The rumor follows years of insults hurled at Haitians and Haitian Americans, including unfounded claims of cannibalism.
“The things that Trump says and all that is going on around Ohio, that speaks to his character, not ours,” says one Haitian American child of immigrants. that Haitian immigrants “are eating dogs and cats … eating people’s pets” in Springfield, Ohio. The assertion, echoing a growing narrative in right-wing media, reminded Carmine Simon Smith of “The fact that Donald Trump wants to double down on something so ridiculous just breaks my heart again,” Smith said.
Smith’s family runs deep in Haiti’s history and politics. A grand-uncle, Francois C. Antoine Simon, was the country’s 18th president. Her father served in communications in the administration of controversial President Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as “Baby Doc.”, we have not gotten the respect that we deserve all these centuries,” Smith said. “Saying something so asinine perpetuates people’s fears and glorifies the negatives. We are a people of dignity and grace. That’s never discussed.
Nasha Pierre , a flight attendant in Phoenix, was born in the U.S. to parents who migrated first to Florida and later to Las Vegas. She watched as her parents took custodial and house cleaning jobs to provide for her and her two older sisters.“That’s the image of Haitians that I know to be real,” she said. “We have a very rich culture and a very loving community. The things that Trump says and all that is going on around Ohio, that speaks to his character, not ours.
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