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Why are so many Puerto Rican women so beautiful, and diverse in their physical characteristics?
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Name : Mike-S20604, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 27, City : Princeton, State : NJ, Country : United States,Regarding the diversity of appearance: Labels are often woefully inadequate. ‘White’ means nothing. It tells you nothing about anyone’s family, ethnic group, national origin, etc. You might guess a person is European, but not always be right. In the same vein, ‘Puerto Rican’ can mean First American, Caribe Indian, any of 30 West African countries, Portuguese, Spanish, French or British. All of these peoples are part of the historic population of Puerto Rico; hence, the variety of colors, features, etc. It works the same way for African Americans.
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Name : KW, Gender : M, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 31, City : Bloomington, State : IN, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The reason the people of the hispanic race are so diverse looking is because there are different races within the race. Puerto ricans specifically are mixed with black,white, and indian. The first people in Puerto Rico were the indians, then the Spanish(white hispanics) colonized it, and the whites and indians intermarried. Then the black slaves were brought over and after they were freed there was intermarriage, that is where the black comes from. This is why there are light and dark hispanics. I myself am mixed with black,white,indian, and west indian,but I identify with black.
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Name : Maya, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 20, City : Richmond, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,People of the Hispanic race are so diverse-looking because there are different races within the race. Puerto Ricans are mixed with black, white and Indian. The first people in Puerto Rico were the Indians; then the Spanish (white Hispanics) colonized it, and the whites and Indians intermarried. Then the black slaves were brought over, and after they were freed there was intermarriage. That is where the black comes from. This is why there are light and dark Hispanics. I am mixed with black, white, Indian and West Indian, but I identify with black.
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Name : Maya, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 20, City : Richmond, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Puerto Rican culture and heritage is very diverse. Our culture is mostly comprised of Spanish, Asian, Indian, and Afro-American. This goes to show that culturally, beauty has no limits. I guess we are very lucky to be so culturally diverse and to have drawn our beauty from a mix of ethnic groups.
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Name : Damaris C., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Catholic, Age : 20, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Receptionist, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower class,I think this is frankly your personal preference, and you feel it is equated to everyone.
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Name : Will24450, Gender : M, City : Virginia Beach, State : VA, Country : United States,No offense intended, but your question is derived from ignorance about what a so-called Hispanic is suppose to look like. The media, politicians and big business coined this label to control people in many ways including the white population. The Hispanic or Latino label does not denote a race. Puerto Rican people for the most part are a mixture of three races. Starting with the white race of Spain along with the mixture of Native peoples of the Island and finally with the African slaves brought over by the Spanish whites. This is why Puerto Ricans are a peculiar breed; they have three races in their blood line and therefore the variety of which you speak. The term ‘Hispanic’ means very little to an educated individual. I hope you think of this next time you hear ‘Hispanic’ or ‘Latino.’ Of course, as I said earlier, no offense of any kind is intended toward you at all. I understand that nowadays accurate information is hard to come by, especially if the government and business has the key to that information.
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Name : Jake, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : white/Spanish, Religion : Buddhist, Age : 43, City : Fort Worth, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Well to tell you the truth …in the American society they feel that ALL Puerto Ricans are this amazing individual breed of human being, when in actuality Puerto Ricans and other hispanics too, are made up of 3 different cultures. The native inhabitants of theur county (usually called indians), the africans (who people still fail to admit are a part of the soul of the hispanic culture) and the europeans. And there are some puerto ricans who look like one race than the other. Also some people fail to realize that just like Americans Puerto Ricans too can come in all colors. After all that is what race is JUST COLOR. Culural background is completely different. And trust me… Color is not what defines a Puerto Rican, or Latino for that matter.
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Name : Yahnissa Milanez, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Catholic, Age : 22, City : Camp Springs, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : Military, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The problem with your question is that it assumes that all Puerto Ricans are the same. The words ‘Puerto Rican’ and ‘Hispanic’ refer to national origin. Just as there are Americans of every race, there are Puerto Ricans and Hispanics of every race including many who are white and have ancestry from Spain and other European countries. Cameron Diaz, Sammy Sosa, Emelio Estevez and Jimmy Smits are all Hispanic but are obviously not members of the same race. There are also black Hispanics, Asian Hispanics, Jewish Hispanics, and every variation of people as you find in the United States. Just as Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson are not members of the same race merely because they are Americans with Anglo last names, not every ‘Puerto Rican’ or Hispanic is a member of the same race either. The myth of the Puerto Rican or ‘Hispanic race’ is promoted by ignorant or self-serving people. It has permeated U.S. society since the 1970’s. However, it is just a myth. If members of the United States government and media called Irish people a separate race for 30 years, most people would believe that too. Incidentally, the U. S. Census Bureaus does not and never has collected information on the ‘Hispanic race.’ When the Census Bureau does lists Hispanic information (which it began collecting in the 1970 Census), that information is clearly labeled as non-racial. For example, a Census category might state ‘white-non Hispanic,’ meaning that white Hispanics have been separated from that category as opposed to a Census category stating ‘white’ which would include white Hispanics.
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Name : Josh29145, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : white of Hispanic origin, Religion : Catholic, Age : 33, City : Soto, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Lawyer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The short answer is because Puerto Ricans are a people of mixed races. Puerto Rican is their ‘nationality’, not their race. Many, many, many Puerto Ricans are of mixed race. There are Black Puerto Ricans, White Puerto Ricans, Black/White Puerto Ricans, Oriental/Black/White Puerto Ricans, etc. Look at Rosie Perez and Jennifer Lopez. Both of them sport coloring, facial and body characteristics that spring from African ancestry (whether they chose to embrace that fact or not) These mixtures sometimes produce exotic blends of beauty in Puerto Rican (and other)women. Of course it goes the other way also.
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Name : Devin, Race : Black/African American, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Social class : Middle class,I have the same feeling about Hispanic women in general. I believe it is the old axiom, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Obviously Puerto Rican women possess the characteristics you find appealling (as well as myself). This is not to say that others see it differently. I guess what I am saying is that when you or I make a statement such as, Puerto Rican women are beautiful, we are really only speaking for our own preferences.
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Name : Loren Shufeldt, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 51, City : Lisbon, State : CT, Country : United States, Occupation : retired/disabled, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,Maybe because the Carribean has such a diverse and veried history of peoples coming to live there. There are the native inhabitents, the African slaves, the Spanish colonists, the Irish convicts and others. It makes sense that a diverse racial history would create diverse characteristics.
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Name : See, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, City : Dublin, State : NA, Country : Ireland, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class,
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