r/AskTheCaribbean • u/CompetitiveTart505S Caribbean American • Apr 28 '25

Culture Does racism between Caribbean people disappear in the diaspora

For example growing up I was never under the impression there were conflicts between Indo and Afro Caribbean people, because the Indo Caribbean people I met were all very nice and emphasized that we're all Caribbean.

I also have a Dutch friend who explained that Surinamese people seem pretty united in the Netherlands regardless of race, but this is an outsider looking in of course.

What do you guys think? Does this imply that ethnic tensions are more superficial, or is it really not that significant? Do you all have any contradictory or complementary experiences?

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u/TheNFSIdentity Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Apr 28 '25

When it comes to Puerto Ricans, absolutely not. You would think that being one of the most racially diverse cultures out there, we'd have toned down on it - but I've heard some of the most racist crap come from us. Don't even ask about the whole "Latinos For Trump" shit in the US either. And if not other races, those born on the island just judge Nuyoricans or other Caribbean ppl instead.

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u/rubixpress Apr 28 '25

Growing up in nyc before Joe n Big Pun made that song, PR in LES used Moreno as a pejorative, when the song dropped in the hook playing boricua.. Moreno.. I was tight! Like what are they saying?

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u/RationalMellow May 02 '25

It’s debatable. As a black Puerto Rican yes there is bias/racism towards us but not overt as some make it seem