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Highlighting Dominicans often tell me: Tu No Parece Haitiano, I went to Altagracia in DR, and travelled with a group of church members.

from NY I went to get my hair done at the hotel's beauty parlor, and a Dominican lady was looking at me. She approached me, and asked me where I was from so I told her Haiti.

I am light complexion, and have long hair. She responded "tu es una Haitian fina", and basically it meant you are not dark enough to be Haitian.

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Posted by Josy on October 30 2013 at 7:26 PM

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Lw says...

All I can do is shake my head at all this. I can't believe it's going on, right next to the country. Yes, and why is being dark associated more »

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Wilner Pierre says...

that's a lot sense. you are totally right. i have dark skin, but i don't have nappy more »

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Josy says...

I went to Altagracia in DR, and travelled with a group of church members. from NY I went to get my hair done at the hotel's beauty parlor, and more »

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Patrick Gaspard says...

It's partly a stereotype. There is a majority of light skinned people in RD while the majority of Haitian immigrants are dark skinned and more »

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Tijakzoe says...

Com wi sa se vrè. Si moun gen lapo nwa. L'a gen anpil traka avè limigwasyon. Yes that is true. If a person has dark skin. She/he will more »

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Dominicano Haitiano Yo says...

I'm Haitian Dominican, My mom is Arab-Hindu Haitian, and my dad is a real Haitian, but light skin, I still have no birth more »

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