MEXICAN NOVELAS LIKE LA ROSA DE GUADALUPE AND COMO DICE EL DICHO ALWAYS PORTRAY LIGHTSKIN LATINOS AS RICH BUT THE BROWN ONES AS POOR
@DesertDwight7 жыл бұрын
cesvrx I know they're generalizing, but aren't most wealthy Mexicans white?
@jamesa64947 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's kinda the reality that wealthier Latinos skew lighter though. But Rosa de Guadalupe actually does portray more Mestizos as main cast members compared to other novelas, although the fact that it's an anthology show probably has something to do with it since it requires a new cast each episode. A lot of the story lines also involve issues affecting the poor and working class.
@TheCubanxx7 жыл бұрын
cesvrx aren't there a lot of white Mexicans tho?
@ElLuchadorSolitario7 жыл бұрын
+cuban52 - There are a lot in total numbers just because Mexico has a population of 120 million, but proportionately they represent a minority. Although within the mixed race majority many will skew on the lighter side too. At any rate, the point of the vid is that novelas favor lighter actors over darker ones.
@lester25887 жыл бұрын
cuban52 Btw, are you Cuban?
@nanak39767 жыл бұрын
What bothers me the most is when people think that Latino is a race and we're supposed to look the same
@IslenoGutierrez5 жыл бұрын
Because Americans don’t know anything about Latinos outside of the brown mestizos in their country. So they think all Latinos are supposed to look like that. But there are white ones, brown ones, black ones etc
@IslenoGutierrez5 жыл бұрын
Jim Richmond Latin American mestizos can come in any skin shade between what is average in Europe and what is average among indigenous tribes below the United States. The vast majority of “Latinos” in the USA are indeed mestizos and studies have been done on this. Mestizos can indeed be brown and in some countries in Latin America such as Mexico, that is common. In fact, most “Latinos” in the USA are of Mexican origin and most Mexicans are mestizos so that should give you the answer right there.
@patrickspencer73475 жыл бұрын
But here you go missing the entire point. If you don't all look the same why are all of yours shows White European looking Latinos? You basically proved the point though. It is because most of you have colorism issues within your own culture and are racist as fuck. God Bless Trump.
@IslenoGutierrez5 жыл бұрын
Department of Motor Vehicles There are some that think that because of the large presence of white latinos on television in Latin América, but in my opinion most most people view their nations by what they see in their streets and their immediate environment and if that demographic is in their streets then sure, but if it’s not then I don’t believe.
@IslenoGutierrez5 жыл бұрын
Department of Motor Vehicles I can agree with that. But painting all latinos with the same brush is not wise.
@edgarbarajas36437 жыл бұрын
colorism is huge in latin america... we complaint about white people being racist but within the same latinamerican community colorism is HUGE... sad but true... example, a couple of years ago in gdl a blonde colored eyed lil girl was seen in the streets asking for money and there was a huge buzz about it for about two weeks her story was in every news network ... where she was from, where her parents were, how many days a week she had spent in the streets asking for money while her mom washed cars at the red light... she was receiving so much help by the authorities and the community... but u see kids all day everywhere asking for a taco... but they're dark skinned... they dnt receive news coverage or help... people just drive by.
@ninahummer64405 жыл бұрын
it s not just in latin america,,it it everywhere where colonizers have set foot,,,they plated the idea in people's heads and it was passed on for generations....so it is up to us to address this essuie but it is also important to remember to be patient and persistant because this is going to take some time to change!!
@Abstract.Noir4145 жыл бұрын
Not even tbe same thing becsuse the lstin community isnt one thing its like if americsns black white or native were all shoved into one categorie like lstinos are.... Colirism is something tgst occurs within one group of people not. A bune of groups pricessed as one.. That shit is called racism
@Abstract.Noir4145 жыл бұрын
@@joere-uploader5766 Nope its the meztizo types
@TrulyMademoizelle5 жыл бұрын
@@joere-uploader5766 particularly spain i hear. argentians are also very white
@antoniogutierrezjr31755 жыл бұрын
Edgar Barajas bro we are half white to begin with aka meztisos
@margaritaestrada14107 жыл бұрын
I think Mitu needs to be aware of this, as well. From what I see, most of Mitu protagonists are light-skinned.
@hatchixnana6 жыл бұрын
Let’s appreciate dark skin in Mexico please, every skin is beautiful.
@luisplaysgames59264 жыл бұрын
No
@chriseller34264 жыл бұрын
Europeans are just more attractive, I was born in Mexico and find light skinned Mexicans more attractive, given a choice between a blond haired blue eyed beauty and an Indian looking woman, I go white, also the modern world was invented by Europeans. Latinos, blacks and Africans are just observers while technology advances.
@jeanetterodriguez11854 жыл бұрын
woke hispanic that’s what you call a preference. What people find attractive varies from person to person. I personally find brown/tanner skinned people more attractive and I know of many others who do. It ultimately depends on the person some like white, some brown but neither is superior.
@lexi67974 жыл бұрын
@@chriseller3426 You sound like an idiot just trying to get a rise out of people!!! lol
@robiking0114 жыл бұрын
Tell that to Televisa.
@fluffychan60007 жыл бұрын
Fernando colunga is the darkest telenovela actor I can recall. and he is always with a light skinned woman
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
kiera embers Yeha that happens a lot too; pairing a person of color with a white person for romance
@fluffychan60007 жыл бұрын
TheeKatsMeoww no problem with that, but is it too hard to make a telenovela with two lead brown ppl.
@electricbop7 жыл бұрын
kiera embers he was in Amor Real with Adela Noriega
@wearemitu7 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right, these types of couples are usually found in novelas. 🤔 Thanks 4 watching.
@MR-nl8xr7 жыл бұрын
+kiera. This isn't "colorism" it's the "law of nature". Darker males are more attractive to females e.g. darker means more robust, stronger, etc. Lighter females are more attractive to males e.g. more beauty, more health, etc.
@lester25887 жыл бұрын
Duuuuude!!!!! I've been talking about this for a couple of years now. We're Black Latin@s in our family and I'm always pointing this out. That's one of the main reasons I stopped watching them because they don't represent me or my people
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
Intersectionality I think that this is deff a lesson for light and white passing Latinx (aka those who benefit from colorist) bc Black Latinx experience being erased from media.
@lester25887 жыл бұрын
TheeKatsMeoww Absolutely! I just love how they act like we don't exist, even though they probably have African genes themselves...smfh
@Stephaniacat7 жыл бұрын
Good thing. Telenovelas are very unpopular in Mexico. Poor people or old people are the demographic that are still into telenovelas.
@antoniogutierrezjr31757 жыл бұрын
Intersectionality I'm a Mexican meztiso who looks more white aka Spanish I love my mixed ethnicity
@sandysmith75176 жыл бұрын
Intersectionality I'm 11 and my mom side are white and blonde and my dad side is black hair and brown skin. Their both from mexico
@lolgurl1417 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for talking about it!!! NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT IT at least not blatantly.
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
lolgurl141 thanks for watching. Actually many Afro Latinas have highlighted this for a veryyy long time ON TWITTER @bad_dominicana @P_MC2014 @aintilatina @thecityofjules @rosaclemente @InADash
@wearemitu7 жыл бұрын
Now it's up to us to talk about it lolgurl141 ;)
@memosrt7 жыл бұрын
Don't watch them if you don't like them.
@malikzayniee7 жыл бұрын
It doesn't bother me that novelas are white because there are a lot of white Mexicans but it does bother me that they portray the brown ones as indigenous and poor
@SteampunkCentral7 жыл бұрын
lol
@jennyespana9367 жыл бұрын
Love Z. Malik wait since when is 9%-10% "a lot" lol
@malikzayniee7 жыл бұрын
Jenny Espana I'm talking about skin color not necessarily of European descent.
@eakpala187 жыл бұрын
Jenny Espana That 9-10% is around 10 million white Mexicans, so that's is a lot!
@jennyespana9367 жыл бұрын
eakpala18 not when taking into account that that's less than 1/10 of the mexican population lol
@msartist17677 жыл бұрын
I remembering watching an episode of la rosa de guadalupe about how a light skinned grandmother preferred her blonde granddaughter to the "morenita" one. The only thing "morenita" about the actress was her hair. The Mexican television industry cant cast a dark, indigineous, or afro latino actor or actress as a lead role to save their lives.
@Tan87ful5 жыл бұрын
Agreed smh
@chulo97165 жыл бұрын
acammtt a large amount of it is part black but I think it’s around only 30% that are at least half black
@EAZIIMAN5 жыл бұрын
@acammtt a majority is not black but that doesn't mean there aren't afromexicans. In guererro there is a population of afromexicans in costa chica. just recently the mexican government did a census and found out that more than a million ppl in mexico identify as black.
@chulo97165 жыл бұрын
fireblast 744 I’m not saying that the population is 30% Afro Mexican I’m saying around 30% have at least more than 25% of black in em
@anrowari4 жыл бұрын
Dude... I remember that one XD Made me think of me and my cousins, except we’re all loved the same :)
@MrsKAndFam7 жыл бұрын
the most hurtful thing i experienced was my elderly tia told me and my jewish husband "mira aue blanquita su hija! tiene que tener mas y mejorar la raza." infront of my cousins who were darker. 🙊
@Queenishmonster4 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s embarrassing 😐
@MrsKAndFam4 жыл бұрын
@Snow White I guess that's fair. Still she has been in this country since 1970 so you'd think she would have learned comments like that are hurtful.
@gabrielaalvarez42483 жыл бұрын
I had this problem, whenever I made a comment about how good black or dark skinned guy looked, my aunt would always say “hay no hay que mejorar la raza” which means no we have to improve our race and the funny thing is she hates trump so bad for being racist, the hypocrisy is insane 🙄
@nadie18683 жыл бұрын
Barbara de Regil y su "Ay, no pero que prieta, que fea..." Joder, en que me hace mejor tener menos melanina en mi piél? Aparte de las quemaduras solares.
@valkiron113 жыл бұрын
Really? I always thought 'mejorar la raza' applied only to marrying white Latinos. Didn't know it meant marrying anybody who was white.
@shard42067 жыл бұрын
Do one on hollywood using white latinos and calling it "diversity" (sophia vergara)
@walabixha17467 жыл бұрын
Skane420 well she is Colombian and the biggest group in Colombia is white. I don't think it's wrong for them to cast Sofia Vergara . but it kinda bothers me they make her act as a steriotipical Latina with broken English and shit . I would much rather have anyone from Latin America of any skin color and be represented as well spoken and smart .
@mslita097 жыл бұрын
+Walabix Ha! Wow! Are you serious? Not all latinos in America are represented like that. Look at Michelle Rodriguez. Also, you calling Sophia Vergara dumb? You're bitching about the way latinos are treated but discriminate against other latinos for how they look and how they sound.
@iswearimofage7 жыл бұрын
The fact that people believe most Colombians are white is a symptom of poor representation. The largest ethnic group in Colombia is actually Mestizos (49%). White Colombians are about 37% of the population. (not trying to knock you, it's a very common misconception) I do agree with you about Vergara though. I am happy she gets cast, but it's also unfortunate she usually plays a bimbo.
@satanshameer6906 жыл бұрын
Walabix Ha! STFU. Mestizos and Indigenous people are the largest demographics
@cogeunlibro93126 жыл бұрын
Aapo YAX PAKAL. Actually nope, criollos (white Mediterranean) are the creators of the new republics in latin america. Today most of them are the richest class or middle class workers. Mixed people are part of the middle low class and poor class, bit like Brazil and Argentina, you can find white poor people in Colombia, especially in medellin. You need a book to know the history of latino America. For me America the continent.
@Izakokomarixyz5 жыл бұрын
“a light skinned latina like myself” Ummm, sorry but you probably wouldn’t be considered light enough to be casted as a maid... The darkest they’ll go is between the darkest castizo and the lightest mestizo.
@moshesett85804 жыл бұрын
Izakokomarixyz this girl looks aztec. She is not that light
@anrowari4 жыл бұрын
I’m a LOT paler than her and yeah, most of my classmates think I’m white, but adults can usually tell I’m not.
@RodrigoSahagun4 жыл бұрын
It is exactly the same I thought, In Mexico I find so many people like her telling they are white or light skin and I say What?.
@RodrigoSahagun4 жыл бұрын
@@anrowari The chinese are not white you are yellowish.
@anrowari4 жыл бұрын
Umm, I’m not Chinese? I’m not even Asian! I’m Mexican.
@gabbyvelasquez37676 жыл бұрын
ugh this is so real here...I'm Peruvian and I'm more on the white passing side i guess than most typical peruvians...and I've been told some pretty back handed compliments by other latinos like "you're too pretty to be peruvian" or "you don't look indigenous at all" and "you're lucky you didn't come out looking like your dad's side (my dad's family is deeply rooted in the indigenous community)" and its so fucking offensive (pardon my french) because when i for example, braid my hair, i look more native and people also like to point it out as though somehow me trying to connect with my native roots is a bad thing. its not. whats bad is that the only reason i look more european is because my ancestors were rapped and treated terribly. colourism is real and it hurts and we as latinos need to love ourselves for all the different shapes sizes and colours that we come in and demand that our media properly represent us all.
@covfefe17875 жыл бұрын
Gabby Velasquez you’re ancestors are white too no pure South American or American exists all Latinos are mixes of mostly european and indigenous people through consensual marriages because the European settlers were mostly men and very few women so they married indigenous women and had Mestizo kids mixed kids that’s why you all have mostly Spanish bosque Catalan last names and Italian polish German if you’re ancestors immigrated to South America after independence I know more about history of you’re continent than you it’s a shame that you don’t do you’re own research and just gobble up the media narrative to start a race war
@Iden_Elihio_19994 жыл бұрын
Wow I am lighter than many Hispanics and there are some that are fairer than me ...... I don't pass as white and I have a tan that is not too light but not dark enough to be considered brown or dark skinned .......There are so many crazy stories of how people get insulted or told you are too pretty to be a specific race or ethnicity ........ I have told people I am Ecuadorian yet I have never got insulted or was told, " I am pretty for an Ecuadorian ......" Or how I am too pretty to have indengenous roots ........ I guess I am lucky I am always surrounded by respectful people because it seems like everyone else has it bad damn .........
@WildBillHickums3 жыл бұрын
You'd be really badass if you just didn't give a damn what people say. You seem sensitive, and people like to get a reaction out of sensitive people.
@andreangeline747 жыл бұрын
not to bring home a black guy? that's straight up racism mitú the term colorism almost softens it
@Queenishmonster4 жыл бұрын
CapiTen10 not all of them but some... I think sometimes we are just fetishized in general even by some white guys..
@trashcantacos4 жыл бұрын
@ wtf xd
@DespicableGru6 жыл бұрын
Marimar became very popular in the Philippines in the mid 90s. Thalia visited our country and recorded a Tagalog song. I still love her up to this day.😀
@blinklestar Жыл бұрын
I feel like it’s never going to change. I have seen the recent novelas and nothing has changed. It’s depressing. Also this isn’t just in their TV shows it’s also in the music industry and media like the news.
@bababooeymonkey6549 Жыл бұрын
And in the government.
@Cuhh346 Жыл бұрын
If they did change it and casted yaritza aparicios’ for every novela nobody would watch
@olg069 ай бұрын
@@Cuhh346not even mestizo men wanna touch that
@dannygutierrez92817 жыл бұрын
Colorism transcends national boundaries, and, in fact, shows that it is not considered a red-flag to stop production of said novelas. In other words, the global market is GEARED to preferring white-passing people than to POC, and even ENCOURAGED by the movers and shakers of the US/Western media complex. If this is not a truer definition of systematic racism/colorism, I don't know what is. SHOUTOUT TO ALL MY BLACK AND BROWN LATINX PEOPLE GRINDING AND PUTTING OUT AWESOME CONTENT VIA INDEPENDENT MEDIA SOURCE LIKE MITÚ 😎
@IslenoGutierrez5 жыл бұрын
There are also actual white Latinos too, not just white-passing mestizos. You shout out to black and brown Latinos, but why no shout out to white Latinos? Are you racist toward them?
@thekingofmoney20005 жыл бұрын
Latino is not a race! There are white, black, brown, even Asian Latinos. You seem racist too since you want to exclude any Latino who isn't brown or black.
@Pink_pr1ncess4 жыл бұрын
thekingofmoney2000 Nobody is excluding them. White Latinas are most represented Latinas on Telenovelas and other Latin related things. Stop victimizing yourself just because Afro and Indigenous Latinos wanna be included.
@Desolatesoul11237 жыл бұрын
this happens in Southeast Asia as well. You can already tell which status a person has according to their skin color in less than 5 seconds. Sadly, even the new broadcaster has to have light skin to read news on television.
@Chepis967 жыл бұрын
This is so true. And even from a young age I was quick to call this bs out, my parents would say because they're whitewashed and Mexicans love light skin .so novelas like those only help to subconsciously breed inner hate when you realize the "beautiful people" they shove down the Mexican people's throats, don't look like you.. good thing I have my parents My mom being super lightskin w green eyes and my dad moreno helped me grow up loving my tan skin and all the other beautiful skin tones!
@valuecalc2 жыл бұрын
You prefer lighter skin, too.
@Chepis962 жыл бұрын
@@valuecalc no I have no preference for skin tone.
@valuecalc2 жыл бұрын
@@Chepis96, but you said that Mexicans like light skin. I see nothing wrong with it.
@olg06 Жыл бұрын
Your skin don't look that tan in your profile so your mom's genes really helped you. I bet all the dark latinos really like you, just like your dad liked your mom...
@antoniogutierrezjr7471 Жыл бұрын
I’m Mexican looking like the Spaniards is a Privilege cause Mexico still using the caste system tho Spain 🇪🇸 no longer controls Mexico there ideology has not left the common Mexican is jealous. Of us soo they use words like guero gabacho etc words only a indio looking. Mexican would call another Mexican. I think it’s a insult to be called guero etc Mexican is not a race
@redjewel719917 жыл бұрын
I was just talking about this with someone today! My father is from Mexico, and my mother is 6th/7th generation Mexican/Venezuelan and Spanish. I started watching Mexican telenovelas to help learn Spanish while in college and if you go on Wikipedia you'll find that a lot of the light skinned 'main cast' aren't even Mexican. A lot of them are (light skinned) Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Venezuelans, or even come from Russia. There's NOTHING wrong with that at all, but I remember my parents use to sometimes watch novels when I was growing up and I didn't look anything like the majority of the cast. I especially hate how the dark skinned characters are usually poor while the lighter skinned characters are portrayed as coming from a more noble background.
@ElLuchadorSolitario7 жыл бұрын
Colorism aside, they actually deliberately cast non-Mexican Latinos to broaden the appeal in other Latin American countries.
@eakpala187 жыл бұрын
Ruby Manriquez Well there's a lot of white Mexicans and I do see a lot of mestizos in the novelas .
@angels62707 жыл бұрын
eakpala18 There's not a lot of white-Mexicans. I mean considering the rest of the population. The majority of white Mexicans all reside in Mexico City, though. Maybe that's why they cast whiter looking Mexicans because of not only their racist views but because Mexico City is where the telenovelas are filmed. I do know that the majority of Mexicans population is mestizo, predominantly Spanish and Native American, fallowed by around 15-20% black. They never show those Mexicans for some reason. Which are the majority. Actually the rest of Latin America is predominantly non-white.
@emonzon80977 жыл бұрын
angel ivan While it is true that the white Mexican population is small ~10%, the majority don't live in the capital but rather in the north.
@californio18507 жыл бұрын
+angel ivan Fully White Mexicans may not represent a huge population percentage-wise, however, they still equate to a large population numbers-wise because Mexico's population is so huge compared to many other Latin American numbers. Also, White Mexicans may be disproportionately represented but it's not accurate to say "They never show" them. And FYI: Mestizos are extremely diverse and individually vary in their racial breakdown with many skewing European, so there's no universal "Mestizo look" per se. Finally, the Black contribution isn't as large as 15-20% like you mentioned. There are some Afro-Mexican communities in states like Vera Cruz and Guerrero (they're usually heavily mixed with Spanish/Native as well), but overall the African contribution to the gene pool is in the single digits. Anyway, back to the original post: As was mentioned before, the non-Mexican Latinos are usually cast to attract audiences in those Latino countries where they're also very profitable.
@gerardofigueroa50607 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. It's long overdue.
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
Gerardo Figueroa Absolutely! I'll be doing this every Sunday!
@wearemitu7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to watch the video Gerardo Figueroa. It is time to raise awareness.
@comotequedasMUERTA17 жыл бұрын
FINALLYYYY SOMEONE SAYS IIIIIT!!! GRACIAAAS
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
PaulaxPaulacis de nada!
@wearemitu7 жыл бұрын
Share the word PaulaxPaulacis !!!!!
@s4v4ge1677 жыл бұрын
PaulaxPaulacis 😍
@emonzon80977 жыл бұрын
Hector Lalalala entonces mas del 90% de los Mexicanos son una verguenza. Nosotros somos indios, no te engañes.
@abbyh99307 жыл бұрын
Hector Lalalala Gente como tu son el verdadero cancer y vergüenza de este mundo Dios creo a esa gente que tu fácilmente insultas y te burlas no sabes que Dios se burla de ti el mira de lejos a todos los de pensamientos superiores tu causas la riza no este gente que ni conoces y que nunca te han hecho nada porque lo haces por que eres ignorante gente como tú no valen nada ante los ojos de Dios
@MrAlen6e7 жыл бұрын
you know when telemundo did Celia it was the first time in my life that saw a afro character been the main character, I was so happy because I thought things finally seen to change. we still need more representation tho. in Colombia I'm glad we have a couple of Afro representation like Mabel
@angels62707 жыл бұрын
Sebastie Cortes There's a few in Mexico as well it's just like the rest of Latin America the world likes to only embrace white skin.
@jameswalker52384 жыл бұрын
Afro as in African?? Lol or Afro as in fuck y'all this is our country we don't need to do shit?
@MJsGuardAngel3 жыл бұрын
They fucked it up though by casting a lighter skinned actress to portray Celia. Celia was a dark skinned Afro Cuban and her husband as well.
@MJsGuardAngel3 жыл бұрын
@Dan Orozco ummm Amara looks nothing like Celia though. Celia had Afro centric features whereas Amara has Eurocentric features and isn’t even an actress. I’m pretty sure there are dark skinned actresses that resemble Celia but the colorist producers didn’t bother to really search
@DokuraChannel3 жыл бұрын
I feel Colombian novelas are a little more diverse racially than Mexican ones. I have watched novelas with indigenous and black characters.
@luisangelismylove7 жыл бұрын
I took my 9 month daughter to Mexico two years ago. I was born in Puebla, which people are more darker and shorter. Well, she got so much attention and everyone would look at me weird when I told them she was mine. It's like they didn't believe me. Her white complexion is from her dad that also has Mexican roots, but more European. It's so sad that racism and stereotypes exist everywhere. 😥
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
luisangelismylove I'm sorry to hear that.
@MR-nl8xr7 жыл бұрын
+luis. Yea, that's life, better get used to it.
@danielrosas69717 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's racism...may be people was just surprise that she doesn't look like you, don't address race into everything
@ahcmontanez6 жыл бұрын
luisangelismylove - yep, colorism is really racism: preference of white/European heritage over others. It is rooted in the idea that white and whiteness is superior. When my black Hispanic great aunts saw my white looking daughter (her father is Caucasian) they threw their hands up in the air and said: "Se arreglo la raza!" Translation: "Our race just got fixed!" How was it broken in the first place? Really!?
@KeybladeMaster646 жыл бұрын
BellaMixteca that's not racist at all, if they discriminated you for your color than that's racist, just cause they stair at your daughter because she light skin doesn't mean they're racist
@virginiakettles377 жыл бұрын
SO glad people are finally talking about this! And don't forget, there are almost exclusively white people in Latino commercials too. It's everywhere.
@warpenguin63007 жыл бұрын
light skin Latinas like myself? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@cerverg5 жыл бұрын
She looks very indigenous to me
@walterramirezt5 жыл бұрын
Some people don't learn
@kgblitz12945 жыл бұрын
??
@petitbun21325 жыл бұрын
I know how is she light skinned ??? I am her skin tone and I would never call myself light skinned.
@silverbat58735 жыл бұрын
It's relative but she's a pretty light skinned even though you might "see" the indigenous side.
@orangeorangeness21166 жыл бұрын
This is why I stopped watching novellas.
@StephanieChaves3 жыл бұрын
Giiiirl you are SO INDIGENOUS! No tiene un pelo de blanca latina.
@Danny883YT3 жыл бұрын
Jaja
@johnathanmay91433 жыл бұрын
I know purebred rich ass Spaniards with NO Moor blood from ASTURIAS, who are celtic, with brown or black hair. Your 5th generation Latin American mestizo family with their dark brown hair that you call guerro are NO Spaniards
@olg06 Жыл бұрын
She looks more like those native girls from the reservations of the U.S. with her asian eyes and half shaved mohawk hair-do.
@dulcearreola6237 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. We needed this call out, bc a lot of girls do bleach their skin or avoid the sun bc of colorism. Thankfully thay never happened to my sisters(who are both proud to be of darker skin tone) One of them was even encouraged to continue on playing tennis bc of how good she was, and not once did anyone in our family tell her she was too dark or tan. In a life where the two of us was always compared, skin tone never came up. But thats not the same for other families, and people need to realize how toxic it is for the health of their children
@sebastiansantamaria22456 жыл бұрын
Kat, you certainly could pass as a Native American and you should be proud of that
@bubbachunkfunk93716 жыл бұрын
Sebastián Santamaría only half
@mrgiraffelover7388 Жыл бұрын
She is half Native American
@temari8947 жыл бұрын
As a white mexican, it's often for me to hear people saying like "but she's white, obviously she's prettier" like NO dude, skin color doesn't relate to being beautiful or not.
@rodrigorodriguez10017 жыл бұрын
Ruth S beauty is in the eye of the beholder my friend its just a point of view if the guy sees white skin girls more attractive or beautiful then it is for that person and if it's not for another person who prefers darker skin then she's ugly for that person in other words skin color does define beauty base on the person
@starchannel1236 жыл бұрын
Rodrigo Rodriguez True but white skin doesn't mean pretty face and he said that he heard how if a girls is white she is OBVIOUSLY prettier (which is false).
@faviolagonzalez29976 жыл бұрын
As someone who looks hella white but Mexican I wish I look more dark/mestizo Ive always found it more appealing and attractive. Plus I hate it when ppl think I'm not Mexican
@bubbachunkfunk93716 жыл бұрын
I know I'm a white Mexican but I only date morenas
@bubbachunkfunk93716 жыл бұрын
Fluffy Tiki you can't your own race
@joncastillian83897 жыл бұрын
Why does she keep calling herself a light skinned Latino, she's clearly mestizo, not white nor white passing... like at all.
@alh95696 жыл бұрын
Light skinned doesn't mean white.
@JAZPETES0104 жыл бұрын
Mestizos, Mulattos, and Amerindians in latin america can have light skin, she's one of those light skinned non-white Latinas. Light-skinned doesn't equate to white/European.
@_AnniesDragon_4 жыл бұрын
I think she secretly likes referring herself as such because it makes her feel good. Draw your own conclusions.
@stevensilva883 жыл бұрын
At least here In the United States people of color/indigenous are able to move up the social economic latter with hard work and persistence. In most LATM countries that is practically impossible, at least from what I have seen.
@mochajocabed7 жыл бұрын
completely true. my mother always mentions how happy she is that im lighter then her. my mom is beautiful and wonderful but it pains me to think that i see skin tones like she does.
@brucewayne74225 жыл бұрын
Amara “La Negra” is one person I can think of who should be taking the Latin world by storm
@Queenishmonster4 жыл бұрын
Zoe Saldana too 👌🏼
@Pink_pr1ncess4 жыл бұрын
Majessty _ And Tatyana Ali
@Pink_pr1ncess4 жыл бұрын
All of the famous Afro Latinos
@WastedBananas4 жыл бұрын
@@Pink_pr1ncess Tatyana Ali is mixed though, she is half Asian Indian
@Pink_pr1ncess4 жыл бұрын
WastedBananas True but she can still pass for black in America. Because of America’s stupid one-drop rule.
@EsteffersonTorres4 жыл бұрын
I'm brazilian and loved novelas while growing up. We have a lot of our own novelas, but we also imported from around Latin America, mainly Mexico. Marimar also aired here, but I think the most famous mexican novela is "María la del Barrio", which is named here as "Maria do Bairro", and made Thalia widely famous in Brazil. But I think my favorite is "La Usurpadora". And about the whitewashing in novelas, is just like she said, most actors are white, and when there are people of color they were always relegated to certain stereotypical roles. I have stopped watching public broadcast TV in the last 5 years or so, but from time to time, whenever I turn the TV on I noticed a slight increase in actors of color on brazilian novelas. Things are changing, but slowly.
@elaineen19 ай бұрын
Many drama students in Mexico are out of luck if they do not look European. The major roles in Novelas are for light skinned characters. The darker roles are for minor characters such as maids and ranch hands.
@Neverseenstars2 жыл бұрын
“Light skin Latinos like myself” except they hire people that are just europeans ex. Angelique being French. They aren’t even mixed Latinos because most of the time mixed Latinos don’t look the same as europeans. Being a light skin mixed latina myself I don’t feel represented by the whiteness on screen either because it’s clear my face does not look European and I will never amount to those standards. There is colorism but there is also featurism and racism
@jucamovi19922 жыл бұрын
Don't worry the actors and actresses from telenovelas don't wan to represent you either.
@DoroteoVilla7 жыл бұрын
#malinchismo if you've lived in Latin America you know this is simply "normal". The Spanish left us many lovely cultural traits besides just a language and a religion. They also left us a lovely caste system that is alive and well today. Sure, the Spanish rule of Latin America ended anywhere between 1821 to 1898 but their wonderful system of ever receding rights according to your amount of Spanish blood stayed. Thanks Spain! You truly sucked.
@jjgf84126 жыл бұрын
DoroteoVilla dejanos en paz por favor se hizo lo que se pudo
@user-eu2me4bp7j6 жыл бұрын
right! But instead of the people realizing this and breaking the mindset, the people continue the colonization from Spain and try to be as European as possible, even though Spain raped, killed, stole and conquered. SMDH
@williamstriker80516 жыл бұрын
DoroteoVilla : Sorry Butt Hurt! Still If It Wasn't For The Spaniard You Wouldn't Know Notthing Much About God Jehovah! And Jesus Christ!. Wouldn't You Say?!.
@niamtxiv5 жыл бұрын
@@williamstriker8051 jesus is a jew.
@Miguel-ps1en5 жыл бұрын
You had your time to change it. Either way the caste system was more about Spanishness than Whiteness. We are brown too btw.
@cristinasolano64877 жыл бұрын
Novelas used to be popular. I think they are losing their sparks. Now mini series are the IN.
@jchoo54697 жыл бұрын
I love this. It feels soooo good to hear someone eloquently explain the obvious, what we've all grown up hearing and seeing and sometimes just accept as fact based on "costumbres." We support all Latinos, not just the cookie cutter stereotype society has tried to form us into. It's also up to us to change our way of thinking and to keep from instilling those ideas into our children and the next generation. That's how we keep making progress.
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
J Brane DALE! yes! Glad you enjoyed it
@raphaelrelish63432 жыл бұрын
The mere fact of labeling us and trying to generalize all of Latin America with a critique of Mexican novels is inaccurate, and the worst thing is trying to apply it to an entire continent that they obviously do not know about.
@sebastiansantamaria22456 жыл бұрын
You should talk about Native Americans in Latin America
@vernicejillmagsino9603 Жыл бұрын
Yes they talk about it’s an Indigenous people
@yanquiargentinizado78717 жыл бұрын
While I agree that there is an issue of colorism in the casting of telenovelas, especially in countries where lighter skin colors are less common, the idea of a "white passing latina" is inaccurate and harmful. There are plenty of actually white latin@s--they don't have to "pass" for anything else than they actually are, just as there are Asian latin@s, black latin@s, indigenous latin@s, etc. People of Galician, Basque, French, Irish, Welsh, English, German, Russian, etc. descent have lived in Latin America for centuries.
@zarius63635 жыл бұрын
Just as there are a lot of white latinos with various degrees of indigenous or african admixture, they just pass of as white. No one is wrong here.
@silverbat58735 жыл бұрын
Actually as the mom of 4 multiethnic kids, I can say this does exist. They all have one father. 2 of my kids are maybe hispanic looking with only 1 being definitely identifiable due to her tan olive complexion and brunette hair. The other 2 look "white" with pale skin,dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. No one would even know they were Hispanic at all and when we have to use markers the doctors write "non-hispanic" instead of asking. They definitely will benefit from some more privileges this way but it's actually annoying to have to correct receptionists and doctors so that they fix a chart. And yes, this is needed for medical reasons/ bloodwork. They are "passing as white," while my youngest definitely can not.
@FrikiadasDeMorgan4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm really white and I find offensive when USA people say that I'm not white or "white passing". I'm from Argentina.
@evansplace70216 жыл бұрын
Thank god y’all showed this and with AFRO-Latinas! This made my year
@erichani12 жыл бұрын
A lot of those actors are not Mexican couple of them are from different countries
@thekid23894 жыл бұрын
I remember watching a novella when I was young about a poor women who became rich and some how she went from being a poor brown women to a rich white woman, her skin color legit changed throughout the novella like wtf?!
@edenanshar92256 жыл бұрын
Novelas make you feel low self-esteem
@ifyourespondyourmad.24094 жыл бұрын
Not really cause their is way cuter girls in my Mexican nieghborhood than the blonde ble eyed girls they show in novelas
@leilo3303 жыл бұрын
Cuz u ugly
@vittorianasc7 жыл бұрын
It happens a lot on the brazilian novelas too, I'm so glad I'm not the only onde bothered by this
@janikb35387 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered this too. I remember my Mexican friend showed me a telenovela for the first time and noticed the actors looked predominantly European and not really mestizo. Some could even pass in Northern Europe.
@jlhabitan506 жыл бұрын
Janik Bolik von horst, the lead protagonist in The Two Sides of Ana (Los Dos Caras de Ana) is Ukranian-Mexican so she didn't look like the average telenovela character.
@aluxbalum7 жыл бұрын
Huge point made here, I grew up in a home where both my parents never differentiated our friends or partner choices by skin color, my sister dated African-Americans, Afghans, white, brown me and my brothers all dated and brought home friends from all over the world. My Mom's only concern was that they finished all the food in the plate.
@howdypartner34034 жыл бұрын
"A light skinned latina like myself" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@adrianfdze38103 жыл бұрын
X4
@jairoz54123 жыл бұрын
X2
@MJsGuardAngel3 жыл бұрын
But she is light skinned, wtf are you laughing about ?!?! She’s clearly not dark
@nose-vm3gu3 жыл бұрын
@@MJsGuardAngel I don't know what country you live at, but where I live she would be considered dark-skinned. If she's light-skinned, what am I? A ghost?
@MJsGuardAngel3 жыл бұрын
@@nose-vm3gu bruh. Dark skin is dark skin anywhere. That girl standing next to Lupita Nyong’o would be considered light skinned. She’s not dark at all, if anything she’s tanned but she’s DEFF not dark. Dark is Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer etc etc those are the real dark skinned people. She’s nowhere near that shade at all. She DEFF would benefit from light skin privilege.
@daisyp15187 жыл бұрын
Can we also call out people who use "indio" as an insult (like the n word)
@axelaguirre50144 жыл бұрын
Honestly it shouldn't be an insult
@frankmiller45504 жыл бұрын
@@axelaguirre5014 lol which one?
@axelaguirre50144 жыл бұрын
@@frankmiller4550 well my opinión is about "indio" jaja, I don't know about the other one cus I am not from the usa, dont know the cultural implications of that word
@BlackBass4 жыл бұрын
the indio is for people from india, i dont know what you mean
@axelaguirre50144 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBass 500 years ago spaniards thought that the natives where from india
@undangst5 жыл бұрын
Girl you gotta watch “La Esclava Blanca” that one has important black main characters
@lupitavelez60365 жыл бұрын
Geraldine Agathon ya but that only cuz of slavery that’s the only reason they added black main characters. I think they should do more telenovelas with Afro Latinos and indigenous people.
@AM-re2bc6 жыл бұрын
Hispanics from Spain are lighter. Mexicans are usually mixed with several different combinations so come in a lot of different shades.
@AgnesCLipeb3 жыл бұрын
Im a 29yo cameroonian woman (central africa), and its been 4years since i know that there are native black latinas. And i grew up with heavy telenovelas. Never knew latin american could be black, it thought it was like europe, and black people were like immigrant, not native. Thats how heavy the colourism in media is
@acknowledgeforall4 жыл бұрын
Brazil's soap operas are also like that. if we're in any of these novelas, we're representing in .. well said, basically in help! Things are SLOWLY changing but again (...) 💔
@valuecalc2 жыл бұрын
sam, then start your own film companies.
@acknowledgeforall2 жыл бұрын
@@valuecalc get out of here! See you comments under all the comments here's don't you have nothing better to do then being sarcastic on somebody else opinion ? Damn it, mind u
@valuecalc2 жыл бұрын
@@acknowledgeforall, a clown like you bitches about it loudly, but you'd discriminate against your own. I know it.
@FogoDeOfir Жыл бұрын
@@acknowledgeforall he's right!
@Arthur-sy4lp Жыл бұрын
@@FogoDeOfir No it's not
@russellphillips60935 жыл бұрын
I’m a 51yr old black man who saw My (White Cuban)( Very White Northern Spain ) Grandfather get plenty of LOVE from the Latino(Miami & Chicago) Community and My (Black Cuban)(Very Dark Equatorial Guinea) Grandmother getting treated like CRAP! That probably why My (Latina Looking) Mother participated in the Black Civil rights movement. Very SAD to see it’s still going on.
@AkaYukiChan7 жыл бұрын
holy shit, you really did call this shit out. You are so freaking right. I guess another thing is that portrait Latinas to have perfect body and so on
@alioskidicuna63956 жыл бұрын
The Actress Cameron Diaz is of Cuban descent and is white. Is an example there that yes hispanics are also a 100% white.
@valuecalc5 жыл бұрын
Right.
@patrickspencer73475 жыл бұрын
Totally missed the point but ok. The question was why are there not people of darker complexion represented but tell us more about Cameron Diaz being White and proud like yourself?
@Queenishmonster4 жыл бұрын
Department of Motor Vehicles mixed but barely 💀
@antoniogutierrezjr74714 жыл бұрын
Adrian Gallardo to be 100 percent white in Latin America u must be full European decent example in Argentina 90 percent are white and of Spaniard and Italian decent no drop of African or indegenios blood in them
@jesp14234 жыл бұрын
@@patrickspencer7347 perfectly said
@deniserendon6867 жыл бұрын
I've noticed this for years and it drives me insane! I can not watch novellas anymore because of it, also they are just to dumb for me.
@XoAngelFanyXo7 жыл бұрын
I LOVE KAT AND KAT CALL SO MUCH YES CALL THIS SHIT OUT 🔥🔥🔥
@gulanhem94953 жыл бұрын
0:36 Sorry, but no. Not light skinned. You are regarded as brown or as people of color.
@ricardop91962 жыл бұрын
She wants to be white so bad
@theofficialVEVOformu2 жыл бұрын
@@ricardop9196 its not that she is still lighter than a lot of people of color
@DeeSevenOne4 жыл бұрын
Right on, This is so true!! Unfortunately, my mother is totally oblivious to how this affects us as a community. It is so ingrained in the "old" culture that it's considered normal. I feel like these shows, as most TV, make people dumber and ignorant.
@birdiebaby476 жыл бұрын
I just had an argument with a light latina about this and the little sayings and terms considered harmless because "everyone in the family says it". Check your colorism.
@cardcaptor29477 жыл бұрын
"What can I do to help??" "Vaya limpiar los platos" jajajaja 😂
@Gorgeouslight26123 жыл бұрын
Her face expression 😆🤣😂😅
@cheeseball2967 Жыл бұрын
"light skin latina like myself" lmao if you're light skinned then I'm literally transparent
@olg06 Жыл бұрын
Lol I know🤣. I think she means a light brown-skin Latina, not a plain light-skin one.
@shelovesmusic44036 жыл бұрын
This is very very very very true❗️ this happens to a lot of dark skinned Latinos. But here’s the thing, I was always told that the darker were better. People have a mind set that if you’re at least tan and speak Spanish you’re Latino. But do you how many times people call me “gringa”?! I would understand “guera” but there are lighter skinned Latinos as you can see from the video! What I’m tryna say is that many people I know would want to see me with darker skin instead of MY skin that is practically leche❗️
@cecilia08yeah7 жыл бұрын
yes, I love you Kat :D I can't think of any actresses that have my skin besides maybe Gina Rodriguez. But the afro Latino actors in the novela Celia are really good I would like to watch them in more shows. BTW I watched those novels as a kid too
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
Just Another Castillo :D I've watched Celia too. So sad that that one of the very few novelas with leading Jon white Latinx ppl bring up. Thanks for watching btw!
@brandonthomas96096 жыл бұрын
Just Another Castillo :D that's true but even there they cast a light skinned woman as the lead actor. She darkened her skin, got a fake nose and had a gap put in her teeth to play nuestra madre Celia. Kinda sad that even there, colorism exists.
@jesuschristsaves3923 жыл бұрын
🙏“Padre, sé que he violado tus leyes y mis pecados me han separado de ti. Realmente lo siento, y ahora quiero alejarme de mi vida pecaminosa pasada hacia ti. Perdóname y ayúdame a evitar volver a pecar. Creo que su hijo, Jesucristo, murió por mis pecados, resucitó de entre los muertos, está vivo y escucha mi oración. Invito a Jesús a convertirse en el Señor de mi vida, a gobernar y reinar en mi corazón desde este día en adelante. Por favor envía tu Espíritu Santo para ayudarme a obedecerte y hacer tu voluntad por el resto de mi vida. En el nombre de Jesús oro, Amén "
@moisesduarte29267 жыл бұрын
this brazilian teen tv show called malhação has aired for 21 years and 24 seasons and the 24th season was the first one to star a black character. we have statistically the biggest black population outside of nigeria - over half of our population has a significant amount of african blood. it's close to nonsense really
@caribbeanlinks90674 жыл бұрын
You so right sis. You hit this on the head. When I watched telenovelas as a child I never noticed it, but now it's obvious. the world's biggest problem is how Europeans are dominating the politics and commerce of Latin America, Africa and beyond. The poverty and problems of all the Americas are caused by being dominated for the last 400 or so years. I used to just think it was racist gringos who were the problem but one day I found out that there's another sub-group of Europeans who control them. If someone in Latin America can answer this: Who was in control of the racist Venezuelan media before Chavez came to power? Why did they commit genocide in Guatemala against the Mayan? Who controls America's media, Mexican media, the colombian press etc? When someone finds out who is behind the scenes ruling and causing the problems in their native land then they will know who their real enemy is. I also liked the video you did on mental health because It's a lot of people running around with mental health issues in countries with poor health care including EEUU. Paz y Amor. Bendiciones
@bellafarias80256 жыл бұрын
I know this is a minuscule detail but I love the fact that everything is captioned!!!! It’s so awesome keep it up!!!
@jacobgrindstaff99477 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about this the other day, I always watch telenovelas with my abuela; and I noticed how few indigenous or Afro-latinos are on telenovelas. Many characters are portrayed with green, and blue eyes. While this definitely can be found in Latin America, it isn't as common as telenovelas get people to think. Either way, I'd like to think white-washing in the telenovela world isn't intentional, and I have started to see more variety of actors, now with less non-whites being seen as the help. So I think telenovelas are diversifying themselves, but haven't gotten there yet; but I'm fine as long as the actors are picked for their quality of acting, and not color of their skin.
@bethanyb44785 жыл бұрын
When I was visiting Guatemala, I noticed that all the advertising billboards featured light-skinned models. You know it's bad when even a gringa notices it.
@camilaparedes62617 жыл бұрын
been saying this forever thank you. im tired of only seeing women that look like me in maid/"lesser than" roles
@StarslightAndDreams7 жыл бұрын
here in switzerland and europe in general i experience the opposite. "arent latinas supposed to be dark? how are you so pale?"
@richarddanache52416 жыл бұрын
Miriam Te. WHAT SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN ARE YOU SPEAKING FROM . OBVIOUSLY THE ABSENT ANIMALISTIC SIDE !! THEY ARE WHITER LATINAS THAN YOU !! TRIGGERED YES I AM FOR YOU BEING SOO STUPID AS TO SAY THAT !! BUT THEN WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOMEONE CLOSE TO THE NORTH POLE. BRAIN FREEZE!
@bryceanderson99445 жыл бұрын
Even though the majority of Latinos are brown. It's all the wealthy and powerful people "white Latinos" that run everything.
@renatamiranda38855 жыл бұрын
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@trashcantacos4 жыл бұрын
@@bryceanderson9944 You're just generalizing, same as all other people here
@richarddanache52414 жыл бұрын
@@bryceanderson9944 THANKS FOR COUNTING EVERY 500 MILLION LATINOS AND MAKING A NOTE OF THAT !! OH BY THE WAY I CONCLUDED THAT YOU ARE A WHITE ANGLO AND AMERICAN AND BY MOST OF THEIR COMMENTS. ABOUT LATINOS THEY ARE STUPID!! SEE I CAN BE A REAL IGNORANT IDIOT!!!
@Baxter19997 жыл бұрын
Mexican novelas and what are they portraying are Mexico's business, not US business.
@jasonl37364 жыл бұрын
It’s really our business when when there are 30 million Mexicans in America. They’re going to see that Mexican novelas are racist
@handlebucket62853 жыл бұрын
What was the point of this comment? Plenty of people care about this subject. Nobody is holding a gun to your head.
@biggsleezy3 жыл бұрын
It is when stuff like that exist and Americans of the US act like Latino is a race.
@stephenanderson15945 жыл бұрын
I've gotten in full arguments with my Mexican classmates in Texas about Afro Latino and Indigenous representation in Latin media. Also in pageants where the most beautiful black women still get negative comments even if they win (DR, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil to name a few). Colorism and racism hurts everyone especially economically and security. If marginalized people are educated and have job opportunities this would benefit all countries then families wouldn't have to caravan to the U.S. where there is a president (Trump) that hates them. Don't be stuck in the 1500's lets move forward for a stronger Americas.
@vernicejillmagsino9603Ай бұрын
Trump was an Owner of Miss Universe before Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines wins when he was already ran for US President
@jordansthoughts543 жыл бұрын
Thanks for discussing this topic. It’s important to spread awareness about this in all cultures so human beings of all shades are represented not just light bright. 💜 much love.
@sadgeneration64164 жыл бұрын
Why do you act like Latinos looking white is SUCH a bad thing?!Like wtf is wrong with having pale skin and blonde hair?!?like wtf has a pale person ever done to you to "call them out" smfh.
@saintz2k75 жыл бұрын
So eloquent and articulate this girl deserves a medal, colorism is huge in Asia and we need to call them out just like this lady did
@jojotorres49985 жыл бұрын
This one had me 😭 Reminds me of me when I wanted to be an actor but saw this colorism issue
@joseantoniofuentes71016 жыл бұрын
Dude. Please don't bring the USA bias to Latinoamérica. We have our own bias. Our bias is in economic. And where the novela takes place. It does make a resemblance of the actual Mexican society, even if we don't like it. Most of central Mexico is the where novelas take place. Here the Story of the poor girl meets the rich guy. Well, yes it's true most of the richest Mexicans are fair skin. And it's fair, we don't have so many blondes, as the great investors came from Spain or arab countries. And most of the poorest are brown, white-brown, black? Not so many. The black Mexicans you can find them near the coast. Also, northern Mexico is full of whites, where not so many or no telenovela takes place. I'm brown, my family is from Guerrero so Afro Mexican. It's an interesting story, That's all. It doesn't define me.
@briana.99216 жыл бұрын
That’s interesting, my family also comes from Guerrero and I’ve been told it has the people with the highest African ancestry. I went there twice and a good portion of the town was white-ish. People with pink skin, light eyes, lighter hair. I myself have red/brown hair like my dad. Granted I’ve probably seen 2% of Guerrero but I seriously have never saw an actual black Mexican in my life. I saw a tourist in a city in Puebla XD
@aly68766 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias por crear este video, por cierto me gusta mucho tu canal de tu canal, también he mejorado en mi español
@jucamovi19923 жыл бұрын
If you consider yourself a “light skinned latina” that means that I am Casper.
@airsoftluke174 жыл бұрын
I hate to say it but it's true. My family is of Portuguese and Spanish descent and we have mostly redheads and blondes (not to say there aren't darker-skinned relatives as well). My uncles and aunts that had light skin (not tan but fair to porcelain) all became doctors or held blue-collar jobs while my darker-skinned relatives held working-class jobs. I was born with light skin and passed as white. I am 16 at 6'1ft and was able to attend an accelerated program where I'll skip a few years of college (I was accepted because they needed more of "those kinds of Latinos"). It's also shaming that my grandmother advises not to go outside or "you will get dark". The only way I see we can move up in social status is for our lighter skin. Yes, it is right to appreciate the darker skin population but the reality of having darker skin does weight you down.
@jakem22666 жыл бұрын
Great video! Im from the Philippines and it's true that if you have whiter complexion here, people will automatically label you as pretty. That's why a lot of whitening products are in demand here. Filipinos are desperate to have whiter skin. Also Mexican Telenovelas are so popular here in PH back in the 90's and early 2ks and as a kid back then i was wondering why the cast are all white.
@graccieyyy8906 жыл бұрын
The Philippines actually discriminates a LOT! My teacher in 4th grade did. She called those who in her eyes were pretty, she called the white students or "Mestizas", and i didn't make that list. From my experience, the Philippine standard of beauty is being white and having foreign features. Looking at the showbiz industry most people are white and/or are half American or something.
@vernicejillmagsino960329 күн бұрын
Chelsea Manalo is Miss Universe Philippines 2024 is half black her father is American but he’s African American not Anglo American
@Ceciaguilr4 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was young and brown and I stopped going out in the sun Just because I wanted to look like my white cousins. Crazy how even when were so young, it's engrained in our brain that being white is better. 😭😭
@samfutch89946 жыл бұрын
Colorism? I can't keep up with all of these 'isms'.
@Rudrugo6 жыл бұрын
Come on! Colorism isn't a new Thing!. If you have just heard about it you are definitely not keeping up with the world.
@defrand14able5 жыл бұрын
@@Rudrugo As they say Ignorance is bliss. He can try to bullshit if he wants to but we live this shit, and have been living in it for YEARS now. Colorism has a long history in the past and is still alive in our present.
@mikhelBrown5 жыл бұрын
Pick a Book and read sometime, yeah??
@evanleal27146 жыл бұрын
Yes this is so true! I got scouted in Mexico city (I’m Mexican) I have no acting talent and don’t even live there but because I knew English and have light tone skin and Hazel eyes they wanted me to do a screen test for a show!
@jakelineychavez7 жыл бұрын
Yasss....my parents are the same and I look like my dad and was always made to feel less because of it....now I'm proud of my indigenous look 🙏🏼
@DesertDwight7 жыл бұрын
Growing up I never really noticed. I guess I didn't pay much attention to race as a kid.
@trashcantacos4 жыл бұрын
Exactly, these dumb liberals are gonna make Mexico racist like they did to the US...
@sparksthedaytrader96064 жыл бұрын
@@trashcantacos How is pointing out this anomaly racist?
@marianaestevez32594 жыл бұрын
@@trashcantacos are you stupid? This isn't political so gtfo 💀
@bellaxbellaxbella7 жыл бұрын
Same in the Philippines.
@jlhabitan506 жыл бұрын
My Binondo Girl begs to disagree.
@EstebanDonJuanCarlos7 жыл бұрын
#AfroLatino #Proud
@compactgirl14 күн бұрын
Back in the 90s 😂 there was a novela called xica some of the actors where white but the protagonist was black it was a Brazilian novela......
@kgblitz12945 жыл бұрын
My fiancee watches that shit and I cant wrap my head around supporting a form of media that doesn't respect you.
@carlosuribe58787 жыл бұрын
You nailed it girl......thanks It's so funny the way you put it, but sadly it's true
@ItsKatLazo7 жыл бұрын
Carlos Uribe Yay! Glad you enjoyed it! Dropping another one Sunday