Cape Verdeans' role as middlemen in the transatlantic slave trade

[Tommy Knocks]

Please break it down for us then kind sir.

man @GetInTheTruck has broken this down a million times but people still want to believe the myth. Despite indians themselves trying to educate people. I don't know what else to tell you, other than try indian websites for information, not western ones.

Caste aren't by skin tone, they're by historical tribe/professions, the highest castes are priests, and most come from the south, whom are dark. Sikhs are another example of people that are dark and very high on the caste system. There have never been any history where they measured their skin tone and that was how they determined which caste a person was. That doesn't even make sense since indians vary in skintones (within their own family), and vary based off region.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Would Nigerians claim the Threadstarter as a black man if he didnt tell them his mother was Black

Probably not.

But on a serious note I'm in LA for the weekend. what's popping on Saturday night?

 

[Robbie3000]

Do West Africans consider cape verdeans "black"

Kenya is not in West Africa friend so I wouldn't know.

 

[Crakface]

Kenya is not in West Africa friend so I wouldn't know.

What about Kenyans.

 

[Robbie3000]

What about Kenyans.

I do. I've never spoken to Kenyans about CV though.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

man @GetInTheTruck has broken this down a million times but people still want to believe the myth. Despite indians themselves trying to educate people. I don't know what else to tell you, other than try indian websites for information, not western ones.

Caste aren't by skin tone, they're by historical tribe/professions, the highest castes are priests, and most come from the south, whom are dark. Sikhs are another example of people that are dark and very high on the caste system. There have never been any history where they measured their skin tone and that was how they determined which caste a person was. That doesn't even make sense since indians vary in skintones (within their own family), and vary based off region.

The tell us, oh wise one, why the class of Untouchables (aka the Dalits) are all overwhelmingly darkskinned?

 

[GetInTheTruck]

man @GetInTheTruck has broken this down a million times but people still want to believe the myth. Despite indians themselves trying to educate people. I don't know what else to tell you, other than try indian websites for information, not western ones.

Caste aren't by skin tone, they're by historical tribe/professions, the highest castes are priests, and most come from the south, whom are dark. Sikhs are another example of people that are dark and very high on the caste system. There have never been any history where they measured their skin tone and that was how they determined which caste a person was. That doesn't even make sense since indians vary in skintones (within their own family), and vary based off region.

Pretty much all on point except that not all Sikhs are upper caste, there are untouchables in Punjab who are fairer skinned than most south Indian Brahmins.

If I asked somebody to guess the caste of an Indian based on skin color alone they would be wrong 99% of the time, facts.

 

[GetInTheTruck]

The tell us, oh wise one, why the class of Untouchables (aka the Dalits) are all overwhelmingly darkskinned?

The new prime minister of India is a low caste Indian, Google image narendra modi, can you tell me if you consider that to be dark skinned?

 

[The Real]

Pretty much all on point except that not all Sikhs are upper caste, there are untouchables in Punjab who are fairer skinned than most south Indian Brahmins.

If I asked somebody to guess the caste of an Indian based on skin color alone they would be wrong 99% of the time, facts.

I thought Sikhism rejects the caste system?

 

[GetInTheTruck]

I thought Sikhism rejects the caste system?

That's what they advertise but all Indians are caste concious when it comes to religious affairs and marriage.

Buddhism rejects the caste system too, but all the Buddha's were either brahmins or Kshatriyas.

 

[Crakface]

Probably not.

But on a serious note I'm in LA for the weekend. what's popping on Saturday night?

UFC Fights at The Happy Ending in Hollywood. Good sports bar. Anime expo at the convention center. Nerd Thots everywhere. The J Spot Comedy Club (black comics). If you wanna trick on big booty freaks, Stars. House of Blues on Sunset. All kind of shyt.

 

[Crakface]

I thought Sikhism rejects the caste system?

Clearly not since Indians are running racist editorials against black through the state run newspaper. They believe in the pecking order, with them above black people.

 

[Crakface]

Pretty much all on point except that not all Sikhs are upper caste, there are untouchables in Punjab who are fairer skinned than most south Indian Brahmins.

If I asked somebody to guess the caste of an Indian based on skin color alone they would be wrong 99% of the time, facts.

How many white colored Indians are Untouchables? Are there any?

 

[GetInTheTruck]

How many white colored Indians are Untouchables? Are there any?

How many white colored Indians are there period? Not many.

White skinned Europeans can't go to India and be considered Brahmins, to be a Brahmin you have to be able to cite your gotra or clan. Skin color has zilch to do with varna, which is the real word for caste.

 

[Tommy Knocks]

The new prime minister of India is a low caste Indian, Google image narendra modi, can you tell me if you consider that to be dark skinned?

Crazy that dude looks persian. interesting.

My old roommate was in the upper caste and he was darker than me. lol.