antonioj, if you want to understand racism, what you need to do is live amongst gringos in the DR. in america, there are outlets to complain, and people try to mind their manners. but when they come to a place like the DR, then you really see what these people are made of. you put the number at 20%, i have no idea where to start. but, i am here to tell you this, and i will never retract this statement; i am yet to meet , in 20 plus years in this country, more than 5 or so gringos who see colored people as their equals. once in a great while you will meet one upright guy. the rest cannot help themselves. it is not their fault. it is cultural. i love it when they blurt out racist things around me, then sheepishly try to apologise. i give them that knowing smile, then they try to make it up with some silly gesture like offering you a beer. they fail to see that that is even more demeaning. but then, when you make reference to issues like these, GC says you are playing race cards. it is as if he thinks that if you do not mention it, it will leave you alone!

Tonyj como frejole or how have you been.....Give me the name of the best Mexican restaurant in Toronto...Tex Mex or authentic....huitlacoche etc..I hope to see some Mexicans there not a Taco Bell type joint....none of my friends know from nothing....

Dread I call it the domino in your case dread... and you should here how Native Liberians were treated by their brothers...Who returned from America to found Liberia and they and their descendants did it did it for over 150 years.....you should observe Dread and listen to stateside blacks go on about their brothers when they get posted to the Virgin islands to work as I have listened and watched over the years ...dread there is a huge amount of intolerance in this world and enough blame....think positive and work hard and you will rise to the top Even while you are being called a sellout and a Tom

Oye me tu , k lo k I am not so crazy about Mexican foods, however el grito Mexicano is this Saturday at Mississauga city hall and the big one is on Saturday September 20th Toronto city hall.... you can be served all the different dishes you want out there...

Dreads I would have to disagree with you to a certain extent. I have met many Anglos(US) that though ignorant of the Dominican Culture and its people are from very humbling beginnings and have demonstrated unbiased sentiments free of prejudice toward people of color. Now I too cant place a real number but it I would say that from my experiences perhaps 1/3 or slightly less of the Anglo population could be classified as lacking racial prejudice by conscious choice . The rest 2/3 would fit in the other category either by ignorance or a voluntary choice to feel so or elevate their superiority. Now unlike others on this site who are ideologues failing to see and accept the many real and different dimensions of racism and “REALITY” I do believe that every man is the architect of his destiny, with the exception that some because of the color of their skin have been given a full and better set of tools. A white man will never feel the real blade of racism and while a man who is mixed as myself will only feel parts of that blade, a black man will always feel the entire blade.

Dreads did you see the interview with Palin and Charlie Gibson yesterday? Her canned responses were a real eye awakener, of what we can expect if they win. Another four years this time it will be "the Honey mooners" and not the three stooges. You could see her apprehension and lack of real understanding of the "world" at hand. I'm not criticing her answer for the "Bush Doctrine" question, just her inability to provide real and genuine (not canned) answers to the questions. Her constant strain when enunciating her words was a pure indication of her inability to understand what is happening in the world. Anyone could see her inexperience through her thin veil of confidence. Just compare her initial speech with the demeanor last night.

ladronaso, i read the interview off the internet. sarah palin gave a rousing speech at the convention, because it was written for her by a speechwriter. now, she has to face real questions from serious reporters, and is like a man trying to catch a fly in the dark. the fact that she is clueless is not her fault. she is not a heavyweight intellectual, and is a product of a bunch of little half assed colleges. she is great as the mayor of a one horse town, but she is not now, and will never be, ready for the big dance.

What interview did you see?

BTW during her Speech Governor Palin's Teleprompter malfunctioned and she had to Ad-Lib.

She did a much better job at expressing herself than Obama has been able twithout a prompter. The man is lost.

i said i did not see the interview. i read excerpts from it on the internet. then i saw snippets on CNN, and she looked like a deer in headlights. then again, being from alaska, lets rephrase that; a moose in headlights. as i said before, i hope she wins. life is pretty boring right at this moment. i want to see some fun stuff. my dream is to see them win, and then johnny mac's physician advises him to quit. then we have little miss tundra town dealing with putin and other guys like chavez and lula, not to mention the chinese! she will let the zionist lobby propel her into debacles in the middle east, and the chinese will eat her lunch. she will realise "sarah. we're not in Wasilla any more.

More oink oink MCP misogynist thinking on your part Dread.....Obama and " Plugs " are thinking of putting Hillybilly on the ticket.... Dread that says volumes ....Did you see "plugs " do his impression of the faith healer the otherday?