DominicanChic
TuPapaupa, people that conduct your type of analysis are exactly the problem and the reason why
we get such a bad rep. regarding this issue. You decided to interview one person, from one small campo in DR, generalize, and then call it a day. I think you owe us an apology.

The bad rep. DR has gotten regarding race has not come since Trujillo's time, since everyone knows that his massacre was something very personal, it has come since the "NGO's" that claim to be defending Haitian immigrants in DR started disseminating this propaganda. They are very aware that their agenda is malicious and can do nothing else but play the race card. They have to lump all dark Dominicans into their bullshit "cause" because otherwise it be too obvious that they are trying to force DR to carry a burden that doesn't belong to them.


Gizmo Thank you somebody smart "about time." Let's keep our focus on the real threat Haitian invaders.

I do.

You don't, move to the next F'ing thread.

Unless you are Dominican and want to share your non-racism experiences.

I know it does, mr.

This is not Everywhereinthefaceoftheearth.com, this is DominicanToday.com where anything Dominican goes.

I stand by what I say and see/witness, when it comes to their own people, many Dominicans are as racist as they come.

Let's get something straight, I am not only talking about "the rich", I am also talking about "the white" and even some blacks and ligh-skinned Dominicans.

DominicanChic, you will get your "apology' after Obama is done with his speech.

Well I would have to disagree with you in defense Tupapaupa statements, Dominicanchick I would say you are wrong. Dominicans are notorious for being hypocrites we are just a little more discreet than we would like to admit (I'll get back to this later).

I have family on all-sides of the color spectrum I will just say for the sake of this discussion one half side of paternal grandparents is black, black right out of the tree. And the other side of my maternal is white. My memory serves me very well of the time I heard family snickering (from maternal side) comments about avoiding marrying anyone black and avoid ruining the blood line further (dañando la sangre).

It is a reality that too many Dominicans wish to avoid or deny that it exist. It is a reality that many will turn a blind eye and hope will evaporate into thin air as if never existed.

Dominicanchick , I believe the big problems is that we Dominicans dont like the UGLY truth. We prefer to paint Dominican Republic as this beautiful paradise where rivers are plenty with pristine waters etc etc etc. Where Dominicans love one another as he loves himself etc etc etc. Haitians are only one part of the equation. Dominicans are the other half and it is because our failure to see clearly our side of the equation that we can't construct this formula to solve our problems.


The truth is UGLY. No the truth FUGLY and will always be until we begin to address these issues intelligently, realistically and with civility we will be forever doomed to continue living in poverty, ineptitude and corruption.

Dude your country is so poor no one there is considered elite by us Americans or any well established society.If you like your country so much take your azz there and live!!!!!!!

now here is an intelligent remark for you

Gizmo : TuPapaUpa racism exist everywhere in the face of the earth, so this thread is useless.

and so, my fellow readers, please do not opine on any topics you see in these threads. do not discuss corruption in the DR, because corruption is everywhere. do not discuss crime, because the same applies in the USA. tourism? they have that everywhere! why bother discuss the Haiti/Dominican divide? hell, the greeks and turks in Cyprus do not like each other, either. given Gizmo's logic, maybe we should just discuss really neutral things, like embroidery and recipes for coconut macaroons. what am i saying? they have those everywhere, too.

Tupapaupa, i think that this line is a contender for the hall of fame in posting:

This is not Everywhereinthefaceoftheearth.com, this is DominicanToday.com where anything Dominican goes. keep them coming!

Dreadlocks
now here is an intelligent remark for you

Gizmo : TuPapaUpa racism exist everywhere in the face of the earth, so this thread is useless.

and so, my fellow readers, please do not opine on any topics you see in these threads. do not discuss corruption in the DR, because corruption is everywhere. do not discuss crime, because the same applies in the USA. tourism? they have that everywhere! why bother discuss the Haiti/Dominican divide? hell, the greeks and turks in Cyprus do not like each other, either. given Gizmo's logic, maybe we should just discuss really neutral things, like embroidery and recipes for coconut macaroons. what am i saying? they have those everywhere, too.
Gizmo Dreadlocks has any multi-racial country in the world ever solved the problem of racism? The answer is no! So please stop singlying the D.R., If we were to compare the experiences of racism from the past to present with other country's we will be at the low end of the spectrum. Yes racism exist and it's hypocritical to say that it doesn't, but the problem is minimal in comparison to other nations.

Dreadlocks
Tupapaupa, i think that this line is a contender for the hall of fame in posting:

This is not Everywhereinthefaceoftheearth.com, this is DominicanToday.com where anything Dominican goes. keep them coming!

Gizmo: This one's for you Dreadlocks. Several "Dance Clubs" in Calgary, Canada are charged with not allowing entrance to people of color. PART ONE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plQpLPy1eao