Considering most of my Cuban friends from high school and college were as white as I am — Spaniards, really — I’d like to know about this woman’s racial background before drawing any conclusions.
Latin-American societies tend to be more racist than ours. The elites tend to be of Spanish or other European background.
Cuba before communism was drawing a lot of immigration, mainly from Spain, which had the salutary effect of “bleaching” the population.
The first waves of exiles tended to be from the more prosperous levels of Cuban society. Hence, the Cuban-American population has rather more Spanish blood than those remaining under the communist yoke.
And that surely has much to do with why Cubans have been so successful in this country.
I’m 62, and looking back on my youth in Miami, I can’t recall any friction between the Cubans and Anglos in my high school or college. They were our friends.
Of course, back then you didn’t have as many Leftist politicians and journalists pushing identity politics and trying to balkanize the nation.
Following up my post 9 above, I think I found her picture online. I don’t know how to post it but ...
Just as I thought — Caucasian of Mediterranean type. Could go to old Spain and mix right in. Actually rather pretty.
But victimhood is a hot commodity these days.
I can tell you my Cuban friends from school didn’t have that kind of an attitude. But we’re all in late middle age now, soon to be oldsters. Just not “woke” nor having any hope of being “woke.”
As a Cuban who is your contemporary, I concur with all you said. All my life, other Hispanics have been surprised when I start speaking fluent Spanish because they assume I am Anglo, and in fact my heritage is predominantly Spaniard. I was also raised to be proud of being the granddaughter of two “Gallegos”. Thank you for your kind words!
Only three races are postulated, Asian, Caucasian, Negroid. The phrase “white hispanic” is used by cynical people who are trying to isolate Caucasians with light skin from all other Caucasians. Looking back though, has anything good ever really come from these distinctions? In God’s eyes, we’re all the same. If He would have us ignore superficial distinctions in skin coloration and focus on behavioral differences, who are we to defy his will?
The cuban immigrants I knew in Florida were hard core anti-communist. They were strongly conservative and true patriots for the American dream, and THEY HATED CASTRO.
My memories of my formerly cuban friends were that they were with very few exceptions very good people.