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No soy afrodecendiente, soy negro simplemente
Por: Juan Veroes
Fecha de publicación: 04/03/09
El racismo en Venezuela y en todo el continente Americano pervive y actúa en forma solapada. , Mantiene un discurso segregacionista y afirma que los negros descendiente de los secuestrados en África somos afrodescendientes.
Como negro que soy, me niego a ser etiquetado como Afrodecendiente, pues mis antepasados no llegaron aquí como turistas, ni como inmigrantes, ni como refugiados, ni como seres humanos. Simplemente llegaron producto de un secuestro masivo que los transformó en mercancía quitándoles la esencia de humanos. No eran africanos los que aquí llegaron. Eran materia prima que hacia funcionar a las fuerzas productivas de la época. Tal como llega el petróleo hoy en día a los países consumidores. Y ellos no son “Petróleo descendientes”
Si alguna etiqueta podría asignársele a los Negros que habitan este continente es el de “Secuestradosdescendiente” o “esclavosdescendiente”, pues esa era la razón por las cuales llegaron aquí y no por ser africanos. Si a los esclavistas de la época les hubiera sido buen negocio traer chinos, asiáticos, hindúes, o australianos como esclavos, seguro no lo hubieran pensado dos veces para hacerlo. Tuvieron la suerte que los mismos africanos le proveían las cargas a los barcos negreros.
Ahora mismo un grupo de Negros en Venezuela están pidiendo a la Asamblea que cense o cuantifique a los Afrodescendientes que viven en este país. Acepto que me incluyan en un Censo como Negro, pero no como Afrodecendiente, pues eso no define mi esencia de Negro venezolano y. latinoamericano
El discurso racista no dice, por ejemplo, que la población blanca que habita en América es “europeodescendiente” simplemente son americanos, latinoamericanos, centroamericanos, norteamericanos, suramericanos, o se agregan la nacionalidad de los países donde nacieron (Argentinos, chilenos, venezolanos, etc. Etc.). Si esto es válido para los que llegaron como invasores, conquistadores y piratas, ¿porque a los negros descendientes de esclavos , que llegaron secuestrados, se nos quiere etiquetar de “Afrodecendiente” ,¿ Cuando a la población de origen africano blanca se les coloca esa definición? ¿O es que en el continente Africano no hay pueblos de otro color de piel que no sea la negra?
Los africanos que ahora mismo tratan de llegar a Europa, arriesgando ellos su vida en altamar, si logran instalarse y tener familias, ellos si se podrían considerar como “afrodescendientes”, pues los inmigrantes que allí llegan y aun cuando los europeos los tratan como animales, vienen en una condición diferente: por propia voluntad. No son secuestrados y eso no los hace perder su condición humana, como sucedía con los esclavos.
Nosotros, los negros que habitamos el continente, dejamos de ser cosas, dejamos de ser africanos y conquistamos con nuestra sangre el derecho de ser americanos. Somos miembros de una nueva civilización que no cree ni acepta el concepto de raza incubado en Europa. Somos Negros y ustedes son Blancos y ellos son indios ¿cual es el problema?
Negros secuestrados en África, blancos Invasores de Europa e Indios esclavizados en su propia tierra hicieron lo que Venezuela es hoy, y por ese hecho todos adquirimos la nacionalidad venezolana, ¿entonces porque aceptar que unos sean afrodescendientes, otros indígenas y otros si son “puros venezolanos”?.
Si es necesaria la etiqueta, entonces exijo igualdad racial para todos: Negros, indios y Blancos. Los tres grupos deben ser etiquetados y si no es así, entonces quítenlas y solamente coloquen la de venezolanos y que no sea solamente en la cédula sino en el corazón y en la mente.
” —Originally posted here. Posted by Kismet4 (via lati-negros)“”Quisqueya” is a word I’d known so commonly because Dominicans often referred to their part of the island as such. As it turns out, while La LUCHA and the Haitian American Student Association sought funding for Hispaniola, the original name of the aforementioned event, one of the members of the…
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TEN STEPS THAT CAN HELP YOU LOVE YOURSELF
1. STOP WEIGHING YOURSELF!
Scales are for fish, not people. Stop measuring how good you feel about yourself by what the scales tell you. Scales don’t know you as a person and they cannot tell you how to think or feel. Take the power away from the scales and try to take control of how you feel about your body and about yourself.
2. STOP TALKING CRITICALLY ABOUT YOUR BODY!
Be a positive influence to other women/men and especially young people, by not talking about your weight and about how you dislike your body. You may sometimes feel uncomfortable about feeling ok about your body, when everyone else around you wants to change theirs. But every discussion we have about weight and body size leaves an impression on people around us. We are in danger of encouraging an unattainable quest for perfection if we continue to follow the rules laid out by the diet industry and media.
3. QUESTION THE MOTIVES OF THE DIET, COSMETIC AND FASHION INDUSTRIES!
These industries make money by trying to determine ‘the look’ which women (and increasingly men) feel under pressure to conform to. Fashion and cosmetics can be an enjoyable aspect of life, but is it worth trying to buy into the unrealistic ideals? Experiment with what suits you and your body, rather than being told what should do so.
4. VALUE YOUR MONEY! If you didn’t buy into unrealistic and destructive eating regimes and you spent your earnings more on what reflected the person you are, would you still spend your money on the same things and in the same way?
5. APPRECIATE YOUR BODY FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE! Rather than being preoccupied with body size and shape, learn to enjoy the marvel that is your body through movement, exercise, nourishment, health, comfort and pleasure, for a more sustaining sense of self-acceptance.
6. TRY TO EAT ACCORDING TO HUNGER! Instead of eating according to a set plan, respect and listen to the signals of your body which knows how much and what food it needs. When you are eating according to hunger most of the time, your body will adjust to the size you are meant to be.
7. THINK ABOUT THE QUALITIES YOU REALLY ADMIRE IN OTHER WOMEN!
Think about the people you really like and admire. With these values you have, does it really matter whether these people conform to a mainstream depiction of size and shape?
8. CONSIDER HOW YOU DEAL WITH DIFFICULT EMOTIONS!
If you stop translating difficult emotions into a preoccupation with body and size, there’ll be more room and energy to focus on the real issues that make us happy or down at a particular time.
9. FOCUS ON THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF!
Rather than obsess on what you don’t think is acceptable and are driven to change, ditch the idea of a ‘perfect body’. Aim for the serenity to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
10. BE A ROLE MODEL!
It’s never easy to go against the grain. But there have always been females/males who took risks to grow and who have set new standards. Blaze a trail to liking and being who you really are, body and beyond.
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Many thanks to www.ilovefat.tumblr.com
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