Race relations in Cayman

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Most Caymanians are either Black, White, or a mix of the two races, and perhaps a helping of some other race. In fact there are many mixed race Caymanians who look visibly caramel to White complexioned.

My own observations:

Whites are looked upon favorably. That said a Caymanian is quick to sum up in their mind if they are white trash or white with money. As well if they are an expatriate or if they are at least one generation Caymanian apparently makes a difference in how well the White person is viewed.

Blacks are separated in to skin color in the mind of the observer. Light skin rules. Light skin Caymanian is at the top of this pyramid. Light skin foreigners come in second. Dark black skin and brown-blacks are acceptable if they are Caymanian and have some "redeeming" qualities such as "good hair", thin noses/lips, and/or slenderish bodies. Dark Black, with typically black features are viewed with suspicion, as they could be Jamaicans. Jamaicans must assimilate in Cayman as they are not warmly regarded and have usually come to the island to do some kind of menial labor, which most Caymanians avoid like the plague.

All other blends of races are at the bottom of the stratosphere. They are usually expatriates who are on the island to do menial labor and crap Caymanians are too proud to do. East Indian, Flipino, Turkish, Spanish (mostly from Honduras) and Middle Eastern people are viewed with suspicion. These people perpetuate the suspicion by keeping to themselves, and socializing only with their own kind. Speaking of only socializing with their own kind, rumors abound about Filipino's eating stray cats and dogs in the Caymans for example because of this. Most younger Filipino (and Asian for that matter) women however, have taken the age old approach of aligning themselves with a White boyfriend and and thus alleviating some of the suspicion that usually follows them everywhere. As well rumors abound about Spanish women having AIDS and working in underground dens of iniquity on the island (strip clubs and prostitution are illegal in Cayman). They can be found working in local island bars where they never seem to understand how to make a proper mixed drink, or even know where to locate the Angostura 1919 you may be pointing at. They are also the "pets" (aka sex servants) of semi-well off older (and unattractive) White men. Again, they were imported on to the island, and speak only 2 words of English. Chances are they left their 5 children behind and will send for them at some point.

The tourist industry has brought many Canadian's and British ex-pats to the island. Canadians rule the serving and bar industry for other tourist, and usually end up with a drinking or recreational drug habit. Brits can be anywhere, and are easily identified by their annoying low-class cockney accents. Those from the US like to represent themselves as entrepreneurial fortune-seekers, or who may be into the low-paying diving scene or label themselves "captains" of sea vessels.

Anyway, Caymanian men seem to love visiting the areas where the Canadian bar-servers work. They are usually mixed, or dark-skinned Black men who follow the US pattern of hip-hop adornment. They may also have no sense of style which is laughable in and of itself. Young and old they cruise the bars of areas such as Treasure Island, Next Level, or Royal Palm (to name a few) looking for lonely or drunk women to talk to. Most of these women happen to be White, or perhaps they are purposely looking for White women. They usually have some level of success and their collection and stable of deluded White women grow weekly. The Caymanian women usually stay at home and turn a blind eye to what goes on at the resorts and bars. They are most likely reading bible passages, or stuffing their faces with artery clogging food, and hoping for the best from their men.

At some smaller degree of interracial dating, White male expats end up with other races as well after striking out with the White female bartenders, or servers. They can be found drinking heavily so that their level of inhibition disappears, and their wandering eyes and hands come out.

Finally, lonely often ostracized Turkish, or dark-skinned Jamaican men whom nobody seems to care about outside of what labor they can contribute, often find themselves sitting alone on the beach oogling scantily clad female tourist and perhaps jerking off in their oversized shorts. I've seen it with my own eyes.

Overall, money rules on this island, and race is secondary. Most expatriates are here to make money, because Caymanians don't want to work shift work, work on Sundays (the Lords day), or do menial labor. Ones color and race only comes into play if they don't have the fancy things that money brings.