It's not only in Latin America where black ppl hate their blackness, even though they might make up for the majority that suffer from that sickness, right in T&T yuh could find that in abundance, talking from nuff experience too. i met nuff trini's who hate their blackness. why yuh think they give Grenadians such a hard way to go in trini, i used to attribute it to the way they talk , but after further evaluation i came to the conclusion it was the way they looked as well. Grenadians are more so afro centric than T&T BC of the different cultures in trini that most of the islands lack, which in turn created a menagerie of ppl as opposed to any other english speaking Caribbean island. i for one attribute this self loathing behavior to slavery and colonialism especially the colonial masters in Spanish and Portuguese colonies. British and American society were more exclusive than their Iberian counterparts when it came to interacting with their slaves. the Spaniards were more willing to assimilate their former slave into Spanish society rather than their english speaking counterparts, who didn't allow blood mixing or ties of friendship between white and former slaves. they also didn't allow them to assimilate into their society but treated and classed them as sub human. in Spanish colonies they held a differant view, former slaves could be classed as regular citizens but at the bottom of the totem pole, the closer you are to white the the better are your chances of being accepted in the ranks of the elite. you must remember that spain was concured by the moores for 9 hundred yrs, so they had much more of an admiration for black ppl than any other slave traders, knowing the great contributions the moores had made in europe and in spain it self. if in doubt get moores in spain ,(by stanley poole) or African presents in early europe by ( ivan vansertima). every year in spain they celebrate a pilgrimage to a shrine of the Madonna and child, which starts with a procession in the streets. guess what colour the Christ child and his mother are? BLACK AS THE BLACKEST POLISH WITH COURSE AFRICAN HAIR, and you should see how much white ppl were rushing and trampling each other to get a touch of the statue. positive.
