LOL..latino is an ethnic label, not a racial one and as such latinos can be of ANY race or mix of.

TROLL ALERT PLEASE CLOSE SUCH NONSENSE OF A THREAD.

Here we go again another frustrated HAITIAN or AA talking down to Dominicans and telling us we are wrong for caling MULATTOES, MIXED and not BLACK.

Get over it. We are Dominicans and have the right to call our people whatever we want. As mixed person you belong to both groups and in the DR we celebrate both groups. It's the beauty of being Dominican. In the U.S. you are labeled as BLAACK, when in fact you are not totally black. Beyonce is a classic example, she looks like a mulatta (her mother is french creole) and her dad is black. She is a mixed person but not in the U.S.

Whites want to remain white and don't want to allow mixed people to enter there white category so they placed them into the black category. The problem is that a mix person is a product of both and has the right to celebrate both equally. However, in the U.S. we are taught to choose one side and not celebrate the other. In the DR, and Latin America, it's different. You celebrate both b/c you are a product of both. There is no strife in Latin America.


TROLLLLLL ALERTTTTTTT

Face it Dominican Republic is black. Maybe you live in a rich upper class neighborhood in DR where most people are american whites and Germans but the real DR is mostly black.

There you have it, ladies and gentleman. Someone who calls himself Tacobell said so so it must be true...LOL

New Study Confirms Taino Ancestry Among Dominicans
Dominican Republic (UCTP Taino News) - According to a new DNA study conducted in the Dominican Republic a large segment of the country’s population retains indigenous Taino ancestry through their mother’s bloodline. The study, conducted by the University of Puerto Rico, reveals that approximately 15-18% of Dominicans have Native American Mitochondrial DNA out of a population of nearly 10,000,000.

The research is based on 1200 DNA samples taken throughout the island with some test areas revealing 90% of the subjects with Native ancestry. While the percentages are lower than similar studies conducted on the neighboring island of Puerto Rico, the estimates defy “popular” accounts that the Indigenous Peoples were completely exterminated on that island.

“This study is a confirmation of what we have already known and promoted for years” stated Roberto Borrero, a representative of the United Confederation of Taino People. “Our people continue to exist within the multi-cultural mosaic that is the Caribbean despite the genocidal campaigns that began against us 516 years ago with the arrival of Columbus.”

One interesting aspect of the study is that individuals tested in the Cibao region seem to have a different DNA sequence than those tested in the southern part of the island. While both sequences are indigenous the variants could shed some light on ancient migrations. The study also reveals that the Taino descendants from the Cibao area could have been relatively “un-mixed racially” until more recent times.


WELCOME TO THE INDIGENOUS CARIBBEAN NETWORK
http://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/.

Yes, Indeed!

People!!! Haven't you learned your lesson??? This is the Train to NOWhere Land..... Stop Responding to this Character......

I know that, I have some mestizo looking family members who are 100% dominican, but every black and white person reps 1/8th indian so it means nothing, they're still black and they're still white. Have you ever seen a Dominican that looks like George Lopez or Carlos Mencia?

The only reason is becaue of rape? That's a ludicrous statement. You really need to study Dominican history for only then will you understand how different race dynamics were in Spanish Santo Domingo in comparison to the rest of the hemisphere.

Face it, The majority of the dominicans you'll see in DR look black, but you wouldn't know because you probably live in a rich upper class neighborhood in DR where everyone is a German or Spanish business man.