In November of last year I made a video theorizing if gentrification had a role to play in creating what appeared to be such stark differences between Samana and Las Terrenas. Some people were curious about the topic; however, others seemed perturbed that I, an African American, would talk about this Dominican topic.
In general I don't see anything wrong with someone from another race, ethnicity, nationality or culture expressing how they feel about an issue that maybe outside of their own community.
Obviously, if someone talks negatively about a place without having ever been there or speaks in a dismissive manner about a group of people then I can see why people would be frustrated.
However that was not the tone I was aiming for in that video. The purpose of the video was to be more exploratory rather than explanatory.
I talked about the differences I saw between the two cities, theorized why these differences existed and in conclusion offered the opportunity for the audience to write what they know about the topic in the comments section.
At the end of the day if someone thinks that only Dominicans can talk about Dominican culture and economics or only Spanish speakers can only talk about Spanish speaking countries and so on, then that person should probably stop watching Youtube because that is not the reality of the situation.
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