dunwiddat
....or....aside from the video, what is the "racial climate" like in Barbados?
We do not have any racial problems here. I am not saying there is not racism..Whites business people still have the edge over black business when it comes to loans. White do not really mix socially so blacks are not bothered.
....economically, socially, politically, educationally, etc..?
The whites still control the private sector.. Whites tend not have blacks as their close friends, they may mix at business lunches etc. Politically all of our members of Parliament are black. We do not have any white politicians. Barbados is 90% black...our educational system is based on the British. Our literacy rate is 95% Our children do well in school. Most white children usually do not go to university except for those who receive scholarships. Most whites still prefer to work in the private sector, family businesses etc.
...Is there still a lot of racism there between whites and blacks?
The racism may be overt.
Black folks don't really make much of white folks. There is a fundamental difference between black Caribbean people and Black African Americans. The large percentage of blacks have carved their niche in society. Our hospitals are manned by black nurses, doctors. The majority of the pharmacists are black. Black folks own homes, cars etc just like white folks and sometimes better. The blacks have better jobs than some white folks... Since most white folks are not into university eduation...But remember, whites only make up 5% of the Bajan population.
The thing about Barbados is that it is the only country in the Caribbean that was ruled soley by the British all the other islands including Guyana had Portuguese, Dutch, French etc. Perhaps this has been good for us. Our infracture is good and we were never hostile like the Jamaicans.
...Is there a "class system" among Blacks according to skin col.
Nope. People may have their own personal feelings., but blacks don't care. Blacks know that black is beautiful. We do not feel any sense of inferiority.
Hope I have answered your queries.