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tenorly

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18. Definitely a teachable moment, as President Obama would say.

Thu Jan 19, 2017, 08:14 PM

Jan 2017

In their defense though, keep in mind that in Latin America race and status are very closely intertwined.

Thanks to their own often racist TV programming, moreover, the more provincial, uninformed Latin Americans are often of the belief that all important and/or wealthy Americans are themselves blonde or light brunette, with no African or Native American traits.

That said, I'm glad she had a nice time. I've never known an inhospitable Bolivian - on the contrary.

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Malia Obama's Secret Trip to Bolivia! (NY Times) [View all] TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 OP

Being black has advantages everywhere malaise Jan 2017 #1

Sounds like she really tried to fit in. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #3

Remember how many times Oman himself malaise Jan 2017 #5

Are you a dad? TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #7

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Jan 2017 #10

Yep. Did all that. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #13

The sister after me used to practice the gymnastics we had at school malaise Jan 2017 #14

It's been fun remembering. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #15

Dad's mom had this lovely guinep tree malaise Jan 2017 #16

I'm sure it didn't! TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #17

A product of the family raising madokie Jan 2017 #2

Yes. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #4

Absolutely malaise Jan 2017 #6

Just thinking about what we're loosing makes my old dry eyes madokie Jan 2017 #8

Like moving from a pleasant dream to a nightmare malaise Jan 2017 #11

"The Bolivian guides were convinced it was the blonde. It had to be the blonde." That cracks me up. Hekate Jan 2017 #9

Because it can't be malaise Jan 2017 #12

Definitely a teachable moment, as President Obama would say. tenorly Jan 2017 #18

Good for Her! Leith Jan 2017 #19

My daughter lived and worked in Bolivia murielm99 Jan 2017 #20