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Two Cubans who were peacefully enjoying Guardalavaca beach in Holguín were expelled by the police.
The embarrassing incident was captured by a young woman who identifies herself on social media as La Chica de Saturno, who shared a photo on her Twitter account showing three officers talking to two older men dressed in swim trunks and caps, by the seashore.
"It turns out that now you can't just lie on the sand sleeping because there are foreigners on the beach and they can't see the ribs that show the hunger you're facing. Since we got here, they were minding their own business, but in the end, they've been taken away," described La Chica de Saturno.
A netizen commented that the incident likely took place in the "VIP" section of the beach, where foreign visitors staying in the Holguín tourist area usually go.
But La Chica... denied it, stating that it happened at the "normal" beach, with no connection to the other area.
"Oh, Cuba, each day you belong more to those who pay to see you, to those who take that money, and much less to those who were born on your lands," she lamented.
Often, posts of this kind appear on social media, denouncing the discrimination that Cubans suffer in their own country, where degrading policies humiliate national citizens in front of foreigners.
In February, a young Cuban recounted the discrimination he faced at the Pernik hotel in Holguín when he attempted to enter to sit at a table near a power outlet to work on his laptop.
Kmilo Noa described that when he requested a quiet place to work and consume, he was met with questions such as "Who are you?", "What do you mean by working?", and "What are you going to work on?", after which he had to wait in the lobby until he was authorized.
"I have been asked why I came here, if there was no electricity in my house, and that I couldn't consume anything because they were at capacity. When in reality, the hotel was empty. I wanted to pay for the day like a normal customer, open my computer, have a few beers, and maybe have lunch. But no, it seems I'm dangerous for the hotel or something like that," he questioned.
In November, the Cuban photographer and YouTuber Yander Serra reported that he was denied entry to the Capri hotel and was told that if he wanted to consume, he would have to do so after the foreign clients.
"This is Cuba for Cubans, the Hotel Capri in Havana, where the schedule says it opens at 7:00 am, but the staff deny you entry, even when you're willing to pay just as much as foreigners," Serra said on Facebook.
Two months ago, a man walking down a street in Vedado, Havana, was removed from the sidewalk where the Grand Aston hotel, owned by the military consortium GAESA, is located.
Randol Doval recounted that he was walking with his children on 1st Street, in front of the Malecón, when the hotel security guard almost chased them away, despite the fact that they were just standing there. "The guard knows that with the miserable salary they pay us in Cuba, I can't even afford to look at the hotel, but damn it, the sidewalk, even if it doesn't resemble anything in Havana, doesn't belong to the hotel, it's part of Cuba," he emphasized.
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