Comments on: Dominican Chronicles Vol 6: Typical… http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/dominican-chronicles/dominican-chronicles-vol-6-typical/ A Claudio Cabrera Project Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:58:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/dominican-chronicles/dominican-chronicles-vol-6-typical/comment-page-1/#comment-4991 admin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:49:17 +0000 http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/?p=2919#comment-4991 Because despite the racial issues that persist in Cuba, they acknowledge that African ancestry is a part of their culture whether they are light as day or dark as night. Because despite the racial issues that persist in Cuba, they acknowledge that African ancestry is a part of their culture whether they are light as day or dark as night.

]]> By: Yanaja http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/dominican-chronicles/dominican-chronicles-vol-6-typical/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 Yanaja Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:48:48 +0000 http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/?p=2919#comment-4990 BTW, I love your blog. I just got introduced to it today via theindustrycosign, and it's like you are speaking to my soul dude. I can relate to your life so much... BTW, I love your blog. I just got introduced to it today via theindustrycosign, and it’s like you are speaking to my soul dude. I can relate to your life so much…

]]> By: Yanaja http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/dominican-chronicles/dominican-chronicles-vol-6-typical/comment-page-1/#comment-4989 Yanaja Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:47:44 +0000 http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/?p=2919#comment-4989 You have to laugh to keep from getting angry. It's crazy because I'm not even really all that dark and I have lightish eyes and thick curly hair. My complexion is medium brown but I guess I don't have that special Dominicana glow lol Cubans always know that I'm Cuban though, without a doubt. Even anglo-Cubans accept me. Weird. You have to laugh to keep from getting angry.

It’s crazy because I’m not even really all that dark and I have lightish eyes and thick curly hair. My complexion is medium brown but I guess I don’t have that special Dominicana glow lol

Cubans always know that I’m Cuban though, without a doubt. Even anglo-Cubans accept me. Weird.

]]> By: admin http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/dominican-chronicles/dominican-chronicles-vol-6-typical/comment-page-1/#comment-4988 admin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:47:14 +0000 http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/?p=2919#comment-4988 Yanaja - You know...i take a serious tone with this stuff, but sometimes, this stuff is really hilarious. I've had similar situations as yours. My ex gf is light skin and some people mistake her for Dominican. But she's half black and white. She speaks no Spanish. Girl...when we would get on the 1 train uptown, it didn't matter if i looked like a young professional, people would pierce me with their eyes like lasers. They would also talk to her in Spanish in restaurants and be shocked when i answered. I agree man..."some" of them just refuse to claim us. Yanaja -

You know…i take a serious tone with this stuff, but sometimes, this stuff is really hilarious.

I’ve had similar situations as yours. My ex gf is light skin and some people mistake her for Dominican. But she’s half black and white. She speaks no Spanish.

Girl…when we would get on the 1 train uptown, it didn’t matter if i looked like a young professional, people would pierce me with their eyes like lasers. They would also talk to her in Spanish in restaurants and be shocked when i answered.

I agree man…”some” of them just refuse to claim us.

]]> By: Yanaja http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/dominican-chronicles/dominican-chronicles-vol-6-typical/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 Yanaja Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:30:42 +0000 http://www.liveabovemediocrity.com/?p=2919#comment-4986 My mother is Dominicana and my father is Cubano. I get the "you don't look Latina, I thought you were black" thing all the time, from my own people. One time I was at Caridad on 145th and Broadway. The waiter started speaking English to me then turned around to my roommate (an African American with a slightly lighter complexion than I) and spoke Spanish to her. She didn't speak Spanish so I answered for her. This ignorant waiter had the nerve to tell me that must have a good Spanish teacher. I was like yes, my mami and papi. I didn't even bother explaining any further. It's a lost cause. When I'm in DR I get mistaken for Brasilian or full Cuban, our people just refuse to claim me lol My mother is Dominicana and my father is Cubano. I get the “you don’t look Latina, I thought you were black” thing all the time, from my own people. One time I was at Caridad on 145th and Broadway. The waiter started speaking English to me then turned around to my roommate (an African American with a slightly lighter complexion than I) and spoke Spanish to her. She didn’t speak Spanish so I answered for her. This ignorant waiter had the nerve to tell me that must have a good Spanish teacher. I was like yes, my mami and papi. I didn’t even bother explaining any further. It’s a lost cause.

When I’m in DR I get mistaken for Brasilian or full Cuban, our people just refuse to claim me lol

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