In class we were assigned a reading and to watch a video titled Black In Brazil. I found this an interesting topic because i was getting the opportunity to learn and experience another culture. What stood out to me specifically was how Henry Louis Gates described Brazil as a study of contradictions. I related this theory back to our culture here in America. What i took from it was how in Brazil they expand on how unified they are , but at the same time they have categories for each individual based off of their skin tone. I found that interesting because it separates people rather than bringing them altogether. I relate this back to African Americans in the USA because this is similar in the black community. There is a big light skin vs. dark skin debate that separates one race. Just how Brazilian Blacks categorize each other, African Americans does the same in a similar way. In Brazil they have about 134 different categories based off of skin tone. This systematic classifications separates rather than making everybody one.
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