| #41 - Posted 18 February 2009, 10:36 AM | |
Location: Dominican Republic Join date: November 2008 Member #: 1695 Posts: 69 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Quote: CarlosFranco previously said: Quote: guillermone previously said: No I am not Cuban, I am a very Dominican Cibaeño from the heart of Santiago, originally from the barrio Los Pepines, but grew up in Boston. However my maternal great grandparents were Cubans who immigrated to Puerto Plata during the Spanish American War. However, I have visited Cuba, have Cuban friends and some relatives married to Cubans, I currently live in Miami among the exile and refugee community so I am well versed and know the Cuban people quite well. What surprised me is that you have not met Cubans. Maybe you have and never knew it. Many Cubans can easily pass for White American particulary if they speak english without an accent, that is something not at all uncommon. The past secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez during the previous George W. Bush Republican administration was Cuban born. A previous presidents of Coca Cola was Roberto Goizueta also a Cuban born. The Actor Andy Garcia is also Cuban and of course Ricky Ricardo of I love Lucy. Cuban presence in the US culture and society is very pronounced and they have been arounf for a very long time, so I am surprised you have never met one cuban. Dude, I know these cuban you mentioned... But I don't know them personally, which is what i meant to say... I have seen cubans in NY lots of times, I eat at el cortadito restaurant which is cuban, but i don't have any cuban friends or ever had, so am at a lost when it comes to that side of the isle... i know them personally. i also say cubans in Ny NJ are very different from cubans in miami. I have met Cubans hear in miami who are down to earth and after talking to them for a long time they mention they were raised in NJ Ny or they had recently moved from NJ Ny and they also tell me that cubans in miami are very different from those in the north. |
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| #42 - Posted 18 February 2009, 11:52 AM | |
Location: United States Join date: March 2008 Member #: 522 Posts: 1146 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Yes, Cubans in Miami are quite different from those in the North East or other areas of the US. I don't really understand the reason for this, but the difference is quite noticeable. I guess it has something to do with social, economic and class status. Cubans are one of the most successful immigrant groups in the US. When that happens and for this reason, it is a natural human tendency to erroneously think one is better then everyone else. |
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| #43 - Posted 18 February 2009, 12:41 PM | |
Location: United States Join date: June 2008 Member #: 933 Posts: 3208 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Quote: guillermone previously said: it is a natural human tendency to erroneously think one is better then everyone else. Erroneously? |
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| #44 - Posted 18 February 2009, 1:29 PM | |
Location: Dominican Republic Join date: November 2008 Member #: 1695 Posts: 69 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Quote: guillermone previously said: Yes, Cubans in Miami are quite different from those in the North East or other areas of the US. I don't really understand the reason for this, but the difference is quite noticeable. I guess it has something to do with social, economic and class status. Cubans are one of the most successful immigrant groups in the US. When that happens and for this reason, it is a natural human tendency to erroneously think one is better then everyone else. This is an example. The typical Cuban in Miami is like this comemierda AnthonyC. He fits the mold perfectly. Pure comemierda |
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| #45 - Posted 18 February 2009, 1:38 PM | |
Location: United States, New York City Join date: February 2008 Member #: 411 Posts: 4053 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Quote: ponmeloahi previously said: Quote: guillermone previously said: Yes, Cubans in Miami are quite different from those in the North East or other areas of the US. I don't really understand the reason for this, but the difference is quite noticeable. I guess it has something to do with social, economic and class status. Cubans are one of the most successful immigrant groups in the US. When that happens and for this reason, it is a natural human tendency to erroneously think one is better then everyone else. This is an example. The typical Cuban in Miami is like this comemierda AnthonyC. He fits the mold perfectly. Pure comemierda I think it's fair to say that native New Yorkers regardless of ethnicity are very different from native Floridians regardless of ethnicity. "Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life."-Charles de Gaulle |
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| #46 - Posted 18 February 2009, 2:06 PM | |
Location: Dominican Republic Join date: November 2008 Member #: 1695 Posts: 69 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected yes but i lived in new york also. i know the different idiosyncracies of new yorkers and how hispanic interact. columbians, venezuelans Nicaragans etc in new york and miami are basically the same (very minor differences) Puerto ricans are the same, everyone is basically the same except cubans. I know cubans from NY and NJ have told me that they have experienced racisim from their family in miami but never from their familly in the north. |
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| #47 - Posted 18 February 2009, 2:44 PM | |
Location: United States Join date: October 2008 Member #: 1478 Posts: 849 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Quote: CarlosFranco previously said: Quote: Bonahan48 previously said: Quote: time2rize previously said: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected This guy is such a racist...Let's pray one day he doesn't go around killing people in the name of some race...The worst part is that race, just like anything else, is a social construct...The only think that counts is our human condition and the cultural variations history and geography produce (Ethnicity and Nationalism).... Until he finds a race to fit in... He's Mexican to me! JJJAJAJAJAJA This poor fella is so ugly no race wants to relate to him or with him. You ugly! you ugly! your mama says your ugly! U.G.L.Y. You ain't got no alibi you ugly. |
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| #48 - Posted 18 February 2009, 8:39 PM | |
Location: United States Join date: March 2008 Member #: 522 Posts: 1146 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Dominican Lady-You know quite well that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I am very sure that some one or even plenty of little ladies out there think he is a real catch. Here in Miami, he will never go beyond first base, however, in some parts of the country he might be considered exotic. And some females can be attracted to that. There are a lot of examples of ugly, fuddy duddies that get the best chicks. And some times I just wonder, how he do dat ? |
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| #49 - Posted 18 February 2009, 9:09 PM | |
Location: United States Join date: October 2008 Member #: 1478 Posts: 849 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Quote: guillermone previously said: Dominican Lady-You know quite well that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I am very sure that some one or even plenty of little ladies out there think he is a real catch. Here in Miami, he will never go beyond first base, however, in some parts of the country he might be considered exotic. And some females can be attracted to that. There are a lot of examples of ugly, fuddy duddies that get the best chicks. And some times I just wonder, how he do dat ? Oh, true that! And not that I walk around thinking I'm hot stuff... But the things people get all pist of about.... I mean if I was to get upset every time some one asked me if I was Colombian or Brazilian I would be one mad lady! Edited on 2/18/2009 9:10 PM by DominicanLady. |
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| #50 - Posted 18 February 2009, 9:13 PM | |
Location: United States Join date: March 2008 Member #: 522 Posts: 1146 | RE: I am not Latino nor Hispanic. I want my racial and cultural identity to be respected Well not so fast, ponmeloahi, Miami attracts a lot of wealthy Hispanics from all over Latin America and the only ones that regardless of financial and social status tend to be down to earth all the time anywhere and everywhere, with a few rare exceptions are the Dominicans. Most other Hispanics just lack that je ne sais quoi. Colombians though very polite and courteous are very class conscious, though not arrogant, they can be very condescending. Venezuelans with money can be rude, nasty, looks down at others and pompous at times. But of course we all know the folks from Argentina are known to have over an exaggerated ego. The Costa Ricans think of themselves as the Hot Shit of Central America and look down at their other neighbors. The upper crust Mexicans that I have met I found to be pedante y repugnante, some thing sort of like a Luis Miguel. ( sorry but I know the ladies are going to kill me). Now not all Cubans in Miami are come mieldas. The recent Cuban arrivals, the ones that grew up during the Cuban Revolution I find to be very nice and not yet spoiled with US consumerism, materialism or have yet to adopt the Miami shallow mentality and empty way of life. Also many of the Cuban residents from Hialeah, a blue collar, working class enclave here, tend to be none assuming and unpretentious. |
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