I always thought she was Brazillian. Skin tone, fighting style (Capoeira-like), so I don't know anymore.
Maaaaaaan, I have to do this every couple of months? I'mma just copypasta it.
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Currently, the Brazilian census has 5 different racial categories. One of them being "black". Another one being "brown" but that seems to be for all intents and purposes, "black" based on colloquial grouping (from what I'm reading. I don't live in Brazil). So, to say someone is "Brazilian" is as helpful in a race conversation as saying someone is "American".
And based on the American usage of the term "Black"...
The US racial or ethnic classification "black" refers to people with all possible kinds of skin pigmentation, from the darkest through to the very lightest skin colors, including albinos, if they are believed by others to have African ancestry (in any discernible percentage), or to exhibit cultural traits associated with being "African American." As a result, in the United States the term "black people" is not an indicator of skin color but of socially based racial classification.
...Lisa is black. She is. There's no getting around it. Just accept it. Somebody can try to say "But, Hispanic and Lucha Libre and Spanish names and..." Doesn't matter. Being Hispanic doesn't stop you from being black. Lisa's black. Even if she was made slightly lighter (though I would say just less cartoonish looking) than in DOA4. And you know why? Because racial classification was BS from its inception. Completely. It's all just based upon how you
kind of look compared to other people. Same with Halle Berry. Same with Beyoncé Knowles. Same with Barack Obama. The list goes on. No one
really cares about your
actual ethnic makeup when they're referring to your "race". Which is sad, but like I said, it's all BS.
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Thank you. Good night, everybody...
