Antilles Negro

A term referring to Black people from the Antilles (French Caribbean islands) as a social type, notably used in discussions of colonial-era racial dynamics where mastery of French language and culture was believed to “whiten” — i.e., elevate the social status of — Antillean Black people, even to the point of earning honorary white status or quasi-divine admiration upon returning from France.

Claims that use this term

• Returning from France mutates the Antilles Negro into a deified demigod back home
• Mastering French makes the Antilles Negro whiter, earning honorary white status