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Hello Claudine, I've been following your posts and I wasn't quite sure how to comment.

I know we would find all that you have stated here in Haiti.

It's true racism does exist in Haiti, despite the fact that the majority of Haitians are black there's still a preference for the lighter skin and straighter hair. I don't like it but it exists.

But that sentiment is not only Haiti, it also exists here in the US as well. You will find racism in every society and among every ethnicity.

Understand that I'm the last person that will excuse racism or sweep it under the rug, but please, you must understand that as Haitians our problems run deep and it's gonna take a lot of time and effort to deal with the wounds and the inferior mentality that were imposed on us during slavery.

Slavery is the worst thing that ever happened to us black people worst of all it's accompanied with the ideology that black is ugly. Our ancestors were treated worst than mules because of the color of their skins, you must understand the kind of effect something like that will have on people.

Things can change but it will take time.

Zac, September 7 2009, 3:12 AM

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We will all continue to suffer until we start to show compassion for one another. Our problem is not lack of money. It... read more >
Claudine, 5-Sep-09 12:13 pm
Wait a minute $1.00 american dollar=42 gourdes.It took more than a year to start any business in haiti because lack of... read more >
Lloyd, 6-Sep-09 9:31 am
You still don't see. I am 38 years old, graduated over fifteen years ago with plenty of skills. Yet, when I visited my... read more >
Claudine Etienne, 6-Sep-09 10:15 am
Rasta, wanna be jaimaca shit, I think the way they treat you in Haiti was normal. Besides, with al your money, you... read more >
Jean, 6-Sep-09 1:14 pm
I don't know much about RASTAFARIAN but SISTER,do u realize 95% of haitians are black? When i was in Haiti,i was... read more >
Llyod, 6-Sep-09 3:19 pm
Actually, I am not rasta want-a-be. I'm not a rasta and don't want to be called that either. I am a black woman... read more >
Claudine Etienne, 6-Sep-09 4:38 pm
Wrong again. I've fought to keep my Haitian Good name since the age of seven. Read my book and you'll see. I don't... read more >
Claudine, 6-Sep-09 4:42 pm
That's the irony. Huh? Black people are racist. I have a family full of them. No wonder it is said that we were the... read more >
Claudine, 6-Sep-09 4:46 pm
Since u say that you're a writer.how do you define the words "Slavery and Rasta"?.Since we haitians have no... read more >
Llyod, 6-Sep-09 5:27 pm
Hello Claudine, I've been following your posts and I wasn't quite sure how to comment. I know we would find all that... read more >
Zac, 7-Sep-09 3:12 am
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