The Study of Racialism

Mypecrype · Probationary Joined: 24 Dec 2008 {Posts: 0 }

Would J-Lo be considered Mulatta in Puerto Rico or other parts of Latin America? (and if I learn Spanish what are my chances of getting with her? Laughing

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oevega · Posted: Thu 10 Aug 2006 22:01 Post subject: Re: J-Lo

Mypecrype · Probationary Joined: 24 Dec 2008 {Posts: 0 }

Thanks for your reply, Omar. But I'm confused... what do you mean by "hispanic"? White Spanish?

She looks like an average Latina to me, however a young Puerto Rican woman on mulatto.org refers to herself as Mulatta and says there are others in Puerto Rico thought of as Mulattas too. I didn't know this. So it got me curious as to what J-Lo would be considered. I did Private Message the young woman a few days ago and asked her about J-Lo but she has not responded back to me [shrug]. So I'm asking her because I know there are more Latinos here.

J-Lo is one of my most favorite gals in both looks and personality. I heard she treated some fan on MTV, that MTV hooked her up with for a day, real well and he was a pretty shy and what you might say unattractive dude. She was calling him "Papi" and everything. For that I'll always like her, I don't care how many husbands she has or goes through. To me she's one of the most sexy and beautiful women on the planet with a way cool personality. For me she's my "Marylin Monroe" times 2.

All hail the Queen.

oevega · Posted: Fri 11 Aug 2006 02:49 Post subject: Jeniffer.

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Salsassin · Suspended Joined: 04 Apr 2005 {Posts: 3508 }

Some don't consider Sonia Bragga as a mulata either. Afrodescendiente yes because she is Brazilian. But like Adriana Lima, they consider her ambiguously mixed.

Melani23 · Superuser Joined: 30 Aug 2005 {Posts: 1081 } Location: USA

J-LO looks about 20% Black to me, not noticeable but probably there....

sagascend · Moderator Joined: 17 Jun 2006 {Posts: 2109 }

LOL and 18% of that is in her butt!

She looks more like her father than her mother or sisters do. They look more mestizo IMO. I don't have a picture but to me he looks more African.

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oevega · Posted: Fri 11 Aug 2006 21:29 Post subject: Re: Jeniffer.

sagascend · Moderator Joined: 17 Jun 2006 {Posts: 2109 }

Lynda Lopez (sister): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda_Lopez
J-Lo and her Mom: http://www.davesdaily.com/pictures/594-jennifer-lopez-and-mom.htm

I could not find one picture of her Dad but I'll keep looking! If you ever catch her E! Hollywood True Story they interview her family and he is in it. She is his spitting image to me.

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MisterLawyer · Posted: Tue 15 Aug 2006 21:21 Post subject:

MisterLawyer · Posted: Wed 23 Aug 2006 18:44 Post subject:

On the main topic of the thread, I don't really know. But I think one answer is that almost no one in puerto rico really would have thought about whether she is a mulata or not. If you are born in Puerto Rico, you are puerto rican-i.e. puerto rican race. You are taught to be proud of the three sources of your race- european, taino and african. If you live in Puerto Rico you generally don't think of yourself in terms of specific mixtures like mulatto ect. It usually takes living in the U.S. among anglos to get to that point. Take a line from a Willie Colon song that says "these things only happen to people of my race, I don't know why." (in a song about forgetting the deceased at a wake). When he says race (raza) its understood he is talking about either the Puerto Rican race or the Latino race. In Puerto rico, and I think in most latin american countries, it is much more about color that about what Americans would consider race. In puerto rico someone J-Lo's complection is described as white. But all that refers to is her skin tone.

Could you get with her? Seriously, if you have some non-stalker way of meeting her, well, then, look at her and Marc Anthony's histories. Just bide your time. Wink

Sadie · Regular User Joined: 19 Oct 2008 {Posts: 72 }

No, J.Lo is not a mulatta because neither parent is black or white thus fitting that term. I've lived in Puerto Rico and I don't recall anyone using that descriptor. In PR, olive-skinned people are "trigueno." People who have African facial features and hair are called "moreno." J. Lo would be "triguena."

Sadie · Regular User Joined: 19 Oct 2008 {Posts: 72 }