Weedlab said:
HipHopGodd said:
Weedlab said:
That's why I enjoyed living in the Caribbean. These racial issues are, for the most part, nonexistent. People of different races live in harmony with each other. Black, white, yellow act the same really. Everyone is just "irie". But there is a 'class issue', so in that sense there is some troubles. With that said, you'll find people will take issue with classes, clutures and sub-cultures, but rarely race (at least the countries I lived on). South America .... still has a ways to go. lulz
I will admit, I take no issue with black people from the Caribbean, Africa and the UK, but some African Americans I do find troubling, especially when you have to bridge a dialogue or something. For the record, I am mixed but I identity myself as a black person.
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I totally agree! I am from Jamaica and when I lived there my best friend was a "coolie" who had white and black parents. We had white, black, Hispanic, and Asian kids in school and it was nothing. I move to the U.S. and all of a sudden it seems like everyone hates everyone else. WTF!?
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haha @ coolie. Ain't heat that one in a while padna. It's true. I lived in the southern tip for a while and I spent some time in Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and Trinidad, and while I was there race did not seem to be an issue. I will admit though, it is visible in Trinidad due to the indian vs negro talk, but for the most part both groups get along (except around elections). I went to Miami to meet a chick and to my surprise the racism was quite palpable. I was only accepted by some groups because I can speak Spanish, so they figured I was at least part of their own. That to me is not normal and should not be so.
Funny enough ... my friends in the UK left there for the US and have no intentions of going back. To them, the US presents opportunities for the black man while the UK stifles it. That was quite interesting to me.
Oh and my brother from another island ... irie and one love! *extends hand to give bounce as a show of respect*
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