Talk:Dougla

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[edit] POV

This article is very biased, and the cited source describes a world which bears little resemblance to my first-hand experience (which would, of course, amount to personal research). The cited source does not seem to be based on field research, and cites only a few modern sources. In addition, the source blends Trinidad and Guyana in such a way that it is difficult to figure out which one she is talking about at several points. At the same time, since it is based on a source, I suppose I need to find some alternative source material. Guettarda 19:25, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

The article is not entirely biased as there were racial tensions between Indo and Afro descendants and the term was used as a racial slur. However, the intent of the term has changeed somewhat as racial tensions between Afro, Indo and all ethnicities of the Caribbean have become minimised as we have become more of a Caribbean people. (Negra)

[edit] Ishango Interjects

Where is the bias? The research seems very adequate. The term and the people have been perceived differently as a matter of Historical fact and not just as a matter of personal opinion. The fact is that people in Trinidad and Tobago have a hard time in accepting that the majority of them have mixed ancestry. Ethnicity is used in many cases merely as a performative act, a culturally specific form of technology cultivated by groups in order to gain resources of power. --Ishango 14:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)