does that say about Italian "whiteness"? I've traveled extensively in this country and I can assure you that many Italians would be treated no differently than other minorities in certain parts of the US and that's a fact. I'd say most light skinned mullattoes can pass for italian. The people of Louisiana, long accustomed to light skinned mixed individuals in their midst, refused to consider Italians as white in the early 20th century precisely because of their physical similiarities to light skinned mullattoes and forced the Italians to attend "colored" schools as a result, the only European group on record to suffer such a humiliation in the United States. Somewhere out there there's a pure blooded sicilian that can pass for Anthony Santos' twin.