Rosie Perez talks about her new film Yo Soy Boricua, Pa'Que Tu Lo Sepas! (I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!). Rosie Perez shares her experience creating the documentary and how working with other directors helped her achieve the final film.
Well unfortuantly this lightskin,darkskin,good hair,bad hair thing does exist in many Black communities and households. As a black-American I grew up seeing it and hearing it. It is rooted in slavery as far as how the slaves were organized on plantations. Then combined that with how blackness was portrayed in movies and racist cartoons,then it's no wonder this stuff becamed a problem.
I'm African-American and I get really ticked when I hear other "ethnic" people blame Europeans for how they think. Use your own mind and your own brain realizing that you are invented by God and your beauty is in yourself. I mean "white" people want to be like us. They get breast, butt, and lip implants; have viagra, and they also try and speak slang or act hip and new as we are constantly inventing anything that's current in the world. Besides, their women can't get enough of us.
It's not hard to understand, it's the very same issue that affects African Americans and other Afro Latino groups. Europeans have taught us that dark skin, curly/kinky hair, or any features considered African are bad. We're all guilty of thinking, he's too dark, his hair is nappy, lips too big, etc. society teaches us these things. Of coures, not everyone feels this way, but let's be real, it's def out there.
wow thanks for the memo, i didnt know i have a problem with my hair color or skin color, thanks you taught me alot about myself without ur words of wisdom id be lost
i find that prs have a problem with skin color and hair type. it's very old fashioned self racism that branches out to other races and affects them in an adverse way. why?
ALL RESPECT to my Puerto Rican MASTERS!!!
whiteboy212914 1 year ago
Men foget everything...Just look at the boobs..yum yum...so big..mommy haaaa
shwetanksunil1 3 years ago
I suggest you guys Watch "A girl like me" here on you tube. Fantastic short film dealing with this issue shot by a Highschooler!
Iwantvoids 4 years ago
Well unfortuantly this lightskin,darkskin,good hair,bad hair thing does exist in many Black communities and households. As a black-American I grew up seeing it and hearing it. It is rooted in slavery as far as how the slaves were organized on plantations. Then combined that with how blackness was portrayed in movies and racist cartoons,then it's no wonder this stuff becamed a problem.
CrowdPleeza 4 years ago
What in that clip was about PR's and hair?
CrowdPleeza 4 years ago
I'm African-American and I get really ticked when I hear other "ethnic" people blame Europeans for how they think. Use your own mind and your own brain realizing that you are invented by God and your beauty is in yourself. I mean "white" people want to be like us. They get breast, butt, and lip implants; have viagra, and they also try and speak slang or act hip and new as we are constantly inventing anything that's current in the world. Besides, their women can't get enough of us.
3DStoneCt 4 years ago
It's not hard to understand, it's the very same issue that affects African Americans and other Afro Latino groups. Europeans have taught us that dark skin, curly/kinky hair, or any features considered African are bad. We're all guilty of thinking, he's too dark, his hair is nappy, lips too big, etc. society teaches us these things. Of coures, not everyone feels this way, but let's be real, it's def out there.
nita0312 4 years ago
wow thanks for the memo, i didnt know i have a problem with my hair color or skin color, thanks you taught me alot about myself without ur words of wisdom id be lost
LuvThatJerseyGirl 5 years ago 2
since you seem to know so much about the topic, please tell us why you think we have a problem with "skin color and hair type"? why?
jselyn 5 years ago
i find that prs have a problem with skin color and hair type. it's very old fashioned self racism that branches out to other races and affects them in an adverse way. why?
dahlio 5 years ago