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[quote=Anonymous]It depends on the perspective of those judging. My grandfather was of Portuguese descent (Madeiran and Azorean) but was raised in Bermuda as a third generation Bermudian. Although Bermuda was discovered by the Portuguese (Spanish Rock was renamed Portuguese Rock), the early settlers were English who considered the Portuguese immigrants to be PoC, similar to Black Africans brought into Bermuda from the West Indies slave trade. The Bermudians called / call them “Portagees” and they were / are definitely a caste below the English. Most of my Portuguese family married the offspring of Irish and British military men stationed in Bermuda, and some of my relatives have completely shed any claim to being Portuguese. I did not realize that being Portuguese was considered “colored” until I was an adult. My mother inherited the dark Portuguese hair and eyes, and tanned easily. Her German-American step-father called her a “Zeguena” (gypsy), a racial slur. [/quote]
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