Talk:Dougla people

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move to wikitionary — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.38.124.252 (talk • contribs) 09:23, 4 February 2005

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) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.59.77.36 (talk • contribs) 15:13, 20 November 2005

The use of the term "miscegenation" both in the article and the talk page is inappropriate. This term implies disapproval of inter-racial relationships, and violates Wikipedia's neutrality policy. The term should not be used. Paransaek (talk) 14:30, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

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)

When I was a kid
When I was a kid in the 1950s, I remember 'dougla' being used pejoratively occasionally, but mostly it was used just to state a fact, and the same could be said about the use of 'coolie', 'white', and so on. Can someone living in T&T now please inform us what other connotations, if any, exist these days? Many thanks, John Hill (talk) 03:21, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Another origin for some of the miscegenated.
Part of the origin of many of mixed descent is an Indian cultural bias against marrying a widow. Hence Indian widows might have a second union with an Afro Caribbean.RichardBond (talk) 13:54, 6 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Strikes me as doubtful, given the gender imbalance among immigrants. Guettarda (talk) 14:14, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Term in Jamaica
AFAIK, growing up in Jamaica in the 80s and 90s "dougla" was not a term used in Jamaica because I clearly remember having it explained to me by a Trinidadian. Also I've never seen it used in Jamaican writing. For example in the Novelization of "The Harder they Come" the term used for a mixed black/Indian character is "coolie-royal" which is a bit old school now as you'd probably say "black-head indian" or "black-head coolie" (somewhat derogatory) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.90.74.7 (talk) 12:49, 13 December 2016 (UTC)


 * My Jamaican born mum always referred to south Asian folks as “coolies”, so yes, you’re absolutely right. I’ve never heard the term “dougla” before. 75.170.100.200 (talk) 04:36, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Douglas
Douglas 2605:A200:9301:AC94:7A36:90FF:FE79:AD2D (talk) 13:10, 21 December 2022 (UTC)