Las Caras Lindas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe8SwzwlHcE

Here’s some of the song translated:

The beautiful faces of my black people are a parade of sails in bloom
when they pass in front of me, its blackness, it makes my whole heart happy

The beautiful faces of my race
have crying, sorrow and pain
they are the truth, that life challenges
but they have inside they have a lot of love

We are the laughing molasses
And the weeping molasses
We the loving molasses
and moves you with every kiss…

Its a great song and one of my Dad’s favorites. God rest his soul.

Tons of Latinos are addicted to creamy crack and Dominican blowouts. Plenty of my family members are. And there is still a hefty amount of the black=bad and white=successful attitude. Not so much in PR thankfully. But we occasionally get the “joke” of bettering the race by marrying someone light skinned. That joke needs to die out already! XP

In our Spanish TV all we see are “white” Latinos in Novelas, news, gameshows, etc. It is beyond rare to see dark skin Latinos like me. They are just starting to show up in commercials and TV shows. Its no wonder Sammy’s bleaching his skin.

I pray he stops while he’s still ahead.

I was also thinking it was deeply rooted in some childhood stuff. I feel blessed to be of a family where everyone is more or less the same shade of black so there was no discrimination or glorification within the family. And anyhow my mother was very conscious and Proud.

But I can imagine how hurtful and isolating it might be if your loved ones make you feel literally like the Black Sheep. Somethings you don’t get over.

True there were always tribal wars, but the whole white or light worship thing came with the European colonialist, them breeding with the “locals” and elevating their mixed blood light off spring over the full blood African, Asian, or Indian subjects.

You have to give them their props for doing such a good job at screwing us up. But watching that video on bleaching makes me think we’re just crazy anyhow. (lol)

I still think that him doing this, with cream or whatever, was probably more motivated by his urge to have more clear & unblemished skin than lighter skin.

I’m from Chi & have seen him a few times up close. Dude has BAD skin. Craters, dark spots, bumps, you name it. Very craggy appearance.

And once, one of my girlfriends with really bad skin started some type of chemical peel to treat it & she lightened up a lot too, it wasn’t permanent though.

So we’ll see if this freakface fiasco of his continues or what, cause I don’t know why he would all of a sudden just jump up & start with this now. He could’ve been doing this years ago, back when he was really poplular, if being lighter was such a big deal to him.

Probably the guy just needs a good dermatologist.

Time will tell…

Sammy’s an adult who is definitely no stranger to illegal and unwise substances. I’m more worried for his kids (assuming he has some). What message does it send when Dad is changing before your very eyes – and it’s neither natural nor medically necessary? Mom, what’s wrong with Daddy…..?

p.s. @Deena: “I have never heard of this guy before but he looks like one DUPPY.” *Snap*