Ok, I’ll just start by saying this I tend to always be in disagreement with a majority of opinions. My mom says I should be a Republican because I tend to be more conservative and certainly more conservative for an African American Women. I think my ideals come from growing up in such a diverse population. My high school wasn't full of ignorant people or racist, we had all grew up together and around people of different ethnic backgrounds. I’m proud to say that I have Indian, black, white, Spanish, Asian friends. I loved that about my home town and didn’t realize just how blessed I was to have grown up there.
Anyways as it regards to our assigned readings, I’m sorry to say but I don’t understand Roberto’s issue in his essay "Black and Latino". I'm going to try to put this as lightly as I can...and I hope no one gets offended, and I'm proud to be African American and everything but I don't personally think anyone who isn’t black (African descendants brought to AMERICA through slavery...not Hispanic or direct immigrants) wants to be black and identify themselves with a "people" that isn’t "desirable" -- I’m using the word desirable loosely but in terms of the American idea of its superior race.
And I'm aware that that sounds awful but I just don’t get why he's so upset when lots of people would love to able to claim they were mixed with something besides just being black.
Bottom line: if you were given the choice when you were born to be white (Asian Hispanic Indian etc.) or black, which would you choose?
But I do think that’s one of the things that sets blacks apart from everyone else, that when children "find out they’re black" they have to fight to not only love themselves but get others to love and accept them. I think that is what makes black culture so powerful...it’s a real struggle.
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