I know most Trinis refer to mulattos as "red" yet they also use the word "red" to classify people who are just "mixed" with different races but why is the word mulatto (half white, half black) so frown upon in Trinidad if that's the correct term?
2006-12-26 12:35:15 · 5 answers · asked by Cami 2 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Trinidad & Tobago
ONLY Trinidadians please.
Is the term considered derogative?
2006-12-26 12:48:29 · update #1
Because the term is very foreign to the native people.
2006-12-26 17:19:01 · answer #1 · answered by DFlavor 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is frowned upon because its nature is derragatory and because certain phrases or sayings have been used for a very long time in Trinidad that have derived their own meaning seperate from the meanings to the rest of the world.I think simply because mulatto has not been used generally in Trinidad it is derragatory but because no one says it no one can identify with it no one cares.
2006-12-26 21:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by tt_hot_gyal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's frowned upon everywhere, and should not be used. Its basis is essentially the word "mule," as in, half horse, half donkey. It's a terrible thing to call someone.
2006-12-26 20:47:18 · answer #3 · answered by tamesbadger 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
who cares if its frowned upon say it if you want to. I like mocha better though
2006-12-26 20:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by veritas8463 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
that's like asking Negroes in the USA why they don't like to be called Negroes.
2006-12-26 20:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋