Jennifer Lopez
Lopez in 2010, kathclick/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 24, 1969
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican [Spanish, likely Taíno and African]
Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, producer, and television personality. Her roles include Blood and Wine, Selena, Out of Sight, The Cell, The Wedding Planner, Shall We Dance?, Hustlers, and Anaconda, among many other films.
Her parents, Guadalupe Rodríguez and David López, are Puerto Rican. Her sister, Lydia Lopez, is a journalist. Jennifer is married to actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. She has two children with her former husband, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Marc Anthony, who is also Puerto Rican. Her sister is DJ Lynda Lopez.
A picture of Jennifer with her parents can be seen here.
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather was named José Julio Rodríguez y Febres (the son of a father surnamed Rodríguez, and of Justina Febres).
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Julia Rivera y Rosado (the daughter of Vicente Rivera y Rivera and María Rosado y Rodríguez). Julia was born in Jayuya, Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Vicente was from Ponce, the son of Valentín Rivera y Rivera and Narcisa Rivera y Rivera. Valentín and Narcisa were born with the same paternal and maternal family names. Jennifer’s great-grandmother María was the daughter of Antonio Rosado and Rodulfa Rodríguez.
Source: Genealogy of Jennifer Lopez (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Lopez in 2008, photo credit: Urbanworld Film Festival
To Black Wallstreet(Omg never knew this was fuzzybear I was talking too lol) oh sure I will try to forget about you caliing me a hypocrite and call you one for no apparrent reasons and see how you feel about that.But I get what your saying I was just trying to prove my point
To Hapa
Ok look,I’m miss judged what you meant or(what you asks) that other person.Also since I came on here to learn about other people and not to fight with them,which I seem to spend alot of time doing.I will apologize to you and I hope you will accept.
Now I can’t promise I want insult someone else,I mean after all I just had someone on here call me a( twat)
Oh just being curious,are you a woman?I asking because everytime I think I’m talking to a man it turns out to be a woman
LOL who called you a twat? Don’t take it personal it’s just a word
To KC
Thanks ,and I won’t
Oh it was person with the username(agree)
yeah same here,I usually think I talking to a female but then I come to find out its a dude(you were one of them).Apologie accepted,but you have to admit its fun arguing with people….well sometimes,and I’m a girl.
To Hapa
Yes I thought as much,I say that because I was rereading something you wrote about your nephews,and the way I saw it sounded like something a woman would say,if you understand my meaning.Also your not the first to mistake me for a girl.Also yes I must agree that it is sometimes fun to agrue,just to see what someone might say.I do try to keep the agrument light,but as you know even I make mistakes
I thought you would kno that I was a girl from that Michelle Rodriguez comment.Because my username use to be Meagan but I change it to Hapa Kamoa/Pukiki/Haolii,which is probably long so I’m going to change it to HapaKamoaGurl,so people wouldn’t have to guess what I am.
To Hapa
Nope didn’t have a clue.You know the joke about us guys,sometimes you have to spell things out for us.
what does black wallstreet means?
To Hapa
Hello Hapa,Well I’m just using it for a while,until I get my own icon for Fuzzybear.But I took Black wallstreet from this nickname of this black community in Oklahoma.It was the scene of a race riot,but you would never hear about it because they don’t put this in history books.Because this shows how bad white people can be :
go to 3:45 of this one to skip all KKK stuff
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=fyF8WYHpUnk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nssa5B79784
The first one wouldn’t play,try this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVmAlX4548w&feature=related
Jennifer Lopez is Puertorican of Icelandic,Russian,and Egytian descent
Link!
I want the link !!
She’s puerto rican bitch
OMG! I totally agree with you. Black people always complain about prejudice but they are so color conscious. I get the same thing. I am Italian, but I have curly hair. I have had black people (only black people, never latinos or white people) ask if I am part black because of my hair! Its like they feel like they are “calling you out” or something. Sorry to sound prejudice, but its pretty stupid. A friend of mine, who is African American, told me once that there is alot of self hatred in the black community so alot of black that could “pass” did just that to live a better life. Well, in my opinion, if you are white enough to “pass” you are NOT black. Makes no sense. Someone with blond hair and blue eyes and fair skin is not black.
To les
So it’s just black people,who’ve been doing that for the past 500yrs?Next those black people must see something you don’t wanna see.Why does it bother you so much?You could easily have the lineage and not know it,it happens all the time.
So once again,according to your statement,it’s black people that started that.White people had nothing to do with it,ok I got you.Now your right their not black,I’m not black in skin color.However it is part of my lineage,just like it’s part of theirs(makes sense huh)
I Agree With You On “Well, in my opinion, if you are white enough to “pass” you are NOT black. Makes no sense.”
But A Black Person Can Have Blonde Hair, Blue Or Green Eyes And Fair Skin Can Still Be Black,Only Because The Hair Texture, Or The Nose, Or The Cheekbones, Or The Way The Body Is Built!
To total23
Now see that’s the key word(passing),they have to hide.But who are they hiding from,not other black people.See it was white people who had denying one part of their bloodline,just so they could be treated like they were human
Total23 but another ethicity can have nappy hair or dark skin and not be black as well.
To hapa
Could you please name those people?Next black is a umbrella term,the vast majority of black people aren’t actually black,some aren’t even close to it.Even your people just 200yrs ago were still black looking(with that hair).I say this knowing pretty sure,that people will deny it,but that doesn’t stop it from being a fact.Also if I’m not mistaken,there are still people on the Islands like that
so what,only africans can have nappy hair or dark skin.I mean take for example my culture or I mean my polynesian desent,there are people who are dark skin and so but its from them being polynesian why isn’t that it always have to be oh black and being not polynesian.
To Hapa
If you read my comment,you will see about 200yrs ago your people were still black or still had the traits.Where do you think Polynesian people came from.The didn’t grow out the ground,they migrated to those Islands,but as with everyone they from African heritage.First African,then Afro Asiatic, then settling in the Islands they became Polynesian.I’m not saying that your black,I’m just saying you have the heritage.But like the rest of them,you quickly jump to yell I’m not Black.Heritage and skin color are two different things.Now if you don’t want to accept that,it’s fine.However you are being a bit of a hypocrite.You remember that person who didn’t like being part Maori,you couldn’t understand why:
http://ethnicelebs.com/whats-your-ethnicity/comment-page-78/#comments
Wait a minute how am I being a hypocrite?because basiacally I was saying that people just assume that if your dark skin,nappy hair and so fourth that they think oh he/she is probably black and not assume that there polynesians,because other ethicitys can have those too.Also knowing that people are not really familiar about polynesian people,that if they saw/met one for the first time they probably would of guess blasian.Also are you talking about the fijians and micronesians who have african ancestry in them,because the first polynesians or samoans(since this is what I kno more of)came from south east asia.And yes I do kno that some of polynesian people came either from parts of africa,asia,and from lots of places around the world to make what it is today.
To hapa
When I said hypocrite,I was talking about how you couldn’t see why the person didn’t like being part Maori.Now where do think Polynesians people got that look from?Those traits come from their old days as Africans.Now I asked you if there are other people who somehow have never been black or African,please name them for me?Because I would like to see this missing group.Now unlike most people,I’m not unfamiliar with Polynesian people.I have done some studying,and that’s how I know they came from Africans to.Now you admit yourself, that Fijians and Micronesian have African ancestry,can you tell me how Polynesian people escaped that heritage? Because South East Asians have African heritage.So how would Polynesian people not have it?Now this Asian genetics,(sorry can’t remember his name,but I could easily get it if I had to).Tried to prove that Asians come from a Different Species.He had to admit that he was mistaken,that the bloodline lead right back to Africans.So how is that Polynesian People who come from those who left that area would not have African heritage?Now don’t get me wrong,I’m not saying that your black people,all I’m saying is that you have the heritage like everyone else.Also Up to 200yrs ago,you guys still had the traits of Africans,maybe because the Islands were similar to the area where your ancestors came from that it was no need for you to change that much(although,there’s always some natural change)because of food and climate.Now the reason you look so different now is,because of all the (FREQUENT) visits to Islands by the Europeans
Amen Hapa!
To Rob
Cut it out,your only agreeing with hapa because he disagree with me
I went to school with a girl who had blond hair and blue eyes who was black but she was, admittedly, an African American albino. Someone like Billie Piper or Chloe Sevingy (look at pics of them, BOTH have been accused of having black lineage on a similar website) and you will see that these type of blond haired, light eyed people are NOT black! Are people blind! What features do they have to warrant that? Come on!
To Rob
Your knowledge of what black people can look like is really low.I have don’t have time right now to give examples,I’ll do it later
See, that makes no sense to me. What black people can look like, You either look black or you don’t. Let me explain what I mean. I am friends with quite a few African Americans. And I used to work with a few and can share a funny story. One girl we worked with, who actually was Hispanic, identified with being African American (which actually ticked off one black woman I am friends with who used to say she was NOT black). Anyway, this girl went so far as to say she thought Loni Anderson looked black to her. LONI ANDERSON! Needless to say, another black gentleman I know said this was ridiculous. His exact words to me were, “You know, sometimes my people are just ridiculous. They really stretch and try to see black in everybody.” HIS words. NOT mine. I laughed cause I agreed with him.
I’ll give you another example. I was reading an article which showed a video of the actress Rebecca Gayheart (Google her). On the thread one (admitedly) african american girl asked if Rebecca was biracial. Rebecca is actually a mix of European ethnicities and American Indian. She looks a little exotic, but not biracial. Alicia Keys and Lisa Bonet look biracial. Sorry, but I don’t see how a clearly European looking person looks part black if they have exotic features. What about Asian features or Native American features? It has nothing to do with being less human. Its just thats its not true.
To Rob
Before I speak to on the subject,please go google me some pics of what a black person is suppose to look like
To rob
Ok I don’t have time to wait for the pics,so let me do it now.First you dealing with people and their personalities,the way they were raised(taught to see the world)etc.My example,I had a friend who was Dominican we were talking one day,and he said your black not me.Now we have similar facial features,both have wavy hair,except he’s more a solid brown,while I’m a light redbone color.Now what he said made no sense to me,how am I black and your not when your darker than I am.His answer which crack me up was he’s Dominican.Now that’s what he said to me.I’ve talked to black people from north Africa.This one guy who was half Arab/sub-Saharan.say I not like you Negros,I’m Arab.Now as far as the woman getting mad,that’s how she felt,I wouldn’t have done.Also you other friend,that how he felt,we’re not all the same.Everyone including yourself has their own way at looking at things.
Ok now back to the other stuff,see I never grew up in area where there was one fixed color of black people.My aunt is a natural blond, white skin creole.My father and all my uncles except one look white,My other aunts on my father side whitish looking creoles.However they were all quick to tell you they were black people.So would I have to tell them their not black people?I mean I can’t tell my father,but my uncles?Now I know everyone has African heritage.I recognize traits,and I like to learn the history of those people before I say anything.However that doesn’t mean I trying to turn anyone black.Now(loni,rebecca,and billie)I have no idea what these ladies backgrounds are,but see I recognize that there is a possibility that it’s true.While you on the other hand, without knowing anything are already yelling (no,no way,its not true,just ridiculous)(now although that last one you said friend said,you did agree)Now I could show you people who are bi-cultural but look completely white:
George Herriman:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herriman
Anatole Broyard:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatole_Broyard
Now I could give you other names if you like
To Black Wallstreet I just don’t get it,how am I being a hypocrite about not understanding why she didn’t like being half maori,because really I wanted to kno wat her reasons were,so what made you think I was a hypocrite on that maori comment.Also if the polynesians came from south east asia why are you going way back to when they were african,because I already kno that everyone came from Africa so duh everyone is gonna have that in them,but you need to realize they were asians,because they lived in asia then moved out of there and then became the first polynesians,also the first samoans were asian looking but because of living in the island and everything,they became what samoans you see today.
To hapa
Forget about the hypocrite stuff.Now I do belived I said you come from Asians(AfroAsiatics)(africans that moved to Asia).The device I’m on doesn’t allow me to put pics on with my comment,but trust me your related to those people.Also yes they were asians,Black asians,your people didn’t instantly transform.You people had a little natural help,and a whole lot of european sexual help to look how they look today.However if you don’t believe me,that fine believe what you like.
Now if I said anything that was not accurate please feel free to show me
And I just want to add, I saw a site recently where (and I am assuming this) black and biracial people actually discuss what famous people they believe are hiding afro blood. Some of the people on the list are just ludicrous and far reaching choices from Chloe Sevigny, to Elizabeth Berkley. Billie Piper, Rebecca Gayheart and Lili Taylor. People were arguing that these people were biracial? Are you serious? This is what I am talking about. Does anyone else agree with me on this? Is this a black cultural thing?
To Rob
You might want to go and check out the guess my ethnicity part of the site,there you might learn something(like how people look one way,and turn out to be another)
All I can say is, I am Puerto Rican and Danish. I have fair skin and green eyes but I have a slightly broad nose so black people always ask if I have any Afro ancestry which I am fairly sure I don’t. Even I did, so what? What is up with black people that they feel they have to make everyone else black? You don’t see white people or latino people doing that. JLo does not look black at all. Just stop it, you look ridiculous. She could be mistaken for Italian or Greek or at most, Native American.
To Rob
Sure and fairly sure are 2 different thing.Now what’s up with you,scared you might have some black lineage?Next white has claim people who are not white,like (north Africa) where the people there are mixed blooded,and it’s obvious to anyone who looks.Also latino(like yourself) have been taught to deny that part of their lineage(like it obvious you have).Also if people keep asking you if your part black,it obvious they see something you don’t(or don’t want to see).Now lets go through this once again,just because you don’t look like a black person,doesn’t mean your not part black.So Jlo can have the lineage and not look it.
I did not say all black people ask me, most actually think I am all white or hispanic but I have had a couple ask me. But having a slightly broad nose is not a black trait. Asians, as well as Pacific Islanders also have broader noses. And I also think that this is mainly an American attitude. I have been to Europe, and in Europe, people considered “black” look African. Even biracial people are looked at as mixed and not considered “black” as they are in America. I just think Black people try to find a black lineage in people who do not have it. Like what was mentioned above with saying that obviously white people have African ancestry. Sorry, but blond hair and blues eyes does not equal being black!
To rob
That is an african trait,and Asian and People of Islands also have African lineage,I mean how times do I have to prove this before it sinks in.See I think you guys are scared,someone says you have recent heritage and you think it makes you less than human.It doesn’t mean you black,it just means one of your ancestors came from Africa,yet you guys get all fearful.I could give example after example of blond hair blue eye people who are part black,and yet they’re still white.I gave one earlier James waston look him up,then come back
I agree it is definately an American thing.just because someone has one black ancestor doesn’t make them black if they are mostly something else such as White why would they say they are black?and fuzzybear or whatever your calling yourself now don’t reply to this cause you do my head in you just wanna make everyone black even if they’re White skinned have blue eyes and blonde hair if you found out their great great great great grand parent was black you start calling them black even though they’re mostly White
To agree
You make a comment to me,then tell me not to say anything back.That’s not how this site works
See if you can understand this,I am (NOT) calling anyone black.Because I say someone has recent black heritage,that is (NOT) calling them black.You are letting your fear get the best of you.I have given example after example of white people who have recent black heritage,but did that stop them from being white people(NO).I could show you a person who is (russian, irish,spanish,chinese ,a rapist,and black)and the only part that would bother people was that he was black.Now beginning part black doesn’t make that person any less chinese.He was chinese when he was born,while he grew up,but in your mind and it seems millions of other people minds,saying he’s part black wipes out all the other ethnicity.Then suddenly he goes from being all those other things to just being black.Chris rock,has 20%]white blood does that make him a white man?I have a lot of (recent)white heritage,does that make me a white man?(NO)Like I said,stop letting fear speak for
And the reason I change my name is because someone was stealing it,and saying things I wouldn’t
Fear what are you talking about fear I’m not fearfull if someones black or part black lol I’m in the uk and being black is cool what gets on my nerves about you is that you say someones black or part black just cause they have a big arse or a broad nose or full lips or whatever if someone has one black ancestor from like 600yrs ago that doesn’t make them part black or mixed race lmao that tiny little bit of black blood would be wiped out by now! I just think you come across as an arrogant twat and the difference in the uk is if someones half White half black then they’re mixed race in the us they would just be called black
To agree
Now if being black in UK is so cool,then what is the problem?Now for all the traits you mention,those are usually dead give aways,and so far I haven’t been wrong.However as always,I invite you to prove me wrong.Also I’m not talking about 600yrs ago,I always say (Recent Heritage),if you look at any of my comments you’ll see that.However if it’s in the culture,then it there. You can’t get mad because I study this stuff.Also I don’t care how long ago it was,it’s part of you heritage,you just got to deal with it.But I notice that it only when black heritage is involved that there’s a problem.Now you call me arrogant,well maybe I am a little bit,but I can’t help it that I seem to know more than you do.That I been around this stuff more than you apparently have.That I check into the cultural history of different people.That I know black people have been pretty much everywhere in every country in recent history.So if knowing all that,and not being afraid to tell people makes me sound arrogant,then I’m ok with that.
But the funny thing is from comment,it sounds to me like the pot calling the kettle black.Because your coming off pretty arrogant yourself
I haven’t got a problem with anyone being part black good for them why would I care.I wasn’t even replying to you in the first place I was replying to someone else all I said was you get on my nerves when you try and make out everyones black I would say the same thing if a White person was trying to make out everyone was white when it’s clearly not true so what if black people been everywhere that’s just sort of stateing the obvious don’t you think? If I saw a black person with thin lips and a flat arse I wouldn’t start calling them white if all their recent relatives were all black but when it’s a White person with a broad nose our whatever then all of a sudden they become black lol like I said it seems to be a very american thing that’s just what I’ve noticed from being on this site
To agree
If you were speaking to fuzzybear,that’s me.I had to change my name because someone was stealing it.Now again,I’m not trying to turn anybody black.You just have to get this through your head that millions and millions of white skin people have (recent)black heritage(within the last 150yrs)people married very young in the past.But having that heritage doesn’t make you a black person,and I (NEVER) said it did.Now what you might not do,others have done.They see coins and pictures with people with pointy nose and thin lips.They list everyone as caucasian without looking at the cultural history of the people.Then the people see the word caucasian and it’s automatic in their minds that means everyone there is white.Like I said,I can give example after example of this.Now for the last part of your comment,having heritage is just that heritage.Sometime white skin people keep traits.Also people notice those traits,but no one is trying turn them from white to black(I don’t have that power).They go to bed that night as a white with (recent black)heritage,their going to wake up the next day still a white person
meant to put they will wake up
To Huggybear,
I also noted that you referred to Rob as Latino in your post, He clearly said he was also Danish. What if he identifies more with that part of his culture?
See, here is what bothers me about black culture/people. I saw a talk show once where there were two teenage girls, sisters. They were biracial. One looked more black and “acted” black and identified with that culture. The other girl looked more white and “acted” more white and identified with THAT culture. She got SOOOO much slack from black people for this. Why? She has one white parent. Just like you have no idea if Rob identifies more with the Nordic side of his ancestry. It happens all the time. I have friends who are half Italian and half Puerto Rican, or half Irish and half Italian, etc. People always tend to favor one side. I have another friend who is Eurasian but she acts more like a white girl. (Note, I know that saying someone “acts” a particular ethnicity is, in itself, a stereotype, but I did it to emhpasize my point. It just seems that in American culture, black people expect anyone is mixed to automatically favor the more ethnic part of themselves. What if it is not a denial for racial reasons? What is you just really feel more comfortable identifying with one side more than the other? (i.e. My half Irish and half Italian friend has more Italian relatives and also just favors the Italian culture). He will admit he is half Irish but identifies as Italian. See what I mean?
To les
If reread what he wrote,the first thing he said was that he was puerto rican.I’ll have to finish this later
To les
Ok now I can finish,when I called him a Latino,I was not trying to offend him.I was simply using that part of his ethnicity as an example.He may id with whatever side he wishes,it’s not my business.Now kinda of generalizing when you say(what bothers me about black culture/people).How many of us do you actually know,because we don’t all think or act alike.So like I told Rob,your dealing with personalities.My family thinks I act like a white boy,because I don’t talk or enjoy all the thing they do.So because I don’t enjoy the same things or talk like them am I any less black?Now as far as the sisters and the way those black acted,has nothing to do with me,I’m in charge of them,they did what they wanted to do.
Now you might want to be more careful about saying this(mixed people to automatically favor the more Ethnic Part of themselves).Some people might take that the wrong way .Now everyone seem to have me wrong,I not trying to enforce my will on anyone.I just give facts or my opinion,and people get mad at me.I give them every chance to prove me wrong,but they can’t so they get mad.Then it’s(stfu,your lying,that’s dumb,and your just trying to turn everybody black)that last one is my favorite lol.