1. the bad dominicana: When did Latin@s become white in the United States?»

    vagabondaesthetics:

    I don’t mean that in the sense that there were or are zero white/light complected Latinos. I mean when did this become the prevailing thought in the US? I was looking through the teams on my Negro League jacket and there sits the New York Cubans. It’s hard to put out a…

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    4. selfactivity answered: Well, this crap exists IN latin america too, like where rican pride themselves on ‘spanish blood’ and downplay afro roots
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    6. larepublicadedet answered: There are difft trajectories for how latin@s became ‘latin@s.’ Mexicans were considered white on birth certificates early-mid 20th century
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      When did Latin@s become white in the United States?...the u.s. and its...
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    9. complexximperfection answered: because american cant accept the fact that latinos are people of color. We all arent Camren Diaz
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      anti-black ideology comes from two places, spain/europe and the good ol us of a. the racial caste system and anti-black...
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    19. bad-dominicana reblogged this from vagabondaesthetics and added:
      consistent erasure...latin american culture, anyone?!!!!!!
    20. chuyelrojo reblogged this from vagabondaesthetics and added:
      Some sweeping generalisations, but...notwithstanding,
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      It came from a shit-ton of internalized racism...most Latin@s refuse to talk about. Like...

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