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/MoriKitsune Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

No. Racism and colorism are still problems even after people emigrate, and they often pass those problems to their kids.

For example, people in the Cuban communities in Miami are notorious for being racist. Even my own grandmother (who was born and raised in Puerto Rico,) is disgustingly racist/colorist. My dad has told me stories about my uncles trying to bring home black or afro-Latina girlfriends and my grandmother not even wanting to let them in the house.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

well they are white latinos and they come from Europe

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u/MoriKitsune May 02 '25

they come from Europe

Good luck convincing Europeans of that- many Latinos haven't had their dna in Europe for several hundred years.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

they are white europeans thats why they are racist they are from spain