Monday, April 30, 2007

More proof that race is a weird concept

An update from Bogotá!

We (the US) would consider everyone here to be Hispanic, but since Hispanic = the mix of indigenous and Europeans, the people here are every color of the rainbow, with some who dont ´look´ Hispanic, at least as Americans would percieve.

Then, race here means indigenous, mestizo, white, or black.

I have a Colombian cousin who´s super pale, with freckles and red hair.

A revison: race as a perception from outsiders of onces ethnicity or background is silly.

Lets not even get started on white African-Americans...

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