3 weeks ago I wrote this little comment regarding one of many Taino issues in DR (and DR1.com
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Old terms : Black + White = Mulato, Mestizo + Blanco = Blanco..
Quote:
Originally Posted by contasm
...Nowadays, we hear of “Indio Oscuro” (dark Indian) and “Indio lavado” (washed out Indian) but it seems that “politically correctness” has made a joke of their real origins. It makes no sense that “Indio Oscuro” is the result of Mulato and Black; given the fact that there’s no “Indio” neither in Mulato nor in Black. Perhaps, the result of Trujillo’s or Balaguer’s intention on “whitening” the nomenclature used to designate different shades of skin color...
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The Taino genetical contribution to today’s Dominican makeup is indeed negligible, but how should that minimal presence be stated when referring to the general make up of today’s Dominican ? Caution !!!
Delicate answer required here; given the exaltation the word “Taino” brings to Dominican society.