CHOLEANDO: Racism in Peru [Documentary]

-

Have you ever wondered what race is? Or have you ever thought about whether Peruvians are racists or not? If so, we encourage you to watch the follow documentary. It displays an interesting discussion between two different points of view regarding the topic.



Choleando Documental. (2013, August 14). CHOLEANDO: Racism in Peru (documentary) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wrixBocUg0


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why does racism exist in Peru?

-
Discrimination is a much broader issue, it can originate from religious differences, gender, age, etc. The colony was not an egalitarian society, it discriminated based on religious criteria (for example, being a new or old Christian) and legal criteria (slaves-free; Spaniards-Indians).  Part of the confusion stems from the fact that we consider Spaniards as “whites”, while in the vast majority of documents in Peru such equivalence is not verifiable. Neither being defined as Spanish nor indigenous originated from the color of the skin. There are descriptions of "brown" Spaniards and of Indians with "red" skin; their differences are legal: some came from peninsular ancestors, and the others came from the local population regulated by a different law.  In the case of slaves, the situation is a little more complex. Little by little, with the passing of European expansion, the black skin color was identified with the inferior through its direct link with slav...
Read more

ABOUT US

-
Image
  “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” (Angelou) Peru has laws that protect its citizens from different types of discrimination; we can even find them in the Political Constitution of our country (1993). We know that. But have you ever wondered if those laws are more than mere letters written on paper? We have. Although lots of people have tried to combat racism throughout the years, it is unfortunately still a significant issue in our country. It is, therefore, very common to face it in your daily life. Its victims are unfairly segregated and looked down upon. They have to deal with the effects that racism has on their jobs, their relationships, and their well-being. We want to do something about it and we would love for you to join us in the process. Get to know us! Hi! We are Maria Fernanda Castro, Cayetana Morales, Cristina Salazar, Maria Julia Lizarraga, and Nicole Quintana. We are a group of students from ...
Read more