Why Dominicans are hated by Americans

[kerby755]

Based on what I have encountered, the reason for the Americans (white) to hate the Dominicans is the way they live and their pride. The Americans feel that they are superior than the Dominicans. That is when discrimination enters; Americans (white) favor their fellow American while they don't favor Dominicans. This fact is true today as many nationalities feel that they are discriminated in the US. The Asians particularly Filipinos get unfair treatment from Americans (white) so it is also possible that Dominicans get that kind of treatment.

Another thing is Americans get wrong perceptions about Dominicans. They think that the traits of Mexicans and Dominicans are the same. What they hate with Mexicans will also be carried over to Dominicans. If somebody disagrees, then you haven't experienced it but believe me, it will be bound to happen to you.

[El_cubano]

After seen the way many US dominicans behave i can't blame them. They have nothing to do with dominicans back at home. It's funny, but i've always found white americans to be nicer and behave better than blacks (i don't use that african-american bs).

[samanasuenos]

Hello, good afternoon, and thanks for your post, but .... I have not once encountered an American who hates Dominicans.

On the other hand,some expats vent and complain a bit about living in the DR and some odd cultural differences, but I take that as said with love....

So, who are the Americans that you think HATE Dominicans? Where are they? I must live in another planet or something.

Thank you....

[drbill]

I consider myself a pretty typical American, and I've lived in a handful of Northeast and Midwest cities before semi-retiring to the DR. I can assure you that the great majority of North Americans have never met a Dominican, much less hated one. Yes, we white folks tend to like each other a bit more than we do "others", but things have changed an awful lot since the bad old days. I have strong evidence that lots of Dominicans prefer each others' company.too. They just don't get St. Patrick's Day at all, still haven't learned to treat themselves to to a proper diet of highly-processed food products, and wouldn't know Mantovani from Lawrence Welk. Isn't this a subtle form of discrimination, too?

[ricktoronto]

The original post is a load of codswallop and based on what, exactly? One guy who if he is Dominican probably extends his attitude verbally and non verbally and deserves it.

How an average american would know a Dominican from Adam is beyond me.

[helpmann]

Originally Posted by kerby755

Based on what I have encountered, the reason for the Americans (white) to hate the Dominicans is the way they live and their pride. The Americans feel that they are superior than the Dominicans. That is when discrimination enters; Americans (white) favor their fellow American while they don't favor Dominicans. This fact is true today as many nationalities feel that they are discriminated in the US. The Asians particularly Filipinos get unfair treatment from Americans (white) so it is also possible that Dominicans get that kind of treatment.

Another thing is Americans get wrong perceptions about Dominicans. They think that the traits of Mexicans and Dominicans are the same. What they hate with Mexicans will also be carried over to Dominicans. If somebody disagrees, then you haven't experienced it but believe me, it will be bound to happen to you.

Ughhhh... most Americans have never met a Dominican (or don't believe they have.) Most Americans don't know a damn thing about the Dominican Republic. They know Jamaica, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and that's about it! Outside of baseball (who fewer and fewer people watch already), you're not going to notice their presence in television, movies, print, or politics.

The only people who might have any issues or hate Dominicans are Puerto Rican-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and Cuban-Americans. The rest, don't care and many just label every brown-skinned, Spanish speaker a Hispanic/Mexican anyway.


-Helpmann

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[dale7]

It irritates my wife when people just assume she is Mexican and people at work ask her if she can make burritos, tamales, etc. She loves everyone but takes great pride in her ethnicity and culture. The only instance of racism/prejudice she has experienced has been from a couple of other people of hispanic origin who she works with. Detroit area has a large hispanic population (generally Mexican, Puerto Rican, and central american) near Livernois/Michigan Avenue area is the biggest concentration, but she hasn't experienced any racism from anyone being a dominicana so I don't think this is a great topic, probably only to stir up a hornet's nest. Heck, it shows how many Americans don't even know geography, when they ask where she is from and she replies, about 25 percent think it is in Europe or they may not know where the country is but they say oh, where the baseball players are from She will kill me for saying this, I hope no boricuas take offense, she works with one boricua who thinks they are better than Dominicans and lets her know that until my wife replied finally, " At least we have our own country we can call our own and you can't come close to making music better than us that you copy from us." She is a feisty dominicana

[ze pequeno]

Originally Posted by El_cubano

After seen the way many US dominicans behave i can't blame them. They have nothing to do with dominicans back at home. It's funny, but i've always found white americans to be nicer and behave better than blacks (i don't use that african-american bs).

Whoa! some sweeping generalizations and stereotyes here. Doesn't it make more sense to judge people on an individual basis?

ze

[Exxtol]

Originally Posted by ze pequeno

Whoa! some sweeping generalizations and stereotyes here. Doesn't it make more sense to judge people on an individual basis?

ze

Of course not.........this is DR1.