Here's a snippet of her doc, tho.
and they use "neg" (which has the same root as ******) to refer to fellow Haitians regardless of skintoneBlan!
Let’s talk about the word “blan.”
If you are white and perfect Haitian Creole doesn’t flow off the tip of your tongue, this is a word you will hear a lot in Haiti. Much more than any other word.
“Blan” is pronounced with a nasalized “a” and no “n,” and it primarily means “white” but is also used to mean “foreigner.”
Even if you have dark complexion, once it is discovered you are not Haitian, there’s a good chance you will be addressed as “blan.”
However, a white Haitian is not a “blan,” but rather just a Haitian who happens to have blan skin.
Blan!
Blan!
Let’s talk about the word “blan.”
If you are white and perfect Haitian Creole doesn’t flow off the tip of your tongue, this is a word you will hear a lot in Haiti. Much more than any other word.
“Blan” is pronounced with a nasalized “a” and no “n,” and it primarily means “white” but is also used to mean “foreigner.”
Even if you have dark complexion, once it is discovered you are not Haitian, there’s a good chance you will be addressed as “blan.”
However, a white Haitian is not a “blan,” but rather just a Haitian who happens to have blan skin.
Blan!
Interesting...Blan!
Let’s talk about the word “blan.”
If you are white and perfect Haitian Creole doesn’t flow off the tip of your tongue, this is a word you will hear a lot in Haiti. Much more than any other word.
“Blan” is pronounced with a nasalized “a” and no “n,” and it primarily means “white” but is also used to mean “foreigner.”
Even if you have dark complexion, once it is discovered you are not Haitian, there’s a good chance you will be addressed as “blan.”
However, a white Haitian is not a “blan,” but rather just a Haitian who happens to have blan skin.
Blan!
and they use "neg" (which has the same root as ******) to refer to fellow Haitians regardless of skintone
They do. "Neg" is used like "dude, bro" etc. (Think of the use of nikka in the US without the pejorative connotation)Interesting...
So we gotta wait and see the context in which it was used in the documentary.
Maybe she translated it wrong
According to the blan definition it doesn't seem like white Haitians get called neg
Haitian women the most underrated of the diaspora
Down here Haitians call white ppl blan My boy is always like "gade blan "
So Haitians be negging each other?
Haitian women the most underrated of the diaspora