chief_keef_stan
lil' haitian nikka
Good for OP.
Most of us Dominicans (if not all) have some African blood in our family tree.
We readily accept our african heritage.
Unlike certain coli members who don't accept their white heritage.
as a Dominican, i acknowledge that i am Black and i embrace my African roots
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My post about that was mild trolling.
But in my view you have to acknowledge everything that you are. Even the awful things that we don't like and wish never happened.
Like it or not, it's a part of you.
Ancestry and genetics isn't some shyt you're allowed to cherry pick just because you want to make yourself feel better at night.
To be clear, there is a difference in acknowledgement and embracing, as Elle said.
Good for OP.
Most of us Dominicans (if not all) have some African blood in our family tree.
We readily accept our african heritage.
Unlike certain coli members who don't accept their white heritage.
I get the impression that they don't actually give a fukk about what you acknowledge or what you embrace. People just find it funny that someone who looks like a nikka, lives around nikkas, and acts like a nikka doesn't wanna be called a nikka. This is strictly referring to the people that are physically black but think their race is "Dominican" or "Latino".
It's a cultural thing.
Only in America do black people insist that Caribbean black people fall into their rules of what defines "blackness"
A cultural thing? Try to elaborate on that. What ties do you have to Dominican culture, and how often do you visit the island? Do you realize that there is no "Latino" category on our cedulas. You're either a Mulatto, Negro, Blanco, etc..in the Dominican Republic. Like I said, the Blacks in the country acknowledge their blackness. The only ones that are confused are those living in the ghettos of the USA.
Let's be honest about what the issue is here.
Black Americans don't give a shyt about Latinos adopting any aspect of "black American culture".
The only thing most black Americans hate is latinos saying the N word.
Most of the time what a black Latino means to say when he says he's not the same as a black American is that he's not of the same culture as an African American. Sure. They're both black. They both have a lot in common in terms of a shared history of struggle. But the identity is different.
That said, if a black Latino says he doesn't have African heritage, he's a fukkin moron living in denial.
Well, there's your problem. Most of you people fully adopt this self-destructive "black American culture". So many Dominicans in the US completely embrace this ghetto lifestyle, and have very little knowledge on Dominican culture, so why do they bytch and complain when they're seen as being the same as African-Americans.
The difference between you guys and other Afro-Caribbeans and Latinos is that they have strong ties to their culture, unlike the majority of you. They know all there is to know about their history and culture. And they know everything that's going on in their country from top to bottom, and they serve as great ambassadors to their homeland.
That's not the case at all with Coli Dominicans. Notice how you didn't answer my question. What ties do you have to Dominican culture? And what knowledge do you have on Dominican history and current events? I bet you know more about African-American culture than Dominican culture.
What ties I personally have to Dominican culture aren't relevant because as a rule it's anecdotal. I'm just one guy.
And you have a point about Latinos adopting the "destructive aspects" and being upset at the consequences of it.
And yes I have been to DR. Many times. My family owns land and business there
You're just one guy, but people like you are the rule rather than the exception. The majority of Dominicans in the US have very limited knowledge on the country. DR is a relatively large chunk of land, so you should try to be more specific about where you have you been. Also, where does your family own land and businesses? Owning a plot of land and a business in some campo in the middle of nowhere is not the same as owing a restaurant in the Piantini neighborhood of Santo Domingo, for example. I'm my town there's a colmado in every block, so saying you own a "business" doesn't mean much.
What are you even talking about?
You're trying to act like I'm indicative of every Dominican in America?
And what's with all these personal questions?
I don't see what this has to do with the thread topic.
My posts on the coli about African heritage are all over the place.
Mira esta baboso talkin wreck less as if Dominicans on the island who never stepped foot in the U.S aren't swagger jacking black american rappers culture TO THIS DAY de hace mucho shyt i remember back in the late late 90s when reggaeton was first blowing up and the playero tapes was out any Dominican who rapped was being called a "dominican yo" dudes was out there wearing fitted hats, dressing baggy, getting braids etc when has that been Dominican culutre???? and again am talkin about dudes who have never stepped foot in Americany no me diga that i dont know what am talkin bout ive lived on and off the island for years El Million [Ensanche Quisquella] family owed one of the biggest centro de techonoligas at the time , en sanche luperon la 18, en guachupita , all over cotui etc etc
Am not gonna diagree that dominicans who are born here dont know shyt bout the culture down there but that applies todo el mundo cubans, ricans, etc etc but get the fuk out of here with the culture stuff cause i seen that shyt with my own two eyes
