Creole isn't a race. It's a type of language that originates from a pidgin (a contact language that blends elements of 2 or more languages that is used when people of different languages need to communicate).
"Creole" is descended from a pidgin, the only difference is that it possesses it's own native speakers with linguistic expansion and elaboration. Creole doesn't just belong to people of Louisiana and New Orleans, there are creole languages all over the world.
To all of you, stop fighting. Creole does not refer to color. It is the mixture of any Colored with a European. It is a mixture or different races like Native American, African, European and nowadays we have Chiney who are Asian Creole. Let say any one who can trace 2 of these races can call him/herself creole or mulatto as it used to be called. The word creole was mostly for the descent of Slaves borns in the Antilles (French Caribbean). At the end, though, Jesus knows no color!
BRAVO CAMEAUX, YOUR NAME SAYS IT ALL, YOU GOT A CREOLE NAME, OR LET'S SAY FRRENCH, A LOT OF PPL OUT THERE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT CREOLE. AND THEY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CREOLE
WE NEED TO SUPPORT CREOLE SPEAKING IN AMERICA, FOR , IT IS AN AMERICAN LENGUAGE.
I HATE WHEN THOSE STUPID PEOPLE TELL ME "SPEAK ENGLISH"
@IslenoGutierrez Chicago was settled by A Haitian Creole and for Your info, It too was a French possession.My Louisiana Ancestors go back to the 18th Century long before the Spanish took possession of Louisiana My ancestors are veterans of the Battle of New Orleans & All of Them live throughout the State of Louisiana .Many left Because Your Ancestors chased them away with their Racist ways. I'm a Louisiana Raised in Chicago. I live in New Orleans in Gentilly and also California..So what !!
The term Creole (Spanish - Criollo) was introduced in 1590. It derived from the Latin word “crear”, which meant, “create.” In 1590, Father J. de Acosta decided that the mixed breeds born in the New World were neither Spanish, African, Indian, but various mixtures of all three, thus a created Race
Garcilaso de la Vega, "The Inca," writing in the early 1600's, tells us: "The name was invented by the Negroes.They use it to mean a Negro born in the Indies,
@augustinecomeaux I know this already, I'm not doubting that the name Creole was given to Blacks in Latin America, But in Louisiana that usage was not in use to describe mixed race people at the time. The French/Spanish got wind of it through the Spanish and Criollo became Creole. In New Orleans, the White French Creoles were the first to use this term in the Colony of Louisiana. They built an entire society around the name. That's why when you go to the French Quarter, you see the word Creole.
Why should I go to Loyola University to research this Lady.She's no authority on Free Persons of Color and she's certainly not a Creole of Color..For that matter she is neither a Historian She Writes novels so It's a moot issue.. Maybe You should pick up a Creole Book and get the other picture perhaps You can learn something about Other..The Real world is not Exclusively reserved for Whites
@augustinecomeaux Um, Kate Chopin was a Creole from centuries ago. She does not live today. She was an author of books on her culture as well as the Creoles of Color. She wrote books on French Creoles and Creoles of Color. Her heritage was Creole. I actually have picked up many books on Creoles. There are two kinds of Creoles - The French Creoles, um the Whites like me, and Creoles of Color or also known as Black Creoles - um, Mulattos like you. Done. Ok there it is. You happy.
Kate Chopin was a French Creole living amongst the French Creoles of the French Quarter centuries ago. I believe she knows what she was talking about. As far as Mulatto Creoles, yes you did exist occupying the middle ground between the French Creoles and the slaves. You were a free people and did own things too. I don't doubt that for a second. I much rather believe in the truth than lies for personal gain.
I 'm not denying you exist, slaves brought to Louisiana, once arrived in New Orleans saw that there was a group of people being called Creoles. From my research on Kate Chopin and her books written, the first time Mulattos and Blacks were referred to as "Creoles" in New Orleans was when the Americans were moving in across from the French Quarter, they begin to label anyone from the French side as "Creole", when that happen, the Whites assumed the name "French Creole".
Omg dude! Where do you get your info from? I actually took a Louisiana Studies class in college here in Louisiana, I read numerous short stories and novels from Kate Chopin. She talks about the French Creoles (White Creoles). She says the French Creoles of the French Quarter being responsible for the culture and architecture of the French Quarter. Go look her up.
Who Cares What Kate Cholin says...She speaks for Your community not Ours lets stop this negativity ..She's speaks for The European not the Multi Racial Creoles Who were not even given the time of day in Ante Bellum Louisiana..Again stop throwing this sort of thing up in Our Faces listen to the truth and not someone who glorifies White Creoles..Do You really know anything about the Creole of Color other that what You hear others say ??
The Mulatto Creoles of Louisiana, came after the White Creoles in New Orleans. Go research it. You can't hide the truth man. It is what it is. The French/Spanish Whites first started calling themselves Creoles. Then due to interracial relationships with Black women and the newly arrived Americans moving in on the other side of Canal street, Mulattos started to be called Creoles as well. The Whites then took on the name French Creole to distinguish themselves from this "new" group of Creoles.
Good for You .You know Your Own History but not Ours.I don't care where You got Your Info from It is a reflection of You & Your Family's point of View & nothing else..You show me Some documentation and I'll be tickled pink, in the meantime I suggest You learn more about the Creole Culture before You start making assumptions. Creoles have been mixing With Whites & Native Americans from day one .are You telling Me that The White Mixture of French does not count for anything
French Creoles (White Creoles) did not speak the Creole French of the Mulatto Creoles, but they spoke a Creolized Colonial French. Go do your research. You say I know nothing of Creole Culture? I am part French Creole, and part Louisiana Isleño Spanish. I know my heritage. I extensively studied this in college as well as in grade school. I got oral histories passed down from the elders in my family. Believe me, I know this culture well.
I have a friend from Cuba and he told me that the Criollos or you know it as Creole in english, are the descendants of the Spaniards or the Whites in Cuba. He said anything that is called Criollo in Cuba denotes that, such as Mojo Criollo, which is a marinade associated with the Spaniards. There are many places in Latin America like this. So, here is my conclusion, you exist and we exist, Mulatto Creole and French Creole, so tell it so, Creole is not exclusive to just you.
@IslenoGutierrez I have no idea just where You got all this Mumbo jumbo from but I'm amazed. .Creoles was a name given to the first Born African slaves in the New World.Creole is a Mixture of African & French & is spoken in Louisiana, Haiti ,Africa,throughout the New World,on the Islands off the Coast of Africa & in South America.Many Louisiana White Creoles also speak Creole which they learned from the Slaves Who were considered Creoles way before The Spanish took possession of Louisiana
@augustinecomeaux Excuse me sir, this is not mumbo jumbo, first of all I am a native Louisianian from New Orleans, La. I am part French Creole, and part Isleño Spanish of Louisiana. I studied this in school and I study this topic on my spare time. Yes, slaves did come up with the word, but that was in Latin America, in Louisiana, it was the Whites of French/Spanish heritage to first use the term applying it to themselves to distiguish themselves from foriegn born French and Spanish.
@IslenoGutierrez Slaves brought to Louisiana were already Creole speaking.You are forgetting that White Creoles adopted this word from Creole Slaves.I am also a Louisiana Creole & I've been hearing this myth put out by "George Washington Cable "& believe Me it's far from the truth. All My life I've been hearing People who know very little about Us or Our Culture claim that We don't exist & are by products of Other Cultures.Enough is enough.It's Time We Creoles took control of Our Culture
.Many Creoles Were never Slaves.They Built the French Quarters and Brought their Skills from Africa.You Might tell Your source of Info to stop reading outdated Racist Dictionaries.Creoles Are not anyone Who says He is.It's insulting & very Politically Incorrect.Creole is a Bonified Culture and is not an off spring of the French or the White Spanish People It's a combination of the three.Please Please Please pick Up a Book instead of listening to what other People tell You
Just Why are You trying to discredit Creoles and Their Culture when You know absolutely nothing about their History.It is well Documented that the Original Creoles Were African a Word Borrowed by the White Europeans .I've been studying Our Peoples History for over 20 years& I know You don't have a clue as to Who or What is a Creole.The only thing coming from Your mouth is that Creoles Come in all colors but not in all Nationalities. We may be Mixed with them all but that's it
If you search the internet, you can find lots of information about the "French Creoles", the White people of French/Spanish hertige of the French Quarter. The mixed race Creole came along later on in New Orleans' history. 200 and some odd years ago in New Orleans, when you were speaking about the "Creoles" it always meant the Latin Whites of the French Quarter and nobody else. Sorry, but this is the truth. Today it is in reverse from that, but we still exist.
The Creole culture of New Orleans doesn't really focus on one group, rather than many groups of people contributing to one culture. Of course there are White Creoles and Black Creoles in the New Orleans area, but they all contributed to make the "Creole" culture. Such as the French, the Spanish, the Italians, the Germans, the Africans, the Irish, and Indian to a lesser degree. All these people contributed to the "Creole" culture of New Orleans.
I know about this, the first Creoles of Louisiana, the White French Creoles of the French Quarter of only French/Spanish extraction. In the past, the White Creole men had sexual relations with Black women and those children were Mulattos, but to ensure they were not treated as harsh as Blacks, their mothers deemed them "Creoles", once this became common, the White Creoles changed their moniker from "Creole" to "French Creole", to distinguish the difference between Mulatto and White Creole.
Im half creole half mexican but this guy is right most of my creole family looks like this guy.... were from northern louisiana... im tiered that black people say were in denial..... their is black in the mix and french and spanish and native.... But if you look at a mexican you dont say they are half Spaniard half Native they are just mexican... just like creoles we are just creole....
@ckfastback As my family always put in. In Northern Lousiana, if you were to ride the bus during segregation, where would you end up sitting? With the black people. Almost ALL african americans are mixed, creole is not a completely separate race, and the only reason it was ever considered such was to create a racial hierarchy to enforce old antiquated self hatred such as paper bag tests.
@sidittygal my grandmother actually went to all creole school. and the people that worked on our farm for our family were black sad to say they werent allowed in the house and my family actually looks more white than black.... you say blacks are mixed but they still look black and have black peoples hair.. my family is fair skin with color eyes and speak french.... cane river look it up....
@sidittygal the last time black was in the family was during slavery. Metoyer a frenchman and a black slave. after that the mixed would mix with the mixed after two hundred years of just mixed people you still think they are black.. when we dont even look black or share the same culture... A mexican isnt considered to be either Spanish from spain or aztec/mayan they are just mexican mixed people new culture. blacks are mixed but then they mix back with black.. dont tell creoles what we are
Creoles are White Black & Mixed Race.Go Wikipedia it.You've been reading these Racist orientated Dictionaries for Too long.It's time You thought for Yourself.It Is Well documented that the First Creoles were Mixed Race & Black . Creole in Spanish means to Create.I'm a Louisiana Creole as well &m I don't need anyone else telling Me what I am & Just Who I should Be.Nice Try.Stop trying to dis associate Us.Creoles are World Wide not just in Louisiana.Do Your Ancestors speak Creole?
@augustinecomeaux Nobody is trying to disassociate you from anything. All I am saying is that, there are White Creoles in the New Orleans area known as French Creoles. The Mulatto Creoles are called Black Creoles or mixed race Creole. French Creoles that are known as French Creoles are White people of French/Spanish mixture in the New Orleans area. By the way, I trust a dictionary more than Wikipedia where anyone can type anything and pass it off as the truth.
Creoles are White Black & Mixed Race.Go Wikipedia it.You've been reading these Racist orientated Dictionaries for Too long.It's time You thought for Yourself.It Is Well documented that the First Creoles were Mixed Race & Black . Creole in Spanish means to Create.I'm a Louisiana Creole as well & I don't need anyone else telling Me what I am & Just Who I should Be.Nice Try.Stop trying to dis associate Us.Creoles are World Wide not just in Louisiana.Do Your Ancestors speak Creole?
@IslenoGutierrez If ur reffering to CREOLE, u forgot African American. The people u are refering to are cajuns, theres a difference, Im a creole myself, born & raised in Louisiana, & so was my ancestors, so I know what I'm talkin about. & u cant realy on google for all of ur info, u must 4got, google is full of bloggers who think they know what they talkin bout. Take it from a real creole like da one in this video and me, we know our culture and racial background betta than da google bloggers.
@AllPeopleGifts@APGifts To this idiot AP with 3 accounts harassing people who don't think like her, listen everybody has the right to identify as they wish so shut up! You're an arrogant self righteous white supremacist in disguise dumbass!
The Louisiana Creole Heritage Center is asking for a small membership fee of 8 dollars a month to help stay open. They are at high risk of closing due to budget cuts. Please spread the word everybody. I just sent them a check for 30 dollars. If you need the address just send me a message. It's a part of the University there in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Hey come on insted of making a video on YouTube which is a good start if you really want us Creoles to be reconized then do something host a creole march protest yell Obama what our people did for this country presevere our language write beyonce a letter she's rich
@moneylover202 You know I was thinking the same thing about Beyonce. She has the power to help the Creole Heritage Center stay open! They are at high risk of closing due to budget cuts. I'll be very sad it they close. I'm passing on the message on Creole videos here. They just need a small donation of 8 dollars a month. I just sent them a check for 30 dollars.
@augustinecomeaux okay, so are you really creole? ou est un haitian? because let me tell you something... i'm creole too. i'm know haitian creole too. is your family from haiti?huh? i'm not trying to be hostile, i'm just asking.
@smartkitty991 I'm a bit con fused..Not all Creoles come from Haiti..We are Louisiana Creoles and My Grandparents speak Louisiana Creole, which is similar to Haitian Creole..Some of Our Ancestors come from Haiti...Augustine, My name is Haitian If You remember, during the Haitian Revolution in 1804 over 20,000 Haitian Free People of Color, Blacks and Whites fled to New Orleans and Cuba..Creoles are World wide, in fact We are the Oldest Minorities in the America's. We are proud of Our Heritage
@augustinecomeaux Yeah, duh, I know! As I mentioned earlier, i'm haitian too! i come from a long line of black hatians, and three fourths of my family ARE from haiti, Fyi! i'm not saying there aren't any creoles in louisana. i was just asking! i'm just as proud as you are to be haitian! don't be getting confused.
You're right, Creoles haven't been getting their just dues. It is a people. I hope that Creoles, whichever outward color, are able to put Creole on the census. You just go ahead brother, you do your thing. I am Native American and the Black people who married into our Nations were Louisiana and Texas Creoles and I am very proud of that fact. I haven't always been aware of our history becasue we are northerners. But Creole pride...Creole pride!!!!
I am a creole girl who is half haitian creole half louisiana creole. I speak both Haitian and Louisiana Creole. I was born in Haiti and when i was 2 moved to new orleans and been there ever since Katrina. My mom is very very very light skinned and my dad is very dark skinned. I am very proud to be creole! And as u said Augustine i am proud of what our ancestors have accomplished also! Thanks for making the video God Bless You
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im not saying this to be offensive but i find it kinda of hard to be proud of mixed race heritage especially in slave times because that ment most of the time the black lady was raped to produce the creole children. just my belief
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Look you stop cursing me out. You don't know me! And get your ass off this video if you have a problem with Creoles or maybe you're the messy kind who likes to get attention online! And I've studied African people and their DNA, took African history in college so I'm not at all ignorant of Africa!
I think you are thinking of this other Creole website called Creole New Orleans (dot) type pad (dot) com and Augustine does not own that site! A man name Theodore Duplesis owns that site and yes he is ignorant but not all Creoles are like so stop prejudging us all!
I've been on his site French Creoles and never did he leave out the African ancestry of Creoles so what the hell are you talking about? And here on his videos has he ever denied being part black! What do you think Mulatto means? Stop accusing people of things just to start mess!
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"i consider myself one in all of the abouve" AMEN BROTHER AMEN you got it wrapped dawg. You should do one on how rednecks didnt settle louisianna b/c alot of people think they did..again just make mo' stuff. you know your shit! again pardon the roughness of some of my comments its a new orleans thing..lol just a lud mouf man but i will tell you i appreciate this.
HEY AUGUSTINE. I LOVE YOUR POSTES. finaly someone to tell people taht vreole isnt just a type of seasoning! haha i comented on another of your videos but it think in some cases i responded to you when i was trying to do so to someone els so dont take nothing badly. I dont fully agree with you on osme things but mostly i do
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There's a video on here where someone says that Arabs suffered more racism than blacks and me being a Creole was there defending blacks and not one black person posted any comments there and I was thinking where are all the proud black people? Funny some are here hating on Creoles but don't say anything on a video like that!
Good for you. I think many people feel that they can generalize the "creole attitude". Which often times is not correct. I personally am proud of all my mixes & our culture. There's nothing wrong with being happy with the traditions and environment in which you were raised. The problem is that most people are not respectful of the fact that we Creole's have traditions, a language, food & a history which we just want to acknowledge without others feeling that we're trying to be disrepectful.
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I'm proud of all my mixes too but I'm tired of people trying to tell us who we are when they hardly know anything about our culture. I'm tired of ignorant people singling out one part of our ancestry while ignoring the rest. That's what makes a person multiracial.
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Being black has been made a negative thing in this Nation, sadly many light skin blacks still hold allot of self hatred for their roots as mixed Africans. Ceole,s are a mixture of various races. But the black part is still the dominant gene with in them. Forming their own little racist groups and denying the foundation of their
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There is no such thing as a "light skinned black"! That is ridiculous. Black means the absence of color! Black NOTHING comes in different colors but brown does. Creoles came out with a much higher mixture than did African Americans and some could pass for white, why do you think we have the video here called "Too white to be black"? AA's are the ones who came out with the dominant African gene, Creoles were much more highly mixed. You are ignorant!
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Its you who is ignorant! your another self hating black person thinking that some mixture removes you from your African roots. I saw your photo and you look nothing like a true creole!!..just a insecure
negro with matted unclean dreadlocks.
Stop fooling your self` except who you are); and stop trying to be white its impossible. You can not run from the
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That's not me dumbass! That's someone else. I'm a female. I know what I look like and yes I look mixed and I'm proud to be Creole multiracial and not just one thing. Have a problem with it then too bad!
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O so your a mixed negro womam` which in the eyes of white people your just a high yellow negriss. So what? who cares?
your not even brown skin? just a watered down version of a slave woman. Big Deal...meaningless in the eyes of European people. Come back home and forget about being a sub-white or half and half. useless.
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Yellow negro, I'm not a color, I'm a culture/heritage but you're just as ignorant as the whites you speak of. And just what other people's proudly accept a freakin color as their main identity? I wouldn't call an Asian a yellow. They're smart enough not to accept that. The problem is that AA's don't know where in Africa they descend so they just say black. But black is just a color, we are more than a color!
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True! color should not be a label` but for 400 years color has been used by racists to define us! color has been used to keep us fighting amongst our selves. Creating cast systems and color preferences in
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I have no problem with the term people of color as our ancestors were called Creoles of color but these black/white labels are just political. And you have to keep in mind that Creoles helped slaves like Saint Henriette Delille for one.
Well when Jesus returns to earth` he wont be looking for color` he will be looking for Believers. And then hopefully we as children of God shall truly find Peace in a colorful place call Heaven.
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You don't dictate what someone calls themselves. If Saint Henriette Delille wanted to call herself Black, b*tch back up and respect that! You want respect but you can't give it. So f*ck you too!
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Now lets look at how ignorant you sound, you're claiming to be black and proud yet you curse black hair by saying "matted unclean dreadlocks"! LOL! You're the one with serious issues!
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Drealocks are unsightly! a breeding ground for disease and lice` no I do not like this dredful hair style. They are negative and disgusting. No self respecting black person should wear this ugly eye sore on their head.
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You accuse us of self hating but you're the one hating on a popular black hairstyle. Sounds like you have some self hating issues yourself! Stop your hypocrisy! Bob Marley wore them, black Carribeans wear them, it's an ethnic hairstyle.
So your arguing with her because...? Why do you care about how she views herself? Mixed ppl are allowed to be mixed. It doesn't mean they hate any part of them. The problem with black ppl (generally) is they jump to that conclusion just because someone calls themselves mixed instead of black...oh now they must hate being black. Wrong.
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@xGunslingerMomox: Creoles are BLACK PEOPLE! Yes we have everything mixed inside but we can't deny the fact we are Black! To say we were mixed means nothing because EVERY AFRICAN-AMERICAN with a slave history is mixed and they are still considered BLACK! Creoles range in color and we are undeniably people of African decent.
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They are mixed to SOME degree but for those who have white in their blood came from 200 years or whatever are black. But I'm talking about having a white/or non black DIRECT relative (grandparent/ parent) not some one from 200 years ago because but now they are fucking black. You're just too damn proud to give it a thought.
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@xGunslingerMomox no they are mixed to a large degree! I know people who are not Creole and they can pass for white and they call themselves AFRICAN-AMERICAN! It is wrong to say that the white blood was more the 200 years ago because if that were the case African-Americans would not have noticeable WHITE FEATURES in their faces! You are too stupid to give it thought! Creole is not a race and you all need to stop acting like it is a race!
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They call themselves "African-Amarican" Because it get's people like you to STFU. I'm not stupid sweetheart, if I really were, I'd being like every other mixed person and deny ALL THE WHITE in me and call myself black but I refuse because I'm comfortable with everything I am and that's more than what most people can say.
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@xGunslingerMomox Dumb ass! Clearly you are not educated because MOST CREOLES IDENTIFY AS AFRICAN-AMERICAN and JEWISH people deal with FAITH AND CULTURE, NOT RACE! My whole family is Creole and they don't fail to mention we are BLACK! Hell, you need to look at OUR PREDESECORS who are the HAITIANS! There is not reason we can say we are not Black when they are clearly AFRICAN-AMERICAN! Oh and to break it down for you, African because of our decent and American because its in the Americas!
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Obviously you didnt catch my sarcasm. :D I'm so sorry. lol This is quite fun. So please go on saying how DUMB I am because it's hilarious how you think using so many CAPS will send the right message. Keep calling me a dumb ass...you're the only one who seems to be completely steamed over this garbage. I assume you're going to now call me garbage and tell me to go back to school and blah blah blah...
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I also want to add that being MIXED doesn't mean they hate black people either. As a mixed person I have black friends and they are open to my own opinions..as far as I know anyway. So black people who like to pass judgment are so fucking wrong. It confirms to me that those black people who like to be closed minded are insecure with themselves. There's a small amount of black people who dont have a problem with MIXED BEING MIXED. And they are just as proud of being black. I respect GOES TO THEM.
And just where does Creoles deny their African ancestry? Nowhere online on any Creole website will you find where Creoles deny their West African ancestry so don't say ignorant stuff.
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will you all please look up the term French Creole, or Louisianna French Creole on wikipedia... it will give you a pretty good explanation of what Creole culture is... just because you are creole, doesn't mean you are black, and just because you are black and from N.O, or Louisianna, doesn't mean you are Creole.
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One shouldn't rely on WikiPedia for an answer, that's why we have a Creole Heritage Center in Louisiana to clear up all the misinfo that has bene said of Creoles. The book Louisiana Creoles is a really good source on the history of Creoles. There's also a video here called "What is a Louisiana Creole."
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You missed my point about Puerto Ricans. Of course they are different races. That makes them Puerto Ricans.
Same with Creoles. White, black, & in between, "it is the culture & heritage that makes them the same". CREOLE
BUT not everyone that is from Puerto Rico or living there is Pierto Rican. Does that maybe help you to understand?
In any case, The Creole culture and its PEOPLE are alive and well. No matter how much misinformation continues to go on about them. I'm truly done now.
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As I said boxtrot, it's not just our family but many in the Creole community.
You keep bringing race into it, and it's you who is laying down a "Creole Subcategory Racial Group" by saying Louisiana Creoles are, "just mixed black people" and "light-skinned/mixed/mulatto". That's alienating within the culture and also dismissive of it as a whole.
Do Puerto Ricans identify as "mulatto Rican" or "white Rican"? They are just Puerto Rican. It's an ethnicity, not a race.
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Just being Louisiana Creoles already makes us unique from the rest of the world! Duh. That's the point! This is how our Creole people identified THEMSELVES long ago.
Many Creoles brought the culture to Los Angeles. Does that make it a "Creole city" too? Just because people live in Louisiana that doesn't automatically make them Creole. I can go to Japan & say I am Japanese until I'm blue in the face, it doesn't make it so. So I don't see what the "problem" is that you're talking about.
sorry you got it half right...Creole is a Culture and a Language....Ah... but Mixed Race Creoles are a Racial Minority..they are neither White nor Black..
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So Creoles aren't white either? What about a mixed white person? Why a mixed "black" person only? That really doesn't make any sense. So, Creoles with white skin and blue eyes are just mixed black people? Interesting. Are you Creole?
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No. The word did not originate from a "Frenchmen mixed with African". Being Creole is much more complex than that.
Sorry, but my blue eyed, white skin cousin is not going to identify as "black Creole". That wouldn't make sense. Just saying that you don't speak for all Creoles. Most are trying to get away from that "one drop" rule that was placed upon us long ago.
We're just Creole, period. No matter what color we are.
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Obviously you didn't get what I was saying at all if you think that I am saying all Creoles look like Mr. Morial. I mentioned my cousin with blue eyes and white skin. Did you forget that already? You're making it about race. For the record, my cousin would identify as Creole, PERIOD.
Also,
1. How do you know what I look like?
2. I have no Spanish ancestry, so I don't know where you're going with that.
That comment, "a lot of you light-skinned people." says a lot about you, "man".
There's no Creole "look". That's the point of my posts. It went over your head. We are ALL COLORS. Black, white, and in between. Kinkdy hair, wavy hair, straght hair. Blue, green, brown eyes.
As I said, my cousin is Creole & WHITE. Not light skinned, but WHITE. Her sister isn't. Interesting huh?
We have Jamaican, English, Haitian, French & Native Am ancestry from Louisiana. We are just Creole.
Mo pas kone (Je ne sais pas) boxtrot, seems you keep grabbing at straws.
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You're the one who kept making assumptions and jumping to ridiculous conclusions about what I was saying. That's what was truly silly!
Not everyone in my family or the Creole community looks like people in this video. I thought we had settled that? You still don't get it? It really doesn't appear you do.
My ancestors & family spoke/speak both French Creole & French. BOTH. Just to clarify for other people, Haitian Creole is not the same as LA Creole French. They are both a unique language.
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It's sad how folks attack us for saying we're Creole and not just black. We live in the land of the free and we don't have the freedom to self identify. But I check "other" and put Creole on forms where they do have the "other" option".
louisiana Purchase Territory and there are Creoles throughout the 50 states And ????...
You're right Canray, Bois Sec and Amede Probably did not Listen to Zydeco ,although they Created the Style and there are over three million Creoles throughout the U.S. and I'm sure not every one of them like Zydeco, so whats Your point ?
Creoles are Racially and ethnically mixed .Creoles are part Black, White, Indian Spanish and French just to name a few.Race is not a defining characteristic of being a Creole.Creole is a Culture not a Race.We come from Louisiana and have Our own Culture.some still speak Creole and We all kind of eat the same food,Gumbo,Jambalaya,Shrimp Creole,enjoy Zydeco music and have strong Catholic religious roots..but that may not always be the case.more importantly we have strong family ties in Louisiana
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There are also Creoles all throughout the former Louisiana Purchase. And not all Creoles listen to Zydeco. Do you think Canray, Bois Sec, and Amédé played zydeco?
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iam a creole an proud of it.who ever dont like dey creole life can go to hell.theres people who want to be us. for all hatters yall ass eating our damn food lol. 1 love to all my people
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He is good. I don't see anything wrong with what he said. alot of people as me if Im Back or spainish and I tell them creole. They say they never heard of that race before. they don't know what it means.
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I'm black and my entire family is different races because of interracial marrying my family. Every time I go to my family reunion, I ask my mom, am I from this family? LOL
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if you look black then your black, most mixed creoles dont look black, you cant tell what they are, alot of them look closer to white because they have more white blood then black, because spanish and french are white
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Now I know you have little knoweledge on the creole culture. If you know about genetics than you must have heard of the dominate and resessive gene black people producing a level five melon in the skin, euro producing level 0 of melon. just because your creole dont mean you have to look white. remember every one comes from africa and native americans are form the blacks and mongolians; also some of the latins were inslaved by the moors 5%ers. The term slave come from the slavics.
ou inmin kréol dapréw' mé mwen pa tann' ou palé kréol là (créole martinique)
ou renmen kreyol, men mwen p'ap ba ou tandé palé kréyol an sèl fwa (haitian kréol)
you told that you love kreyol but you didn't spoke kreyol one time
sorry for my english im french
magingal97232 3 months ago
Creole isn't a race. It's a type of language that originates from a pidgin (a contact language that blends elements of 2 or more languages that is used when people of different languages need to communicate).
"Creole" is descended from a pidgin, the only difference is that it possesses it's own native speakers with linguistic expansion and elaboration. Creole doesn't just belong to people of Louisiana and New Orleans, there are creole languages all over the world.
squeaky92 9 months ago
To all of you, stop fighting. Creole does not refer to color. It is the mixture of any Colored with a European. It is a mixture or different races like Native American, African, European and nowadays we have Chiney who are Asian Creole. Let say any one who can trace 2 of these races can call him/herself creole or mulatto as it used to be called. The word creole was mostly for the descent of Slaves borns in the Antilles (French Caribbean). At the end, though, Jesus knows no color!
sbmarabou 9 months ago
BRAVO CAMEAUX, YOUR NAME SAYS IT ALL, YOU GOT A CREOLE NAME, OR LET'S SAY FRRENCH, A LOT OF PPL OUT THERE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT CREOLE. AND THEY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CREOLE
WE NEED TO SUPPORT CREOLE SPEAKING IN AMERICA, FOR , IT IS AN AMERICAN LENGUAGE.
I HATE WHEN THOSE STUPID PEOPLE TELL ME "SPEAK ENGLISH"
DAMASTERAL 1 year ago
You are from Chicago? lol
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez Chicago was settled by A Haitian Creole and for Your info, It too was a French possession.My Louisiana Ancestors go back to the 18th Century long before the Spanish took possession of Louisiana My ancestors are veterans of the Battle of New Orleans & All of Them live throughout the State of Louisiana .Many left Because Your Ancestors chased them away with their Racist ways. I'm a Louisiana Raised in Chicago. I live in New Orleans in Gentilly and also California..So what !!
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago 2
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soulsistaguhl 10 months ago
@augustinecomeaux
I'm creole and love it..
soulsistaguhl 10 months ago
@IslenoGutierrez
The term Creole (Spanish - Criollo) was introduced in 1590. It derived from the Latin word “crear”, which meant, “create.” In 1590, Father J. de Acosta decided that the mixed breeds born in the New World were neither Spanish, African, Indian, but various mixtures of all three, thus a created Race
Garcilaso de la Vega, "The Inca," writing in the early 1600's, tells us: "The name was invented by the Negroes.They use it to mean a Negro born in the Indies,
Lets Stop it here
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@augustinecomeaux I know this already, I'm not doubting that the name Creole was given to Blacks in Latin America, But in Louisiana that usage was not in use to describe mixed race people at the time. The French/Spanish got wind of it through the Spanish and Criollo became Creole. In New Orleans, the White French Creoles were the first to use this term in the Colony of Louisiana. They built an entire society around the name. That's why when you go to the French Quarter, you see the word Creole.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
You want documentation, go to the Loyola University website and search Kate Chopin. There is a whole lot of documentation. On both types of Creoles.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez
Why should I go to Loyola University to research this Lady.She's no authority on Free Persons of Color and she's certainly not a Creole of Color..For that matter she is neither a Historian She Writes novels so It's a moot issue.. Maybe You should pick up a Creole Book and get the other picture perhaps You can learn something about Other..The Real world is not Exclusively reserved for Whites
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@augustinecomeaux Um, Kate Chopin was a Creole from centuries ago. She does not live today. She was an author of books on her culture as well as the Creoles of Color. She wrote books on French Creoles and Creoles of Color. Her heritage was Creole. I actually have picked up many books on Creoles. There are two kinds of Creoles - The French Creoles, um the Whites like me, and Creoles of Color or also known as Black Creoles - um, Mulattos like you. Done. Ok there it is. You happy.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
Kate Chopin was a French Creole living amongst the French Creoles of the French Quarter centuries ago. I believe she knows what she was talking about. As far as Mulatto Creoles, yes you did exist occupying the middle ground between the French Creoles and the slaves. You were a free people and did own things too. I don't doubt that for a second. I much rather believe in the truth than lies for personal gain.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
I 'm not denying you exist, slaves brought to Louisiana, once arrived in New Orleans saw that there was a group of people being called Creoles. From my research on Kate Chopin and her books written, the first time Mulattos and Blacks were referred to as "Creoles" in New Orleans was when the Americans were moving in across from the French Quarter, they begin to label anyone from the French side as "Creole", when that happen, the Whites assumed the name "French Creole".
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
Omg dude! Where do you get your info from? I actually took a Louisiana Studies class in college here in Louisiana, I read numerous short stories and novels from Kate Chopin. She talks about the French Creoles (White Creoles). She says the French Creoles of the French Quarter being responsible for the culture and architecture of the French Quarter. Go look her up.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez
Who Cares What Kate Cholin says...She speaks for Your community not Ours lets stop this negativity ..She's speaks for The European not the Multi Racial Creoles Who were not even given the time of day in Ante Bellum Louisiana..Again stop throwing this sort of thing up in Our Faces listen to the truth and not someone who glorifies White Creoles..Do You really know anything about the Creole of Color other that what You hear others say ??
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
The Mulatto Creoles of Louisiana, came after the White Creoles in New Orleans. Go research it. You can't hide the truth man. It is what it is. The French/Spanish Whites first started calling themselves Creoles. Then due to interracial relationships with Black women and the newly arrived Americans moving in on the other side of Canal street, Mulattos started to be called Creoles as well. The Whites then took on the name French Creole to distinguish themselves from this "new" group of Creoles.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez
Good for You .You know Your Own History but not Ours.I don't care where You got Your Info from It is a reflection of You & Your Family's point of View & nothing else..You show me Some documentation and I'll be tickled pink, in the meantime I suggest You learn more about the Creole Culture before You start making assumptions. Creoles have been mixing With Whites & Native Americans from day one .are You telling Me that The White Mixture of French does not count for anything
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
French Creoles (White Creoles) did not speak the Creole French of the Mulatto Creoles, but they spoke a Creolized Colonial French. Go do your research. You say I know nothing of Creole Culture? I am part French Creole, and part Louisiana Isleño Spanish. I know my heritage. I extensively studied this in college as well as in grade school. I got oral histories passed down from the elders in my family. Believe me, I know this culture well.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
I have a friend from Cuba and he told me that the Criollos or you know it as Creole in english, are the descendants of the Spaniards or the Whites in Cuba. He said anything that is called Criollo in Cuba denotes that, such as Mojo Criollo, which is a marinade associated with the Spaniards. There are many places in Latin America like this. So, here is my conclusion, you exist and we exist, Mulatto Creole and French Creole, so tell it so, Creole is not exclusive to just you.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez I have no idea just where You got all this Mumbo jumbo from but I'm amazed. .Creoles was a name given to the first Born African slaves in the New World.Creole is a Mixture of African & French & is spoken in Louisiana, Haiti ,Africa,throughout the New World,on the Islands off the Coast of Africa & in South America.Many Louisiana White Creoles also speak Creole which they learned from the Slaves Who were considered Creoles way before The Spanish took possession of Louisiana
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@augustinecomeaux Excuse me sir, this is not mumbo jumbo, first of all I am a native Louisianian from New Orleans, La. I am part French Creole, and part Isleño Spanish of Louisiana. I studied this in school and I study this topic on my spare time. Yes, slaves did come up with the word, but that was in Latin America, in Louisiana, it was the Whites of French/Spanish heritage to first use the term applying it to themselves to distiguish themselves from foriegn born French and Spanish.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez Slaves brought to Louisiana were already Creole speaking.You are forgetting that White Creoles adopted this word from Creole Slaves.I am also a Louisiana Creole & I've been hearing this myth put out by "George Washington Cable "& believe Me it's far from the truth. All My life I've been hearing People who know very little about Us or Our Culture claim that We don't exist & are by products of Other Cultures.Enough is enough.It's Time We Creoles took control of Our Culture
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez
.Many Creoles Were never Slaves.They Built the French Quarters and Brought their Skills from Africa.You Might tell Your source of Info to stop reading outdated Racist Dictionaries.Creoles Are not anyone Who says He is.It's insulting & very Politically Incorrect.Creole is a Bonified Culture and is not an off spring of the French or the White Spanish People It's a combination of the three.Please Please Please pick Up a Book instead of listening to what other People tell You
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez
Just Why are You trying to discredit Creoles and Their Culture when You know absolutely nothing about their History.It is well Documented that the Original Creoles Were African a Word Borrowed by the White Europeans .I've been studying Our Peoples History for over 20 years& I know You don't have a clue as to Who or What is a Creole.The only thing coming from Your mouth is that Creoles Come in all colors but not in all Nationalities. We may be Mixed with them all but that's it
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
If you search the internet, you can find lots of information about the "French Creoles", the White people of French/Spanish hertige of the French Quarter. The mixed race Creole came along later on in New Orleans' history. 200 and some odd years ago in New Orleans, when you were speaking about the "Creoles" it always meant the Latin Whites of the French Quarter and nobody else. Sorry, but this is the truth. Today it is in reverse from that, but we still exist.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
The Creole culture of New Orleans doesn't really focus on one group, rather than many groups of people contributing to one culture. Of course there are White Creoles and Black Creoles in the New Orleans area, but they all contributed to make the "Creole" culture. Such as the French, the Spanish, the Italians, the Germans, the Africans, the Irish, and Indian to a lesser degree. All these people contributed to the "Creole" culture of New Orleans.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
I know about this, the first Creoles of Louisiana, the White French Creoles of the French Quarter of only French/Spanish extraction. In the past, the White Creole men had sexual relations with Black women and those children were Mulattos, but to ensure they were not treated as harsh as Blacks, their mothers deemed them "Creoles", once this became common, the White Creoles changed their moniker from "Creole" to "French Creole", to distinguish the difference between Mulatto and White Creole.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
i am half creole asian and african
TheMIZBEAUTY1 1 year ago
Im half creole half mexican but this guy is right most of my creole family looks like this guy.... were from northern louisiana... im tiered that black people say were in denial..... their is black in the mix and french and spanish and native.... But if you look at a mexican you dont say they are half Spaniard half Native they are just mexican... just like creoles we are just creole....
ckfastback 1 year ago
@ckfastback As my family always put in. In Northern Lousiana, if you were to ride the bus during segregation, where would you end up sitting? With the black people. Almost ALL african americans are mixed, creole is not a completely separate race, and the only reason it was ever considered such was to create a racial hierarchy to enforce old antiquated self hatred such as paper bag tests.
sidittygal 1 year ago
@sidittygal my grandmother actually went to all creole school. and the people that worked on our farm for our family were black sad to say they werent allowed in the house and my family actually looks more white than black.... you say blacks are mixed but they still look black and have black peoples hair.. my family is fair skin with color eyes and speak french.... cane river look it up....
ckfastback 1 year ago
@sidittygal the last time black was in the family was during slavery. Metoyer a frenchman and a black slave. after that the mixed would mix with the mixed after two hundred years of just mixed people you still think they are black.. when we dont even look black or share the same culture... A mexican isnt considered to be either Spanish from spain or aztec/mayan they are just mexican mixed people new culture. blacks are mixed but then they mix back with black.. dont tell creoles what we are
ckfastback 1 year ago
Creoles are Whites of French and Spanish Heritage with origins in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Go google it.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez
Creoles are White Black & Mixed Race.Go Wikipedia it.You've been reading these Racist orientated Dictionaries for Too long.It's time You thought for Yourself.It Is Well documented that the First Creoles were Mixed Race & Black . Creole in Spanish means to Create.I'm a Louisiana Creole as well &m I don't need anyone else telling Me what I am & Just Who I should Be.Nice Try.Stop trying to dis associate Us.Creoles are World Wide not just in Louisiana.Do Your Ancestors speak Creole?
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@augustinecomeaux Nobody is trying to disassociate you from anything. All I am saying is that, there are White Creoles in the New Orleans area known as French Creoles. The Mulatto Creoles are called Black Creoles or mixed race Creole. French Creoles that are known as French Creoles are White people of French/Spanish mixture in the New Orleans area. By the way, I trust a dictionary more than Wikipedia where anyone can type anything and pass it off as the truth.
IslenoGutierrez 1 year ago
@IslenoGutierrez
Creoles are White Black & Mixed Race.Go Wikipedia it.You've been reading these Racist orientated Dictionaries for Too long.It's time You thought for Yourself.It Is Well documented that the First Creoles were Mixed Race & Black . Creole in Spanish means to Create.I'm a Louisiana Creole as well & I don't need anyone else telling Me what I am & Just Who I should Be.Nice Try.Stop trying to dis associate Us.Creoles are World Wide not just in Louisiana.Do Your Ancestors speak Creole?
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago 2
@IslenoGutierrez If ur reffering to CREOLE, u forgot African American. The people u are refering to are cajuns, theres a difference, Im a creole myself, born & raised in Louisiana, & so was my ancestors, so I know what I'm talkin about. & u cant realy on google for all of ur info, u must 4got, google is full of bloggers who think they know what they talkin bout. Take it from a real creole like da one in this video and me, we know our culture and racial background betta than da google bloggers.
lotusboy24 1 year ago
dont mean to be harsh, but wtf is a creole?
404MetalHead 1 year ago
@AllPeopleGifts @APGifts To this idiot AP with 3 accounts harassing people who don't think like her, listen everybody has the right to identify as they wish so shut up! You're an arrogant self righteous white supremacist in disguise dumbass!
LuV4RoBnFaB 1 year ago
The Louisiana Creole Heritage Center is asking for a small membership fee of 8 dollars a month to help stay open. They are at high risk of closing due to budget cuts. Please spread the word everybody. I just sent them a check for 30 dollars. If you need the address just send me a message. It's a part of the University there in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
LuV4RoBnFaB 1 year ago
Hey come on insted of making a video on YouTube which is a good start if you really want us Creoles to be reconized then do something host a creole march protest yell Obama what our people did for this country presevere our language write beyonce a letter she's rich
moneylover202 1 year ago
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augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@moneylover202 You know I was thinking the same thing about Beyonce. She has the power to help the Creole Heritage Center stay open! They are at high risk of closing due to budget cuts. I'll be very sad it they close. I'm passing on the message on Creole videos here. They just need a small donation of 8 dollars a month. I just sent them a check for 30 dollars.
LuV4RoBnFaB 1 year ago
hey,howareyou?
did you get my email?
blakmajesty 1 year ago
Is the guy who made this video the guy talking
l9ois 1 year ago
I'm the Guy and those words are mine. I didn't know that I could throw my voice...Ha Ha
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@augustinecomeaux okay, so are you really creole? ou est un haitian? because let me tell you something... i'm creole too. i'm know haitian creole too. is your family from haiti?huh? i'm not trying to be hostile, i'm just asking.
smartkitty991 1 year ago
@smartkitty991 I'm a bit con fused..Not all Creoles come from Haiti..We are Louisiana Creoles and My Grandparents speak Louisiana Creole, which is similar to Haitian Creole..Some of Our Ancestors come from Haiti...Augustine, My name is Haitian If You remember, during the Haitian Revolution in 1804 over 20,000 Haitian Free People of Color, Blacks and Whites fled to New Orleans and Cuba..Creoles are World wide, in fact We are the Oldest Minorities in the America's. We are proud of Our Heritage
augustinecomeaux 1 year ago
@augustinecomeaux Yeah, duh, I know! As I mentioned earlier, i'm haitian too! i come from a long line of black hatians, and three fourths of my family ARE from haiti, Fyi! i'm not saying there aren't any creoles in louisana. i was just asking! i'm just as proud as you are to be haitian! don't be getting confused.
smartkitty991 1 year ago
You're right, Creoles haven't been getting their just dues. It is a people. I hope that Creoles, whichever outward color, are able to put Creole on the census. You just go ahead brother, you do your thing. I am Native American and the Black people who married into our Nations were Louisiana and Texas Creoles and I am very proud of that fact. I haven't always been aware of our history becasue we are northerners. But Creole pride...Creole pride!!!!
hwiseman1 1 year ago
Go Creole/Saints won the superbowl...
tianglade 2 years ago
To be honest, your race isn't creole..Its Caucasian..
jday34 2 years ago
@jday34 He looks a bit ethnic IMO
Rockstafeller 1 year ago
You think me or him looks ethnic?
jday34 1 year ago
I love being Creole ! I love what you are doing Augustine ! You make us all proud to be Creole !
MyriamFrench 2 years ago 4
I love my Creole heritage ! Merci Augustine I love all of what you are doing ! You make us Creoles proud !
MyriamFrench 2 years ago 2
I am a creole girl who is half haitian creole half louisiana creole. I speak both Haitian and Louisiana Creole. I was born in Haiti and when i was 2 moved to new orleans and been there ever since Katrina. My mom is very very very light skinned and my dad is very dark skinned. I am very proud to be creole! And as u said Augustine i am proud of what our ancestors have accomplished also! Thanks for making the video God Bless You
CreoleGuh504 2 years ago
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im not saying this to be offensive but i find it kinda of hard to be proud of mixed race heritage especially in slave times because that ment most of the time the black lady was raped to produce the creole children. just my belief
chikflick101 2 years ago
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this man has a right to be what he wants to be.
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LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago 2
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Look you stop cursing me out. You don't know me! And get your ass off this video if you have a problem with Creoles or maybe you're the messy kind who likes to get attention online! And I've studied African people and their DNA, took African history in college so I'm not at all ignorant of Africa!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
I think you are thinking of this other Creole website called Creole New Orleans (dot) type pad (dot) com and Augustine does not own that site! A man name Theodore Duplesis owns that site and yes he is ignorant but not all Creoles are like so stop prejudging us all!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago 9
I've been on his site French Creoles and never did he leave out the African ancestry of Creoles so what the hell are you talking about? And here on his videos has he ever denied being part black! What do you think Mulatto means? Stop accusing people of things just to start mess!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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If anything I don't understand why doesn't he block these ignorant haters!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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"i consider myself one in all of the abouve" AMEN BROTHER AMEN you got it wrapped dawg. You should do one on how rednecks didnt settle louisianna b/c alot of people think they did..again just make mo' stuff. you know your shit! again pardon the roughness of some of my comments its a new orleans thing..lol just a lud mouf man but i will tell you i appreciate this.
Neworleansnative1 2 years ago
HEY AUGUSTINE. I LOVE YOUR POSTES. finaly someone to tell people taht vreole isnt just a type of seasoning! haha i comented on another of your videos but it think in some cases i responded to you when i was trying to do so to someone els so dont take nothing badly. I dont fully agree with you on osme things but mostly i do
Neworleansnative1 2 years ago
Amen!
CBLA009 2 years ago
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There's a video on here where someone says that Arabs suffered more racism than blacks and me being a Creole was there defending blacks and not one black person posted any comments there and I was thinking where are all the proud black people? Funny some are here hating on Creoles but don't say anything on a video like that!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
Good for you. I think many people feel that they can generalize the "creole attitude". Which often times is not correct. I personally am proud of all my mixes & our culture. There's nothing wrong with being happy with the traditions and environment in which you were raised. The problem is that most people are not respectful of the fact that we Creole's have traditions, a language, food & a history which we just want to acknowledge without others feeling that we're trying to be disrepectful.
creolesweety 2 years ago
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I'm proud of all my mixes too but I'm tired of people trying to tell us who we are when they hardly know anything about our culture. I'm tired of ignorant people singling out one part of our ancestry while ignoring the rest. That's what makes a person multiracial.
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
oH SORRY i didn't finish listening to u talking lol
unknowndcp 2 years ago
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Shame on you! and all self hating Creoles. You love white people more than your selves. DISGRACE.
globehunter2 2 years ago
You sound like a Racist to Me..Your hatred is a sign of Your own insecurities...Stop hating and get a life.Sorry I don't fit Your mould
augustinecomeaux 2 years ago
Im creole by the way
Fuzzbabby 2 years ago 7
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Being black has been made a negative thing in this Nation, sadly many light skin blacks still hold allot of self hatred for their roots as mixed Africans. Ceole,s are a mixture of various races. But the black part is still the dominant gene with in them. Forming their own little racist groups and denying the foundation of their
own black ancestry will never go away.
I feel sorry for these pale skin negro,s
with their white self hating mentality.
Disgrace
globehunter2 2 years ago
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There is no such thing as a "light skinned black"! That is ridiculous. Black means the absence of color! Black NOTHING comes in different colors but brown does. Creoles came out with a much higher mixture than did African Americans and some could pass for white, why do you think we have the video here called "Too white to be black"? AA's are the ones who came out with the dominant African gene, Creoles were much more highly mixed. You are ignorant!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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Its you who is ignorant! your another self hating black person thinking that some mixture removes you from your African roots. I saw your photo and you look nothing like a true creole!!..just a insecure
negro with matted unclean dreadlocks.
Stop fooling your self` except who you are); and stop trying to be white its impossible. You can not run from the
Truth: but the truth can set you free.
Be black and proud` or just die.
globehunter2 2 years ago
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That's not me dumbass! That's someone else. I'm a female. I know what I look like and yes I look mixed and I'm proud to be Creole multiracial and not just one thing. Have a problem with it then too bad!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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O so your a mixed negro womam` which in the eyes of white people your just a high yellow negriss. So what? who cares?
your not even brown skin? just a watered down version of a slave woman. Big Deal...meaningless in the eyes of European people. Come back home and forget about being a sub-white or half and half. useless.
globehunter2 2 years ago
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Yellow negro, I'm not a color, I'm a culture/heritage but you're just as ignorant as the whites you speak of. And just what other people's proudly accept a freakin color as their main identity? I wouldn't call an Asian a yellow. They're smart enough not to accept that. The problem is that AA's don't know where in Africa they descend so they just say black. But black is just a color, we are more than a color!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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True! color should not be a label` but for 400 years color has been used by racists to define us! color has been used to keep us fighting amongst our selves. Creating cast systems and color preferences in
the black community. Light skin versus
dark skin which still goes on today.
globehunter2 2 years ago
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I have no problem with the term people of color as our ancestors were called Creoles of color but these black/white labels are just political. And you have to keep in mind that Creoles helped slaves like Saint Henriette Delille for one.
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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I meant Saint Henriette Delille was one who helped them.
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
Well when Jesus returns to earth` he wont be looking for color` he will be looking for Believers. And then hopefully we as children of God shall truly find Peace in a colorful place call Heaven.
Amen
globehunter2 2 years ago 7
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You don't dictate what someone calls themselves. If Saint Henriette Delille wanted to call herself Black, b*tch back up and respect that! You want respect but you can't give it. So f*ck you too!
imhotep1 2 years ago
tell em!
Liljay4919 2 years ago 7
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Now lets look at how ignorant you sound, you're claiming to be black and proud yet you curse black hair by saying "matted unclean dreadlocks"! LOL! You're the one with serious issues!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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Drealocks are unsightly! a breeding ground for disease and lice` no I do not like this dredful hair style. They are negative and disgusting. No self respecting black person should wear this ugly eye sore on their head.
globehunter2 2 years ago
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You accuse us of self hating but you're the one hating on a popular black hairstyle. Sounds like you have some self hating issues yourself! Stop your hypocrisy! Bob Marley wore them, black Carribeans wear them, it's an ethnic hairstyle.
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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And by the way those are braids he's wearing. But the same thing applies.
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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Corn rows..pig tails- cork screws-braids are all in the same boat! Ghetto.
globehunter2 2 years ago
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Africans wear braids, always have. I guess you're a shamed of that yet you accuse us of being a shamed of our part African ancestry! Hypocrite!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
So your arguing with her because...? Why do you care about how she views herself? Mixed ppl are allowed to be mixed. It doesn't mean they hate any part of them. The problem with black ppl (generally) is they jump to that conclusion just because someone calls themselves mixed instead of black...oh now they must hate being black. Wrong.
xGunslingerMomox 2 years ago 6
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@xGunslingerMomox: Creoles are BLACK PEOPLE! Yes we have everything mixed inside but we can't deny the fact we are Black! To say we were mixed means nothing because EVERY AFRICAN-AMERICAN with a slave history is mixed and they are still considered BLACK! Creoles range in color and we are undeniably people of African decent.
TexadaArmsted 2 years ago
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They are mixed to SOME degree but for those who have white in their blood came from 200 years or whatever are black. But I'm talking about having a white/or non black DIRECT relative (grandparent/ parent) not some one from 200 years ago because but now they are fucking black. You're just too damn proud to give it a thought.
xGunslingerMomox 2 years ago
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@xGunslingerMomox no they are mixed to a large degree! I know people who are not Creole and they can pass for white and they call themselves AFRICAN-AMERICAN! It is wrong to say that the white blood was more the 200 years ago because if that were the case African-Americans would not have noticeable WHITE FEATURES in their faces! You are too stupid to give it thought! Creole is not a race and you all need to stop acting like it is a race!
TexadaArmsted 2 years ago
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They call themselves "African-Amarican" Because it get's people like you to STFU. I'm not stupid sweetheart, if I really were, I'd being like every other mixed person and deny ALL THE WHITE in me and call myself black but I refuse because I'm comfortable with everything I am and that's more than what most people can say.
OK Creole is a race and so are Jews! LOL
xGunslingerMomox 2 years ago
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@xGunslingerMomox Dumb ass! Clearly you are not educated because MOST CREOLES IDENTIFY AS AFRICAN-AMERICAN and JEWISH people deal with FAITH AND CULTURE, NOT RACE! My whole family is Creole and they don't fail to mention we are BLACK! Hell, you need to look at OUR PREDESECORS who are the HAITIANS! There is not reason we can say we are not Black when they are clearly AFRICAN-AMERICAN! Oh and to break it down for you, African because of our decent and American because its in the Americas!
TexadaArmsted 2 years ago
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Obviously you didnt catch my sarcasm. :D I'm so sorry. lol This is quite fun. So please go on saying how DUMB I am because it's hilarious how you think using so many CAPS will send the right message. Keep calling me a dumb ass...you're the only one who seems to be completely steamed over this garbage. I assume you're going to now call me garbage and tell me to go back to school and blah blah blah...
xGunslingerMomox 2 years ago
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I also want to add that being MIXED doesn't mean they hate black people either. As a mixed person I have black friends and they are open to my own opinions..as far as I know anyway. So black people who like to pass judgment are so fucking wrong. It confirms to me that those black people who like to be closed minded are insecure with themselves. There's a small amount of black people who dont have a problem with MIXED BEING MIXED. And they are just as proud of being black. I respect GOES TO THEM.
xGunslingerMomox 2 years ago
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@xGunslingerMomox : Stop glorifying our slave past because WHITE people clearly don't want to claim you!
TexadaArmsted 2 years ago
I never said anything about white people claiming me. THEY don't have too! And I really don't care. :]
xGunslingerMomox 2 years ago
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Dumb*ss, have you been to Africa! You dumb b*tch! Black Africans come in all skin colors and hair textures.
imhotep1 2 years ago
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Have you ever stopped to think that some of those Africans have mixed race ancestry like Creoles dumb ass hater!
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
And just where does Creoles deny their African ancestry? Nowhere online on any Creole website will you find where Creoles deny their West African ancestry so don't say ignorant stuff.
LuV4RoBnFaB 2 years ago
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will you all please look up the term French Creole, or Louisianna French Creole on wikipedia... it will give you a pretty good explanation of what Creole culture is... just because you are creole, doesn't mean you are black, and just because you are black and from N.O, or Louisianna, doesn't mean you are Creole.
booser22 2 years ago
i'll learn how to spell la. later...
booser22 2 years ago
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One shouldn't rely on WikiPedia for an answer, that's why we have a Creole Heritage Center in Louisiana to clear up all the misinfo that has bene said of Creoles. The book Louisiana Creoles is a really good source on the history of Creoles. There's also a video here called "What is a Louisiana Creole."
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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so? who cares? how could the word creole mean a subrace when it means many races? i think peeps know that already. i don't see any harm in dat.
ya know though box, i'm probably darker than you & if i were to say i'm black creole people would look at me funny.
they'll think, of course you're black honey. lol. i don't have to put the word black along with it. especially in la.
cuz they can clearly see i'm not a pure caucasian! lol!
speakin of the nevilles...
i can't wait for jazzfest!
CMBnLBB 2 years ago
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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to box:
i'm from n.o. & creole.
many people have no family that lived there b4 the civil war & aren't creole.
many blacks & mixed people from other states try to say they are creole cuz
they live there but they're not.
they're not catholic, & know nothing of creoles other than eating the food & mardi gras. lol!
there's a difference & if u don't know what it is you're not from there. creoles exist.
oh and nice vid! thanks for sharing.
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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You're contradicting yourself again. Give it up.
"Just because people live in Louisiana that doesn't automatically make them Creole." I never said that man:
then you say
"Again, there is no need for you guys to label yourselves Creole, b/c if you're from N.O. people are going to assume this anyways."
Again, not everyone in N.O. or from N.O. is or WAS Creole.
It's nebulous to you apparently, because you still don't know history. It may have become that way because people don't understand.
lilleaville 2 years ago
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You missed my point about Puerto Ricans. Of course they are different races. That makes them Puerto Ricans.
Same with Creoles. White, black, & in between, "it is the culture & heritage that makes them the same". CREOLE
BUT not everyone that is from Puerto Rico or living there is Pierto Rican. Does that maybe help you to understand?
In any case, The Creole culture and its PEOPLE are alive and well. No matter how much misinformation continues to go on about them. I'm truly done now.
lilleaville 2 years ago
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I just realized something you said.
"Did you know there were pure white Creoles? Your problem is you've been away from LA too long my Creole brother... "
Duh.
but earlier you said,
"In my opinion, Creoles were not "off shoots" of whites, they were just mixed black people."
Do you forget what you type?
It seems you were pulling our leg & you're not really Creole at all.
Done playing your game.
lilleaville 2 years ago
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to lileaville:
i got what you said but some people only want to identify by race. just the way it is. let it be. =)
CMBnLBB 2 years ago
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
THERE IS NO CREOLE LOOK.
Do you read what I type at all?
lilleaville 2 years ago 7
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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As I said boxtrot, it's not just our family but many in the Creole community.
You keep bringing race into it, and it's you who is laying down a "Creole Subcategory Racial Group" by saying Louisiana Creoles are, "just mixed black people" and "light-skinned/mixed/mulatto". That's alienating within the culture and also dismissive of it as a whole.
Do Puerto Ricans identify as "mulatto Rican" or "white Rican"? They are just Puerto Rican. It's an ethnicity, not a race.
lilleaville 2 years ago
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Just being Louisiana Creoles already makes us unique from the rest of the world! Duh. That's the point! This is how our Creole people identified THEMSELVES long ago.
Many Creoles brought the culture to Los Angeles. Does that make it a "Creole city" too? Just because people live in Louisiana that doesn't automatically make them Creole. I can go to Japan & say I am Japanese until I'm blue in the face, it doesn't make it so. So I don't see what the "problem" is that you're talking about.
lilleaville 2 years ago
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And now you're saying there aren't Creoles in N.O.? You sure do contradict yourself.
Also, the Spaniards were in LA at the same time the French were, and before.
I'm sorry but it seems you have a very linear and near-sighted view of the culture AND history.
Again, it's been nice chatting with you, you're learning, but c'est tou pour moi! I need a drink. ;-p Votre Sante!
lilleaville 2 years ago
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
Great video, I wish you would do more creole Videos.
drumly02 2 years ago
Nice video sir.
CVNHOUSTON 2 years ago
kimbé raid pa moli
kkreyolita 2 years ago
sorry you got it half right...Creole is a Culture and a Language....Ah... but Mixed Race Creoles are a Racial Minority..they are neither White nor Black..
augustinecomeaux 2 years ago
I aggree
LilErro 2 years ago
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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So Creoles aren't white either? What about a mixed white person? Why a mixed "black" person only? That really doesn't make any sense. So, Creoles with white skin and blue eyes are just mixed black people? Interesting. Are you Creole?
lilleaville 2 years ago
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Something's up with the comments on youtube going in the wrong place. My comment was for boxtrot.
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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No. The word did not originate from a "Frenchmen mixed with African". Being Creole is much more complex than that.
Sorry, but my blue eyed, white skin cousin is not going to identify as "black Creole". That wouldn't make sense. Just saying that you don't speak for all Creoles. Most are trying to get away from that "one drop" rule that was placed upon us long ago.
We're just Creole, period. No matter what color we are.
lilleaville 2 years ago
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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Obviously you didn't get what I was saying at all if you think that I am saying all Creoles look like Mr. Morial. I mentioned my cousin with blue eyes and white skin. Did you forget that already? You're making it about race. For the record, my cousin would identify as Creole, PERIOD.
Also,
1. How do you know what I look like?
2. I have no Spanish ancestry, so I don't know where you're going with that.
That comment, "a lot of you light-skinned people." says a lot about you, "man".
lilleaville 2 years ago
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
Why the silliness?
There's no Creole "look". That's the point of my posts. It went over your head. We are ALL COLORS. Black, white, and in between. Kinkdy hair, wavy hair, straght hair. Blue, green, brown eyes.
As I said, my cousin is Creole & WHITE. Not light skinned, but WHITE. Her sister isn't. Interesting huh?
We have Jamaican, English, Haitian, French & Native Am ancestry from Louisiana. We are just Creole.
Mo pas kone (Je ne sais pas) boxtrot, seems you keep grabbing at straws.
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
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You're the one who kept making assumptions and jumping to ridiculous conclusions about what I was saying. That's what was truly silly!
Not everyone in my family or the Creole community looks like people in this video. I thought we had settled that? You still don't get it? It really doesn't appear you do.
My ancestors & family spoke/speak both French Creole & French. BOTH. Just to clarify for other people, Haitian Creole is not the same as LA Creole French. They are both a unique language.
lilleaville 2 years ago
So for the last time, our family and quite a lot of people in the Creole community are just saying we are Creole. Not mixed this, and that.
Thanks for the dialogue. I hope you continue to stay in touch with your Creole heritage & community & keep it alive!
Maybe you should attend the next NSU Creole conference. It could be eye opening for you as well as other Louisana Creoles.
lilleaville 2 years ago
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It's sad how folks attack us for saying we're Creole and not just black. We live in the land of the free and we don't have the freedom to self identify. But I check "other" and put Creole on forms where they do have the "other" option".
Keep fighting Mr. Comeaux!
C.P.P: Creole Pride and Preservation!!
proudcreole 2 years ago
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ahhh too bad creole isnt a race, but a language my friend...
lefonceur26 2 years ago
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boxtrot66 2 years ago
O.K. of Course there are Creoles throughout the
louisiana Purchase Territory and there are Creoles throughout the 50 states And ????...
You're right Canray, Bois Sec and Amede Probably did not Listen to Zydeco ,although they Created the Style and there are over three million Creoles throughout the U.S. and I'm sure not every one of them like Zydeco, so whats Your point ?
augustinecomeaux 2 years ago
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my granny was creole my dad hispanic my mom black so what am I
SaintLouisAnimal 3 years ago
Creoles are Racially and ethnically mixed .Creoles are part Black, White, Indian Spanish and French just to name a few.Race is not a defining characteristic of being a Creole.Creole is a Culture not a Race.We come from Louisiana and have Our own Culture.some still speak Creole and We all kind of eat the same food,Gumbo,Jambalaya,Shrimp Creole,enjoy Zydeco music and have strong Catholic religious roots..but that may not always be the case.more importantly we have strong family ties in Louisiana
augustinecomeaux 3 years ago
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Did you know there are creoles in St. Louis, MO
SaintLouisAnimal 3 years ago
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There are also Creoles all throughout the former Louisiana Purchase. And not all Creoles listen to Zydeco. Do you think Canray, Bois Sec, and Amédé played zydeco?
Spatcher 2 years ago
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iam a creole an proud of it.who ever dont like dey creole life can go to hell.theres people who want to be us. for all hatters yall ass eating our damn food lol. 1 love to all my people
jovanhenderson 3 years ago
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This guy aint creole! LOL
1) doesn't speak french
2) white as hell
hi9377gilop 3 years ago
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THAT DOESN'T MEAN NOTHING
MissLisaBaby 2 years ago
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He is good. I don't see anything wrong with what he said. alot of people as me if Im Back or spainish and I tell them creole. They say they never heard of that race before. they don't know what it means.
Juicybabi31 3 years ago
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calm down bro, you are white
AlphaIllum 3 years ago
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alphalllum>>I totally agree
LostTribeShorti 3 years ago
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I'm black and my entire family is different races because of interracial marrying my family. Every time I go to my family reunion, I ask my mom, am I from this family? LOL
honeegrrl 3 years ago
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im proud to be creole, but im still black
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
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if you look black then your black, most mixed creoles dont look black, you cant tell what they are, alot of them look closer to white because they have more white blood then black, because spanish and french are white
TomZero 3 years ago
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Now I know you have little knoweledge on the creole culture. If you know about genetics than you must have heard of the dominate and resessive gene black people producing a level five melon in the skin, euro producing level 0 of melon. just because your creole dont mean you have to look white. remember every one comes from africa and native americans are form the blacks and mongolians; also some of the latins were inslaved by the moors 5%ers. The term slave come from the slavics.
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago