tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post115310334353669569..comments2024-03-20T12:50:48.895+08:00Comments on The Ignatian Perspective: The Filipino MestizoAmadeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-77639298923363535772008-05-07T12:26:00.000+08:002008-05-07T12:26:00.000+08:00Hi, Anon:Thanks for visiting this dated blog entry...Hi, Anon:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting this dated blog entry.<BR/><BR/>But it would be nice if we could point to any link that could establish the local roots of this family.<BR/><BR/>I worked for BankPI and FGU Insurance Group to learn a bit about this family's history and unfortunately, no such local roots were written about. Not to say that it isn't true.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-61703999930439959232008-05-07T10:31:00.000+08:002008-05-07T10:31:00.000+08:00The Zobel de Ayalas have Tagalog, Bicolano, and Ge...The Zobel de Ayalas have Tagalog, Bicolano, and German ancestry, they are not purely of European descent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-1158296055794606252006-09-15T12:54:00.000+08:002006-09-15T12:54:00.000+08:00Hi, Anon:Sorry, haven't seen the PBS show. But no...Hi, Anon:<BR/><BR/>Sorry, haven't seen the PBS show. But notice that my statement does not generalize, nor is it declarative.<BR/><BR/>I go with anecdotal evidence I witness in my own family circle. Which could go either of two ways. Either the offspring revert to an older but purer mixture or may not be similar to either parents.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-1158175242517570742006-09-14T03:20:00.000+08:002006-09-14T03:20:00.000+08:00I have to disagree with your comment on "though t...I have to disagree with your comment on "though the transfer from one generation to another may have somewhat diluted the strain and has made less physically obvious their mestizo heritage."<BR/><BR/>If both sides of your family is a mixture of a mixture of people, the admixture can definitely show up in your physical features. Please refer to the study done with PBS on "African Lives"....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-1153165977598883402006-07-18T03:52:00.000+08:002006-07-18T03:52:00.000+08:00Phil:Your typical Filipino may be hard pressed to ...Phil:<BR/><BR/>Your typical Filipino may be hard pressed to admit it, but local beauty standards are still those derived from the Westen cultures in general. <BR/><BR/>Locally then what is good to look at is still determined largely and run through the prism of Western cultures. Simply take a trip down media and glossy magazines, and the images seen are reflections of Western standards of beauty, symmetry, colors, etc.<BR/><BR/>But that should not be unique to Filipinos because I find the minority cultures here in the US acting similarly. For example, the African-American woman celebrity typically appears to prefer these same standards - lighter hair color and skin tone, well-chiselled facial features like a straight nose and deep-set eyes, tall and bony and leggy, etcAmadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-1153137346990307002006-07-17T19:55:00.000+08:002006-07-17T19:55:00.000+08:00I'll have to make sure my blog buddy, Erik, checks...I'll have to make sure my blog buddy, Erik, checks out your coño paragraph. He's spent many years around Spanish speakers, mostly south of the border, and has remarked how often that word is used. <BR/><BR/>Your comments on mestizo noses is interesting to me. Filipino women are obsessed with noses, or so it seems to me. I have a short, pointed nose and my bridge is not prominent at all. All my children are "mestiza/mestizo" and they have the same style of "delicate" nose. I've had pinays remark that they wish I could confer my nose to them and their offspring. What a weird thing to wish for...! It never ceases to amuse me though, I have to admit...I love it!PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.com