Palmitagem: The Discomfort in thinking about race and relationships
Palmitagem: The Discomfort in thinking about race and relationships Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been a long time coming, but now the topic is […]
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Palmitagem (swirling) is A Very Big Relationship of Self Hate
Palmitagem (swirling) is A Very Big Relationship of Self Hate Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been a while since I had read anything over […]
Love Has No Color? “Palmitagem (swirling) is not just about affection
Love Has No Color? “Palmitagem (swirling) is not just about affection Note from BW of Brazil: The origins of today’s post come from three different […]
Palmitar: Understand The Term Used for Interracial Couples
Note from BW of Brazil: I gotta admit, I DO LOVE this topic! The topic to which is so-called “palmitagem“. I’ve discussed and used this […]
Coming to terms with female palmitagem (preference for whiteness): “Deeply hurt and exploited, I no longer want to be used as a sex hole for white boys”
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve been wanting to post this piece as soon as I read it. It is a very important piece in […]
“Palmitagem exists, I am an example”: Black man reflects on growing up in Rio & how the culture and racial hierarchy influences the adoration of white girls
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I present today’s text I would like to provide a little background of how it came to be. It […]
The incredible case of a black ‘palmiteiro’: He doesn’t want a ‘commitment’, but radically changes his mind when a white woman enters his life
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a dialogue that desperately needs to happen! In Brazil today, the black population is waking up by the hundreds […]
We need to recognize our ‘palmitagem’, the preference for white skin
Note from BW of Brazil: Yes, it’s a topic that’s been frequently addressed here on this blog. And it’s an ongoing debate, discussion and even […]
Analyzing “palmitagem”: the racist policy of whitening the black population
Note from BW of Brazil: It is an ongoing debate/dialogue/argument among black Brazilians. As more and more people become conscious of the depths of indoctrination […]
Raça Brasil, Brazil’s longest-running magazine targeting the Afro-Brazilian population, celebrates 25 years
Note from BBT: Reaching twenty-five years is always an accomplishment, whether we’re talking about a marriage, some record-breaking sports feat or a business. Twenty-five years […]
The loneliness of black men who, alone, meet death
Note from BBT: When I came across this piece by the photographer and social influencer Roger Cipó, from the title alone, I knew needed to […]
‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer
Note from BBT: You know I have to go here every now and then, so when I haven’t talked about it in a while, you can […]
Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity
Note from BBT: When we speak of the question of black unity and why it is necessary, it appears to be a topic that’s pretty simple. […]
White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?
Note from BBT: I came across the piece below only a few days ago, and because of its reference to Dia dos Namorados, Brazil’s Valentine’s […]
