I'm over it. I no longer have the energy to express how afro Latinos don't get enough exposure like we are here everywhere 🇵🇷

Anthony Ramos is “white” get outta here no one would think he’s white 😂

It’s sad. Such a masterpiece of a movie & this criticism will over shadow it. Lin has broken boundaries and it seems like “it was all up to him” That movie had every shade the Latino community has to offer if you see the big picture with the back up dancers. I’m proud of it for many reasons and at the end of the day we got nothing. This is all we got for now & thanks to Lin

Such a disappointment but colorism is real. I remember it growing up. All the comments that my abuelas who were beautiful people would make about "good hair" staying out of the sun to keep from "getting too brown" etc. They really truly felt like it was for our own good but it was some of the most subtle and destructive stuff. I love Anthony Ramos. His acting is amazing but so is his music. All of us from the Latino community represent every beautiful color of the rainbow. What a terrific miss by Lin Manual M but progress is measured in inches and in miles.

I wish we would be more honest as a culture and stop misusing the word colorism. This is racism and erasure of black faces. Colorism can only happen within a race not an ethnicity of different racial groups. I’m glad we are talking about this more though. I’m tired of not being represented because even when there is AfroLatino representation, they always look light mulato or racially ambiguous. I want to see more Gina Torres, Zoe Saldana, and Amara La Negra phenotypes. About the pandering to white audience bit…they proved that to not be true with Black Panther. People watch what they want to watch including white people and they especially love to watch movies of other ethnicities even if it’s to develop a stereotype of the race of people in the movies.

YOU ARE AFRO-LATINX GURL. YOU OWN YOUR SPACE

With that being said, paciencia y fe, damn, the way they did that I had chills. That was beautiful

Afro Latinos are going to have to start making there own movies just like the African American did when white America didn't show us in movies now African Americans are represented all over the world

This is the best video. As a regular Black woman I so understand the feeling you express. When I see a light skin Black person get a role I wonder why couldn’t they be dark. However, this is still my brotha or sista so I feel guilty for not celebrating their blessing. Colorism is real, yet black is black

This why I love your channel 🙌🏽🇵🇷 You speak the truth the colorism is real unfortunately 😩

I just looked at a quick pic of the cast. While I agree there should be more varied representation I don’t really understand “white/European passing”. They all look Latino to me. I’m seeing more Latina women on social media who are being put down for being “white”. I don’t get it. There are varying shades to Latino people. Just like black people. Again, I’m not saying this in regards to there not being actual Afro-Latino representation but I don’t understand “white passing”.

thank you so much for speaking on this!

I'm the son of an African American father and a Cuban American mother who is the daughter of Cuban immigrants. Quite often I find myself caught in the middle of certain debates. The one thing I really love about the movie is the abundance of Afro Latinos speaking out screaming I am here. Oh and damn you are gorgeous 😍. Ok I'll stop simping now lol.

I watched and enjoyed it, but… the whole time I was thinking “where are the black Dominicans?” I’m from NYC & Washington Heights is literally like a little DR lol There was also a lack of Bachata playing at all hours of the day lol I was looking for that but surprised that wasn’t really featured. I also liked seeing Caribbean Latinos featured (as a Boricua myself). But yeah it was strange to see so many white and just very light-skinned people featured. Also, in my experience, many Dominicans in NY don’t like to identify as black, even when they are very clearly black, and are very anti-black themselves, but that’s a convo for another day 🤷🏻‍♀️

You are Greatest Latino Girl u Rock beyond words

Natalia Garcia you are awesome.

This topic is such a slippery slope. Anthony Ramos played Morris Blackman on Spike Lee’s Netflix series. Although PR, most Caribbean Latinos have at least a small or more percentage of African descent. Is he not “Afro” enough? What about Leslie Grace? She plays a PR character, but is DR heritage in real life. Is she too light skinned to count? There a lot of darker skinned extras and dancers in the movie, but it’s tricky where to draw the line when casting. Was Dasha Polanco not dark enough? I wish she had a bit more lines, cause she was great. As a Chicano who is pretty evenly split between Spanish/indigenous, married to an African-American woman that has white grandparent on each side, but she’s way darker than her sister, and our sons look like a mix between Bruno Mars (there is perhaps Asian or Native American somewhere in our ancestry) and Anthony Ramos, so would my kids be considered dark enough to make that distinction. Lin-Manuel Miranda has already apologized, so of course Hollywood (at least produced by BIPoC producers) can always do better. Who would y’all cast?

As a Puerto Rican (trigeño), I think that all of the fake outrage/keyboard warrior hate towards Lin Manuel is unfounded. He made all of the american founding fathers black in Hamilton. Was that not Afro enough? I saw In The Heights, and saw hundreds of Afro latins in the street scenes and dance sequences. Do Blacks dump on Tyler Perry and boycott his movies when he makes a mistake? People - stop hating on one of our own. He is at least trying to put our stories out there and by the way......employing latinos.

I'm just gonna ask so are you saying they should of given lead roles based on skin color and not acting skills.

Finally a movie with hispanics but now people are complaining that it’s not the “right” hispanics. It’s funny cause Leslie Grace, Dascha, Daphne are Afro latinas but not “black enough” according to ppl complaining smh

Are you saying that Leslie Grace is blonde with blue eyes? Twin sister of Taylor Swift?

Ahora TENEMOS QUE GRABAR nuestras peliculas sin esperar que nos acepten basta ya

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Afro Latinos come in all skin tones and nose sizes and shapes and all ass sizes and shapes. Not all of us look like Kunta Kinte yet we all have our roots in Africa, our motherland.

Honestly I was just happy to see a major movie featuring Latinos period and I watched it and loved it BUT I totally get what everyone is saying. At the same time, it's like can we just enjoy it, can it just be a step in the right direction? Also are we saying Leslie Grace and Dascha Polanco aren't Afro Latina enough? I don't think that's fair to them...Like what exactly is considered afro latino? Where is the cut off line? And then I agree, you don't see alot of people who are our complexion (I'm about the same complexion as you) so it's like...it's alot. Overall I'm just happy about the movie and I hope they continue to make progress with inclusion in the future.

Yes I agree everyone should be represented fairly. But what about Hamilton? A predominantly black cast playing historical figures who were white. It works both ways. But no one speaks up about Hamilton saying it's too black and doesn't represent the demographic of the time for fear of being racist. There's too many double standards. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Leslie Grace of Afro-Latino descent? But then to say, but she isn't black enough would be cruel and unfair wouldn't it?

I had *high* hopes for the movie. I found the musical when my grandma died white people were kicking out everyone in our neighborhood. i wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with college etc. So the story behind the musical hit so many things for me and I wanted that translated on the screen. Vanessa fell so short it was sad. When she said she was the best one for the role that was almost laughable. Then they gave some of Benny and Ninas parts to Usnavi and Vanessa. They cut out a great opportunity to talk about anti-blackness in the community by cutting out important songs. They cut out humanzing Ninas dad by cutting out an amazing song. They just dropped the ball on this one. I am so glad that latinos get to see their culture on the big screen. I have also learned just from browsing the internet how underrepresented afro latinx are. and when I saw that interview of the lady from the root asking *why* they weren't able to be cast as leads ple saying afro latinx people dont exist and saying black people, in general, are overrepresented people want to see themselves especially in a place that is meant to be a love letter to the heights is sad. It's so ugly that people have to not only fight to be seen on screen but fight for people of their own culture so see them. that's so heartbreaking. With that all being said I actively look for books and movies with black/afro latinx leads. So that my coins go where it can make a difference. I am so glad other cultures are being shown but LMM himself has had some sketchy things with colorism that I've noticed as well as Chu the director. We need to stop giving those people platforms. I'm tired of accepting scraps and people expecting us to be grateful. It's 2021dark skinned people are more than background characters.

Latinos will never get ahead in this country on all facets due to the jealousy and hatred we carry towards one another, im gonna just say that I thought the movie was great, awesome, acting ,singing, etc..... and this IS from a person who doesn't like musicals with the exception of GREASE but i digress. if we keep hating on what we produce as a community then how can we excel in other areas of creativeness . the people who bash aren't thinking about there children or the children of the future who will see this and get inspired . but they want to overcast it with racism or color when we all represent the same thing. i mean do you hate your primito, or tia or abuelita because they are black, white or brown. i don't think so. so seeing those actors are like looking at your familia . puerto ricans,cubans,domincans all share the same blood the only difference is how we season our food or name it . i could go on and on . GENTE lets stop this already and give this man his due so the future can become promising for those ninos or ninas watching this historic moment and get inspired. especially coming from our own people !!!!!

Hola senora! Que xopa?? as an afro panamanian of caribbean heritage, being for brooklyn, and going to the height often, this movie was whitewashed, and it did'nt was blacks who look like me and you in it!!

You are right, and that is why I will not see it. If you don’t pay for it someone will get the point.

Cumpleaños feliz a El Titán de Bronce Antonio Maceo y Grajales. Mi amor, somos criollos. You can call yourself Afrolatina and it’s no one’s business nor do they have the right to define you away from who you say you are and rewrite you under their terms and definitions. We are mixed-race people, we are Afro descendants, Euro descendants and we carry the DNA and skin color of our Indigenous origins in the Americas. My young, Afrolatina sister, you are who you say you are. ❤️

Hola chica, Great content! I had not heard about the white-washing, but I definitely picked up on it in the movie. Thanks for another important video. I appreciate all that you do to keep us informed.

Do you think that the lack of “visibility” has anything to do with the fact that Dominicans have a reputation for insisting that they are not Black (let alone “Afro” anything)??? Puerto Rican’s tend to be waaaaay more connected to their Blackness (even when they look white(ish)….

Pero sí veo un movimiento en aumento, afrohondureños, afro dominicanos y afro panameños, negros de Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Cuba, están dejando que sus voces se escuchen sobre el racismo en el país Comunidad, no solo somos buenos para cocinar tostones y chicharrón, o jugar béisbol, o salsa, tenemos voz y es el momento.!

And lets' call out colorism across the board.

Don't hire John Choo

Can you please be more specific as to what actors in the film are "white?" Anthony Ramos looks Afro-Latino to me.

Everything that Natalia Garcia is sayin is the truth.

I saw ITH's Play same thing main characters fair skinned.I loved the play, saw it 4 times. LM has said he will do better next time. So if there is a ITH's 2 let's see. Have friends who are brown skinned Hispanics and they told me family members told them to marry white Hispanics. Colorism is alive and well.

Oh god, literally can't do anything right anymore.

What about white latinos?

Nah... the Washington hights is like Flatbush, and Crownhights ... the dominant Latino community is Black!!!! Washington hights are Afrodominicans and crownhights are the Affropanamanians.... racist directors cast a mestizo cast... if they wanted to make a latin movie about mestizos... they should of make a movie about the Latin community in Roosevelt Avenue ,Queens Boulevard thats where you find Latino that are white and Mestizo like the cast in that movie.... I was like ...where's the Afrodominicans, and Garifunas.... why you got white puerto Ricans and white central Americans.. like the el salvordorians.... I'm from New york... Washington Hights is predominant AfroLatin not mestizo....lmao!!!! You have white Spanish Caribbeans playing Black Hispanic Caribbean parts.... in a well known Black Hispanic Caribbean community.... and you have white/ Mestizo central Americans ....playing Black central American (Garifuna) parts.... The mestizos ... they live queens!!! Not the hights ...Miranda sold out... let's keep it real.... At least movies about a Mexican mestizo communities use Mestizo Mexicans... hell I even research the actors.... all mostly White Mestizos.... no Caribe (Garifuna) are AfroLatino (Afrodominican) people ... And to make it personal.... the only Black guy they use....was a black American Let's get this right... a movie about a AfroLatino community and the only Black lead... was 1 just 1 African American? Smh The movie is not only racists.... it's tribalism 2 😮 "Yea! let's make the AfroLatinos mad at the African Americans Because the racist and tribalis directors Is telling us... the only Black people in Washington hights Is AFRICAN AMERICANS.... because there's no Blacks in Latin America.... Miranda is a fckng sale out...straight up Just like that coon.... Hollywood When he dis La Amara negra

Aquí en Puerto Rico TODOS SOMOS NEGROS ☝🏾 Él Puertorriqueño común siente orgullo por su descendencia AFRICANA ☝🏾 ¿Y Tú Abuela Dónde Está? Soy trigueño, mí barriga es blanca¿que quiero decir con ésto? La mezcla en nosotros ☝🏾Y no olvides hay más de un millón de Puertorriqueños descendientes de Judíos Sefardi víctimas de la Imposición Española ☝🏾 Pero GRAN DIFERENCIA hay entre los Negros Norteamericanos y nosotros ☝🏾 Nosotros preservamos e integramos la cultura Africana a lo nuestro "Él ser Puertorriqueño" ellos ¡NO! Sufren complejos tanto de Inferioridad/Superioridad por el pasado Nosotros ¡NO! Somos Boricuas Orgullosos, Antillanos ☝🏾🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

What were u watching. Ur just jumping the band wagon. The first 15 min of the movie all i saw were all different complexions. One of the main characters Corey Antonio Hawkins was African American. Lin was showing diversity. You make no senses. He actually didnt have pale or blue eyes Hispanics who actually do exist. Come back to me and tell me what black or white movie has a Hispanic role as the main charater. He actually made a whole.movie about all complexions of Hispanic. Watch the movies raising victor vargas. That movie didnt have not even one afro Hispanic movie. Did you see Hamilton almost the whole staff was African american people. Hispanic are all different shades. All different shades. We dont have more blacks more white more tan we are blessed. Cause were have lots of shades of color. We dont just have one shade.how about frida khole movie there was no afro Latinos people in that movie. none. The most important of all and the most popular show in history orange is the new black. Their was like 4 main Latina characters which on was afro latino? None. Mexico there are afro American latino. Lets talk about the real issue and not use one person as a example. When lin is actually placing Hispanic on the map.I dont know how people love to spread hate. Please stop. peace love and kindness 1🇵🇷🇵🇷❤

I think the real Karens are the AfroLatinos because percentage wise the movies color balance is indicative of reality In Washington Heights and all the Latinos there! So stop complaining and hating!