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Post by Belmot on Mar 29, 2016 17:29:26 GMT
Cizinho Afreeka and Jéssica desired to name their daughter “Makeda Foluke.” This is because they have roots with the Yoruba culture, but when they went to register their newborn daughter’s name, they were turned down. Officials at the registration office in Rio de Jainero, Brazil stated that the baby’s name made “no sense at all” when pronounced in Portuguese and that it “could provide possible future suffering for the person in social life.” Foluke’s parents believe that the real reason their daughter’s chosen name was denied was because of racism, according to BlackWomenofBrazil.co, where this story was first published “It’s a form of racism that takes place in Brazil: the racism of subtleties,” Afreeka said. “It should be very natural a man and a Black woman adopting an African name, as the country is made up of three races. It is difficult to prove. Only those in this skin knows.” But the officials have insisted that racism isn’t the problem; it was the name. As in it is in their practice, whenever a child is named, officials have to check whether or not the name could affect the child negatively later in life. This has led many parents to choose European-sounding names. Makeda’s parents are left with no choice but to appeal to a judge to see if they can officially give her an African name. However, if things don’t turn out well, they insist that they’re not changing their mind. “I will keep on until the end,”Afreeka said. “Either it will be Makeda Foluke or she’ll be with no registration.” Makeda was what the Ethiopians called the rainha de Sabá (Queen of Sheba). Foluke is a Yoruba name. The girl’s name was decided early in the pregnancy. www.lailasblog.com/2016/03/racism-brazilian-officials-block-couple.html
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Post by Honorebu on Mar 29, 2016 23:45:43 GMT
Wetin concern authority with wetin people name their pikin
O ga ooo
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Post by Belmot on Mar 30, 2016 8:32:16 GMT
Wetin concern authority with wetin people name their pikin O ga ooo I tire o
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Post by colonial pikin on Mar 30, 2016 9:34:46 GMT
Black Women of Brazil does a more detailed story on this issue...y'all should follow them to understand racial dynamics in Brazil....Brazil racism you find in many mixed societies, it's not like America KKK own lol...a jolly all of us is one but yet some of the mixed folks can be seriously anti-black....the lady is mixed btw...a lot of Afro-Brazilians are mixed.
Just recently in Trini we had drama for a Black girl who is supposed to represent us in Brazil for gymnastics...the Gymnastics group didn't want her to go up though she qualified...they preferred a white/latino looking girl who can claim Trini through her moms...they said we want the Black girl because she is Black...nonsense...btw the folks who make up that gymnastic group are mixed Trinis...they aren't white.The guy should sue the Brazilian gov or sumthin.
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Post by dansoye1 on Apr 16, 2016 13:02:53 GMT
Hypocrisy at its height for a country touting herself as a racial democracy .
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