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**jojocomok** · 09-14-2011, 12:02 PM

I used to play for a baseball league in DR, I think I was around 12 or so. We used to visit other towns, and play with the local teams, if the town was too far away we would stay in the house of a member of the opposing team. In one trip we had to stay in the Capital of DR, the guy I stayed with lived in a neighborhood or ghetto called Los Minas. It seem as if I was the only light skin person in the hall barrio, and People there would call me "decolorio", and "deteñio" which means colorless all the time , most said it jokingly, but a few would say it with an offensive tone, that plus being made fun of my accent left me with a very negative view of the capital/Capitaleños.

Also, back in high school during lunch I used to sit in a table with all my Dominicans friends, we were all Dominicans except for one Mexican guy, one time we invited a couple of white girls to sit with us, and chat. After about 15 minutes another girl comes by, and loudly said to her friends sitting down, "why are you sitting with these Pablitos? don't you know better". Everyone went silent for a sec, but we just kept talking, and ignored her comment.

I think those are the only two occasions that I would consider, being a victim of some sort of racism.

09-14-2011, 12:02 PM	#28
jojocomok Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 458 Senior Member	I used to play for a baseball league in DR, I think I was around 12 or so. We used to visit other towns, and play with the local teams, if the town was too far away we would stay in the house of a member of the opposing team. In one trip we had to stay in the Capital of DR, the guy I stayed with lived in a neighborhood or ghetto called Los Minas. It seem as if I was the only light skin person in the hall barrio, and People there would call me "decolorio", and "deteñio" which means colorless all the time , most said it jokingly, but a few would say it with an offensive tone, that plus being made fun of my accent left me with a very negative view of the capital/Capitaleños. Also, back in high school during lunch I used to sit in a table with all my Dominicans friends, we were all Dominicans except for one Mexican guy, one time we invited a couple of white girls to sit with us, and chat. After about 15 minutes another girl comes by, and loudly said to her friends sitting down, "why are you sitting with these Pablitos? don't you know better". Everyone went silent for a sec, but we just kept talking, and ignored her comment. I think those are the only two occasions that I would consider, being a victim of some sort of racism.
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