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Hispanic/Latino isn't even a race...
Replies: 29 — Last Post Aug. 7 5:34pm by Chava
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It corresponds to language. Anybody of any race can speak any language. Hell, there are Dominicans out there who look like Akon. And then they're the near white ones descended from Spanish people. Most if not a good chunk of Latin people in the West are mestizo (thats european and native...native being amerindian, aztec, carib, taino or whatever) and alot more than are acknowledged have African ancestry too.  

My aunt(by marrying my uncle) is darker than me and she's 100% Cubana, accent and all. So yeah...that's my beef with the terms "hispanic" "latino" and their use in the same context as "black" and "white". Agree? Disagree?

Post edited at 9:40 pm on Aug. 5, 2008 by The Artful Dodger

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All true.
Just because i call myself latino people think i am from south america, when my parents are actually from Spain.


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disagree.

it doesn't just correspond to language, it responds to a cultural heritage. They all have in common the fact that they are a mix of Indian, Spanish, and sometimes black (for the Dominicans).

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hahahahaha lol dominicans that look like akon lmao. true tho they only speak spanish that's all. they vary from color and beauty. (yes colombian chicks are hott lmao)
if there was a race called "cholo" then it might count??
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I partially agree with you, and partially with SgtPatches.

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so you're saying race is solely based on nationality?

you don't make sense to me at all.

Post edited at 9:44 pm on Aug. 5, 2008 by hithere

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Disagree thats my nationality im dark but im latino so thats not fair
my mom is purto rican and my dad is domician but still i have black and white in me but im 50%latino blood

Post edited at 9:40 pm on Aug. 5, 2008 by lilolme

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Quote: from nigeltheoutlaw at 9:37 pm on Aug. 5, 2008
I partially agree with you, and partially with SgtPatches.
Me too.

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Quote: from lilolme at 9:39 pm on Aug. 5, 2008
Disagree thats my nationality im dark but im latino so thats not fair
my mom is purto rican and my dad is domician but still i have black and white in me but im 50%latino blood

What constitutes latino blood could be lots of different things. Are Hatians are different race because they speak French? 'Hispanic' countries have many shades of grey. Are Americans a different race from the English, because they're's mroe diversity (I don't know taht for a fact. feel free to sub that witha better example)

Post edited at 9:47 pm on Aug. 5, 2008 by The Artful Dodger

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Nowadays, the only race is Human.

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How else could you categorize a person of a Spanish-speaking nation? Their rooted together by the conquista. I'm not against what you're saying, but I can't think of a better solution.

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There's no such thing as race. Just differences

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Quote: from The Artful Dodger at 9:34 pm on Aug. 5, 2008
It corresponds to language.

This statement is about as ignorant as the morons who think that hispanic is a race.

Hispanic is a culture.  Language is only one part of the culture.

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Quote: from whoisabs at 10:50 pm on Aug. 5, 2008
Quote: from The Artful Dodger at 9:34 pm on Aug. 5, 2008
It corresponds to language.

This statement is about as ignorant as the morons who think that hispanic is a race.

Hispanic is a culture. Language is only one part of the culture.

I don't think Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Spaniards share quite the same culture. Yet they still come under hispanic.

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