why do americans and its citizens whom are not americanm mix up race and nationality and use stereotypes to...

Question

why do americans and its citizens whom are not american mix up race, ethnicity and nationality and use stereotypes to describe a national group of people?

i mean the hispanic latino thing why do people think those are races? and that latinos all look like j-lo/ marc anthony, all the way to down to some famous mexican actors today?

why do people think latinos look a certain way and that if your dark skinned and resemble african americans then they wont think they're hispanic/latino but instead a black person ethnic wise not race

why do people think latino/ hispanic is a racial group and that latinos cant be white ppl racially?

and some latinos think that way aswell cause they are in america or are prone to mainstream identity.i met many white latinos before who all dont look the same many from italy, england, france and spain living in south america countries and a few in the caribbean and central america

for the people who have posted latino is not a race in latin america the label latino dont even exist.

black, white, asian, arab, mullato, meztizo, zambo does exist i find it funny that white american racist on here have no clue about the makeup of latin america hence the reason why i asked this question and got so dumb *** responses.

if there are people in latin america of french, spanish, italian, english, dutch, portuguese origin only they are cacausian people up some books people of course whites from cuba are not the same as whites in america why the culture is different they re cuban by nationalistic terms.

and like one person said already america is too stupid to acknowledge the difference bewteen these countries besides the fact they speak spanish!

secondly the spanish dont have the same culture as a puerto rican person so how can you throw spain in the same boat as pr, dr, cuba? oh i get it cause they speak spanish gtfoh lol!

to the poster who spoke about blood your right we're all humans but there are some small characteristics that shows we're diffrerent *******, caucasoid, mongliod but we're all humans no matter what.

theres no such thing as mexican blood but there is a such thing as mexican culture and various race make up that in fact!

the thing with la raza thats a mexican thing.

@ghstfcrenz itlalians speak italiano unless they are in latin american countries living which many are.

annsweety you forgot native americans which in latin america like guatemala, mexico, belize, dominica, bolivia, brasil amerindians still exist! and no white-latinos dare to want to be white americans anyway so your comment on that is mute white latinos culture is not the same as i said before so pick up a book plz.

Answer 1

For all the people who say Latino is a race please go get some education. there are only three races - ******* (Black), Caucasian (White), and Mongoloid (the people from the east, like the Asians).
Latino is an Ethnicity and they can be any race, Just like African American does not mean Black...it means you are an American of African decent, there can be white African Americans (if you are white and were born on the African continent but are now an American citizen you are African American), as a black Caribbean person I hate being classed as African American when I'm not.

Anyway its sad that in the 21st century we are still discussing the crap anyway we are all human

Answer 2

American society is built on a structure of exclusion. Lumping people into a faceless group allows others to ignore them as individuals, this makes the us/them dichotomy very easy, check a few incidentals like accent and skin color and you know who your friends are, no need to bother getting to know anyone and doing it on a person by person basis. As to the reason people think Latino/Hispanic is a racial group, lots of them proclaim, quite loudly, that that IS what they are. Back in the 70s there was huge talk among spanish speaking Americans about "La Raza", In Balboa park in San Diego they even had a "Cultural Center of the Race", THE race, as if there were no others. What else would you expect people to think? I've met people claiming to be African-American who knew nothing at all about Africa, the same with Irish-Americans, and a host of others. There's no such thing as Mexican blood, European blood, or even Black or White blood, we all bleed red. Untill people everywhere accept that, we will never be one people, under God or otherwise.

Answer 3

It is true that many Hispanics look white...because they are white.

If you saw my father-in-law (who is from Mexico) you wouldn't even know he was Mexican. You'd think he was English.

Here's a question for you:

Why do you think you are any better than the people of whom you speak when you generalize about what Americans and her Citizens do, say or think. You don't know most of us. I would never assume to know for certainty where someone is from just by looking at them. And I would never assume that I know what all of America is thinking.

Thank you.

Answer 4

first of all latino is a race. it people from latin america, mexicans are from mexico,you also have south americans,central americans,peurto rico, cuba,dominicans,spainards, italians, who all sort of speak spanish different variations and slang of course.but to answer your question, its because they are ignorant rascist who are too dumb to know the difference.

Answer 5

Why do you assume all Americans assume anything? That in itself is a stereotype. Your statement "why do americans and its citizens whom are not american" makes no sense, because I live in America, I am an American citizen, therefore I am American.

Answer 6

Because its easier for most Americans to be insensitive to other cultures than it is for them to invest the time and care necessary in giving respect to their fellow human beings.

Answer 7

jesus, your problem is to be white, why? latinos are not white, for God's sake, i mean yes i have seen some mexicans, cubans.... with a skin similar to a caucasian but still you are different, we have blacks, latinos, whites, asians,
YOU WIILL NEVER BE WHITE, BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU ARE, whites are white, not latinos, same with asians who believe they are white coz their skin is alittle bit fair, no it doesnt matter how fair your skin is you are NOT WHITE, period.

Answer 8

Why you people who ask race question should just get high and relax and let the boat flow at its own.