Want to see if there is a sub in créole for Haïti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, La Guyane, St. Lucia, Dominica, etc. If not, want to see if anyone is down to create one.
Made this post a few days ago in créole but I didn't realize we can't speak other languages here. I normally see posts & comments in Spanish, not sure why its a problem si nou pale kreyòl.
Por no aceptar el salòp que se llama Dimitri Vorbe en su país 👍🏾. Es otro elite más que ha impedido que nuestro país avance y necesita pagar las consecuencias. Bravo 👏🏾
Y si tiene propiedad en su país (seguramente la tiene), CONFISQUENLAS immédiatement. Merci.
Si gen youn, voye l ban mwen. Si pa genyen, ann kreye'l oui. M vle pale a kouzen m yo. 🇲🇶🇬🇵🇬🇫🇱🇨🇩🇲
M pa wè anpil nan nou la. Sanble nou trò real pou reddit.
As a Haitian 🇭🇹, I’ve always felt a solidarity with the rest of Latin America, especially given our long history with other countries in the region, i.e. Simon Bolívar and Alexandre Pétion.
But I’ve noticed online that some people who promote “latinidad” seem to treat it as a genetic thing rather than cultural and center it mostly around being descended from Latin Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, etc.).
I've always seen Latin American identity as something rooted mainly in the continent itself, not Europe predominantly. Admittedly, my country's independence was radically different from most. As a result, our identity is deeply rooted in anti-colonialism and we would be the last to identify with our colonizers, but colonial atrocities aside, I don’t really see Spanish culture as even close to most Hispanic countries in America. Same with Portugal vs Brazil, or France vs places like Martinique, Guadeloupe, La Guyane, Québec, let alone Haïti.
To me, the African and Indigenous components are just as central to what “latinidad” is. Without them, it wouldn’t really be Latin America—it would just be an extension of Europe. Which most of the world obv doesn't see the region that way.
So I’m curious: how do you all define “latinidad”? What does it actually mean to you
For us, zouk would be the obvious answer but as far something totally foreign, I think rap kreyòl is f*cking amazing. Haitian Créole is such a poetic & smooth-flowing language and rap suits it pretty well.