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Title: Wonderful Brazilian colors Post by: bigbdm4 on October 17, 2003, 04:00:00 AM Where else would they have so many descriptions of the color of the skin? Not only the skin, but the entire body, the hair, the eyes, the parents, the grandparents, I am reminded of the Indians in the far north. They have a thousand different words for snow, the condition of the snow, the snowy weather, and why do you think that is? Because the accurate communication of the condition can easily mean the difference between life or death. Let us venture out upon the ice to spear a whale so that we can feed our entire clan. Will the ice hold our weight or will we fall through?
Somebody asked who cares. We do, we loved the posting! After all, it was us who gave the URL from which all this came, from Brazil. It was wonderful, refreshing to see them, we had a lively discussion about them, about the subtle differences and so well described by Brazilians. And so many! What a joy. Like fine wines, the body, the flavor, the color, the atmosphere, the entire presentation. But in a way its true, who cares these days if the skin is medium, or light or a shade or two darker than the other shade. What if you went to buy wine and all that they had was Night Train red, Night Train white, and Robert Welch, that Nazi guys grape juice? How much would that suck? I was awed and amazed to see so many, but C, my beautiful Brazilian wife who is part Portuguese, part other European, part African, part Amazon Indian, with the most delicious color of brown skin and hair and eyes, well, when she saw the long list she became delighted, and read them like a hungry person reads the menu in a good restaurant. Reading them, she would often pause, and recall a person she knows who is that type, that color. We both loved them. It is surely a part of Brazilian culture. Now that the races are equal, thanks to people like Martin Luther King, whom I had the honor to know, the long list has become an art form. I would liken it to where you grew up, and which sports team do you cheer for. But please dont get me started on the Red Sox. Yes, I believe there is a curse. But that is another story. Obrigado Big B From: http://www.zonalatina.com/Zldata55.htm One way to derive a classification system is through self-definition, which presumably applies to others too. In 1976, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) conducted a study to ask people to identify their own skin color. Here are the 134 terms, listed in alphabetical order:
Title: Trigueña Explained Post by: John O on October 19, 2003, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Wonderful Brazilian colors, posted by bigbdm4 on Oct 17, 2003
Thanks for finally explaining the origin of the Spanish word "trigueña", the commonest description of Caleña skin color. I always thought it meant a combo of "three" colors: black, white & Indian. Now I realize it simply comes from "trigo" (wheat). D'oh! Title: Re: Wonderful Brazilian colors Post by: lswote on October 17, 2003, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Wonderful Brazilian colors, posted by bigbdm4 on Oct 17, 2003
[This message has been edited by lswote] WE do? Who is we? Are you like Gollum in Lord of The Rings where he has two personalities? Is there a good b and an evil b? Does the good b post interesting information about Brazil while the evil b posts like an illiterate idiot and attacks nice people? Does "We" needs to get the precious back from evil Master? Title: Re: Re: Wonderful Brazilian colors Post by: bigbdm4 on October 17, 2003, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Wonderful Brazilian colors, posted by lswote on Oct 17, 2003
Glad you asked about "we". That would be a marriage. In a true marriage there is no "I", and no "you". There is only the two of you all together as "we", that is, as one. Get the drift, yet? I think I posted something about it a couple of days ago, or maybe it wasn't this list, maybe I left it at home, and my pet troll ate it. Maybe you got the point of the posting, but probably you missed it, otherwise you would have something to say about it instead of about "we", personally. Two personalities? You bet, big time, and sometimes we, the two of us, bump heads like creatures out of a J.R.R. T story, read by "us", cherished way back then, when reading was vogue, before computers and videos, long forgotten until the movies came along and animated what "we" had envisioned so long ago. Nice of you to remember. Oh, did you get a chance to look at "our" photos, yet? Two b's, evil and good? We are sure of it, but can't find the other one, "he" hides, but "we" are sure that "we" are the good, so don't believe a word the other "one" tells you because "they" only care about what is precious. Someone has to go now, play time is over. Big B(s) |