Puerto Rico is so beautiful. One of the first, if not THE first place in the world where there is a mixture of peoples from every reach in the world. The one place where this is no such thing as "race" just people of different colors, complexions and phenotypes who share a common belief system, lifestyle and mannerisms. They are called BORICUAS. Not "Black Puerto Ricans" not "Triguenas" not any of that divisive crap that gringos seek to impose on anyone of color to keep them fighting amongst themselves.

And to a degree, that strategy has worked, although not as well in Puerto Rico as it has in other countries in Latin America.

Even people who have a particular look can't necessarily check a particular box on a census. There's too much mixture down the line to do that, either. My mother is very light complexion and my father is dark, and so am I. Past my complexion, as Kephrem stated earlier, that is where my blackness ends for the most part, with the exception of a few traits from the black side of my family. But if I were lighter, people would not even think twice whether or not I was "boricua de pura cepa" and that's where the problem lies. There is no dispute or question of one being a boricua until they are "demasiado prieto." Then the silly stereotypes come in.

Same for those who look like they came straight from London or Brussels and don't have the typical "latino" features.

But again, that's what makes Puerto Rico so beautiful!