Anti-Dominicanism in Action

NALs · #1 02-03-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dominican Today

While wondering through a crowded market in Paris on a beautiful Sunday morning I stopped at the kiosk of a candy vendor and as I was looking at some of the most delicious marsh mellows one could think of, I decide to buy 100 grams. The very much tanned French vendor smiled, and noticing my Latin American accent he asked me where I was from in French. I said from the Dominican Republic. That brought even a bigger smile on the vendor’s and his French wife’s face who stood beside him proudly showing off her hair braids and tanned skin. They said to me: “beautiful country! A true paradise... we just got back from Punta Cana two days ago, and already have to start working again. We loved it over there…”

Another client standing beside me then started looking at me rather strangely, I would say in an irritated way. I assumed it was because my little chat with the vendor was taking too long, so I rushed and packed the candy in my shopping bag and while doing that, the guy said to me: “you Dominicans, you are murderers and thieves! That beautiful country of yours was ours and you stole it.” From his accent and his appearance I saw it was a Haitian man, and he was really upset. Judging by the ignorance of his remarks, I decided that I could not have an educated conversation with this guy and did not reply to him and rather just left hastily.

Read more about this here: Haitian-Dominican encounters in Europe

-NALs

bachata · #2 02-03-2008, 03:33 PM

I do not understand why the Haitians think they are the owners of the D.R. When they are Africans imported to work in the french plantation in the other side of the island.

JJ.

sollie · #3 02-03-2008, 03:34 PM

This should stir the pudding.

Chris · #4 02-03-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bachata

I do not understand why the Haitians think they are the owners of the D.R. When they are Africans imported to work in the french plantation in the other side of the island.

JJ.

Yes, I really don't understand that. They are really too bad you know! What do you know! Plantation workers that think they have a right to human rights. They want it all! Darn .. I'm so sorry the era of slavery and colonialism is over. Nowadays people actually are aware that they have legal and human rights and will stand up for it. It is all just toooo bad you know. We should get the era of slavery and colonialism back. Life is just not fair without it.

(This is Chris .. No, I'm not gone mad .. I'm just really tired of the discriminatory nature of these types of posts)

Exxtol · #5 02-03-2008, 03:44 PM

An isolated incident in a french markey by an ignorant, irrational, Haitian man. What should we take from this? That all or the majority of Haitians think this way? The intent of this posting is to bait, incite, and provoke. Don't Dominicans and Haitians have enough problems as it is? Further provocation is uncessary and utterly useless.

--Exxtol

fightfish · #6 02-03-2008, 04:07 PM

As is all discussion lacking intellectual honesty. To be worried by an opinion from halfway around the world is a waste of time. Negativity begets more negativity, and I for one dont have the extra energy for that.

NALs · #7 02-03-2008, 05:09 PM

Here are four additional quotes from the article, which I suspect some of you did not read prior to posting a response.

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Originally Posted by Dominican Today

Judging by the ignorance of his remarks, I decided that I could not have an educated conversation with this guy and did not reply to him and rather just left hastily.

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Originally Posted by Dominican Today

I therefore ask our President, to not stand by and look passively as this problem evolves into a bigger crisis, but to rather act now by doing something about the working conditions on the Dominican soil, for Dominicans as well as for foreigners, and most importantly, Haitians.

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Originally Posted by Dominican Today

Maybe after all this important work is done, encounters between Dominicans and Haitians abroad will be less tense and perhaps why not, as sweet as the candy at the kiosk in the Parisian market.

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Originally Posted by Dominican Today

The author is an International Public Administration graduate from Erasmus University of Rotterdam.
Written by: Hamlet Bueno, MSc

-NALs

Hillbilly · #8 02-04-2008, 05:42 AM

I can imagine how a Dominican overseas must feel to be verbally assaulted like this. However, in the ebb and flow of 18th century politics the eastern part of the island WAS ceded to France by the Treaty of Basel (1797?). However, Haiti, which became independent in 1804, continued to lay claim to the lands ceded by the treaty.

The DR took its independence from Haiti. End of story.

I can't see this going anywhere, but I'll leave it open for a while...

HB

cobraboy · #9 02-04-2008, 08:00 AM

Isn't the Dominican-Haitian friction pretty much like the Hatfields and McCoys? Will it ever really end?

I don't know. I'm asking...

El sabelotó · #10 02-04-2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by cobraboy

Isn't the Dominican-Haitian friction pretty much like the Hatfields and McCoys? Will it ever really end?

I don't know. I'm asking...

No sir, not even close. That encounter in Paris was blown out of proportion by an edumacated Dominican. And NALs should stick to what he knows best: Wiki searches for Wiki facts.