Let's be honest and talk about "mejorar la raza," when parents or friends encourage us to "better the race" by dating non-black people.
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@aurabogado@PalmTreesnGz Yes, yes, yes, yes. Anti-blackness is a thing in my family. They're explicit about it. -
@AndreaGarVar@aurabogado@PalmTreesnGz my dad's family are very euro looking dominicans and my mom's side is very "dark." so much racism. -
@adefillo@aurabogado@PalmTreesnGz My mom as called negrita when she was young by her own siblings, because she had darker skin. -
@adefillo@aurabogado@PalmTreesnGz And she was rarely called pretty as opposed to her sister, who had lighter skin. -
@adefillo@aurabogado@PalmTreesnGz What's sad is that she once told me "You can't date anyone who's darker than ME."
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@aurabogado for Central Americans and Mexicans, we have a language of anti blackness inculcated before our peoples come here.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado I think about how that language was reinforced for many w media representations of blackness and criminality in 70s/80sThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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