Gotta thank mun2.tv/blackandlatino for initiating a great conversation!
"What does it mean to be black and Latino in the U.S.? Featuring interviews with Latino actors Laz Alonso ("Avatar", "Jumping the Broom"), Tatyana Ali ("Fresh Prince of Bel Air"), Gina Torres ("Suits, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys") and Judy Reyes ("Scrubs"), musicians Christina Milian ("Dip it Low") and Kat DeLuna ("Whine Up"), and journalist Soledad O'Brien (CNN), among many others."
While I absolutely loved this series, I found a disturbing trend among these and other videos like it in the comments section. Videos like these prompt a discussion, but mostly within the Black community as to whether we, as Black Latinos, even have a right to be offended. Most of the posts either accuse of of "not contributing to the black agenda" (which is rediculous, I Love Lucy for example was a revelation in television, and starred a Black Cuban), or not classifying ourselves as "Black" until it suited us.
While I can understand their frustration on the surface, at this point does it even matter? What do you think?
While I absolutely loved this series, I found a disturbing trend among these and other videos like it in the comments section. Videos like these prompt a discussion, but mostly within the Black community as to whether we, as Black Latinos, even have a right to be offended. Most of the posts either accuse of of "not contributing to the black agenda" (which is rediculous, I Love Lucy for example was a revelation in television, and starred a Black Cuban), or not classifying ourselves as "Black" until it suited us.
While I can understand their frustration on the surface, at this point does it even matter? What do you think?
I saw this the other day! Great information dropped in this doc!!
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