NYC poet Taina at the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, 10/9/09, Philadelphia, PA

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[MrFungud]

Tainta? Does she know what is a 'tainta'?

[IslenoGutierrez]

@LaTainaIndia Well, let me say this. There were conquistadores, then there were mainland Spaniards and Canary Islanders that came after the conquest for a better life. They were usually working class humble people. That's were most of the White Puerto Rican stock comes from, not the bad soldiers. Can you control what U.S. soldiers do in Iraq? No. Are you like the bad ones? No. Same for us. Canary Islanders came after the conquest with families as farmers and fishermen.

[LaTainaIndia]

@IslenoGutierrez - No, I don't know about Canary Islanders. I also don't know of any Europeans NOT going to other countries worldwide & committing the same catastrophes done on mine though.Yes, I do have a negative outlook on Spaniards having read about AND having worked with them. & if you focused on Phenotype, WHY are you talking about DNA then? & I was also using the 1 drop rule as an example as to how it correlates with your thought process.

[LaTainaIndia]

@IslenoGutierrez - No, I haven't. So what? U want me to like you so much. It's ridiculous. I like those who mesh well with me personally. I don't care about the dialect you keep stressing. I don't even know why you think it's so important. & trust me, you're not responsible for "every facet of Puerto Rican culture". We had our own before the invasion & we still have ours now. Although, a hybrid, your influence has not killed off that which was already there before.

[LaTainaIndia]

@IslenoGutierrez - So why are you spreading it here? What do the Canary Islands & your dialect have to do with this poem? You sound like you want me to acknowledge your country's contribution. I don't know enough about it to do so.I also, read the dropping of the S was due to W. Africa.So now there's 2 different claims.I suggest you debate w/ the author on that directly.4 me,it's so minute,I really don't care.My question is why do u care so much about MY acceptance? Create something& promote it.

[LaTainaIndia]

@IslenoGutierrez -The point is not 2 forget the 1st inhabitants who still resonate thru our very core 500 yrs later.After ALL that remixing.ALL that rape.ALL that torture.ALL those attempts 2 stamp us out.WE are still here.& that's a beautiful thing.If u don't think so, then U the 1 who's NEGATIVE.We don't need your permission to love our ancestors or respect what they endured. & this piece isn't even about them but now, I will go create a piece entirely devoted 2 their memory. Stay tuned!

[LaTainaIndia]

@IslenoGutierrez - YOU'RE the 1 speaking about canary Islanders.I know nothing about you so I can't speak on you.If I was negative, how do you explain this love letter to my people?Yes,I'm defensive.You're accusing me of the very opposite of what I've written.Umm sorry,seems as if you want some trophy 4 something I don't know/see when I go home.& my piece is about MODERN DAY URBAN SOCIOPOLITICAL issues.Wtf would I be talking about a country across the Atlantic?LOL.Maybe,u wanna be friends?Sure.

[IslenoGutierrez]

@LaTainaIndia Europeans? Do you even know where the Canary Islands are located? Off the coast of North Africa, but it belongs to Spain. You already have a negative outlook about White Hispanics in general or should I say Spaniards, no matter where they come from. You know, not all of us were Conquistadores! To think so is ignorance. By the way, Europeans don't focus on DNA to classify people, it's all about phenotype. The one drop rule is exclusive to the U.S., not Latin America.

[IslenoGutierrez]

@LaTainaIndia Canary Islanders didn't invade Puerto Rico, they immigrated there, just like your people did to the U.S.. You are a very defensive and negative person. That's not cool. You obviously don't like us, but we influenced every faucet of Puerto Rican life. Your piece doesn't talk about Canarios that came in peace and developed friendships with Indians and Africans. But maybe you don't know that part of Puerto Rican history, only the part of the conquistadores.

[LaTainaIndia]

@IslenoGutierrez -Watch the video again because it's pretty clear research is involved.I don't know why u assume u're informing me of anything especially since this poem reflects exactly what u THINK you're putting me on 2.Also don't know why u're so concerned w/ me so called accepting my white heritage.Again,obviously,this piece is about ALL that's transpired since that invasion.Not only do I not need your permission to honor MY family.I also DON'T CARE how it makes any Spaniard feel.