Comments on: Photo Essay: The many shades of Brazil

By: Adrian MD

Adrian MD — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:36:28 +0000

To comment on the passage and the first commenter. I am American black, and It amuses me how American blacks (such as the first commenter) make issues pertaining to “Black ethnicity” about themselves; then glorify themselves as being “other than black” (FYI: your DNA isn’t traced from the female).THIS IS ABOUT THE BRAZILIANS! However, their is some truth in the first commenter’s path before they strayed…If the Affirmative Action law is now in place, a simple genetics test can be performed for accuracy for those interested. Affirmative Action is only implemented to establish equality…because it’s a known factor that Black people of African descent are still viewed as dirty, illiterate, undeserving, SLAVES, by all nationalities even including some of their own (i.e. the lighter skinned, or land-inherited blacks). SINCERELY

By: gowithGod

gowithGod — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:59:06 +0000

“Characterizing the racial breakdown of Brazil is even more complex than characterizing that of America.”
I don’t think this statement is true. There are many “Blacks” in America who a “racially”(if that’s even a real term, since there is only one race). It’s just that “Blacks” in America are proud of the endeavors of the Black in America, thus we hold on even though our hair colors are red, blond, and brunette. Blacks in America have varying skin tones, eye-colors, BUT is that what determined race these days? I think the people of Brazil need to have a biology and genetics lesson to clarify how things work. As a fair-skinned, redheaded “Black” in America who has a German great-grandfather, I am here to say that American “Blacks” are not just stereotyped ideas of what people think is Black.