So tonight was one of the first night's we all went out together. It was so much fun. The only thing is that we were supposed to go out with Giovanni (the guy who looks after the building) and his friends and as we met them outside this other group of guys came up to them and they said they would be back in a minute and then never returned. It was bazaar. We later found out that they were taken to prison and that they had to spend the entire night there. Apparently, they were taken away fro being black but I could have sworn some of the guys who came over were black as well. Giovanni said that there is no discrimination here but this clearly goes against everything he's said. I know that it is one of the biggest flaws humanity has to feel this need to discriminate amongst each other. Just today i was speaking to Chino and Milady about how in high school some of the kids pretended not to know spanish because of the negative associations that came along with it. We were living in a predominantly Latino community where maybe 60% (if not more) were illegal immigrants and somehow if someone knew how to speak spanish better than English they were immediately considered a "wetback". It's awful really. However, I wouldn't expect to not find racism here. Everyone who is considered to be part of the Elite of Cuba is white and those that have to work on the street are black. It;s the same in places in Mexico so why would things change here just because they have a different sort of government?
One would think that in a socialist state, one in which everyone is supposed to be equal these racial boundaries would seem idiotic to them but I guess that is just the way the world is.
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