Why are Italians called ANGLOS?

Question

We are the true latins unlike mexican indians and mulattos from dominican republic!
Anglos are Irish and Swedes. Northwest Europeans

Answer 1

It's just a label --

In contemporary American usage, Anglo is used primarily in direct contrast to Hispanic or Latino. In this context it is not limited to persons of English or even British descent, but can be generally applied to any non-Hispanic white person. Thus in parts of the United States with large Hispanic populations, an American of Polish, Irish, or German heritage might be termed an Anglo just as readily as a person of English descent. However, in parts of the country where the Hispanic community is smaller or nonexistent, or in areas where ethnic distinctions among European groups remain strong, Anglo has little currency as a catch-all term for non-Hispanic whites.·Anglo is also used in non-Hispanic contexts. In Canada, where its usage dates at least to 1800, the distinction is between persons of English and French descent. And in American historical contexts Anglo is apt to be used more strictly to refer to persons of English heritage, as in this passage describing the politics of nation-building in pre-Revolutionary America: "The 'unity' of the American people derived ... from the ability and willingness of an Anglo elite to stamp its image on other peoples coming to this country" (Benjamin Schwarz).

Answer 2

Yeah, Anglo is us guys in the British Isles. Italians, French and Spanish are Latino.

Answer 3

Happy Latin to you, then. Who exactly are you telling off? I've never heard Italians called anglos, nor have I called Italians anglos. I think you may be confusing anglos with wops. Not that I would use the phrase myself, but "that" I've heard.

Answer 4

Italians used to be anglos and cary the blonde hair and blue eyes gene until they were invaded by the Moores of north africa. During that invasion the Moores thouroughly polluted the genepool through a whole lot of rape. Still to this day the dark hair, skin and eye gene is prevelant due to that.

Answer 5

I'm Italian and I'm certainly not Anglo and never refered to as that.

People from the UK is what I consider Anglo. I look more like an Arab (not that there's anything wrong with that)

Answer 6

You give Italians a bad name. If you don't want us Hispanics to be called Latins then you Europeans should have never came here. We are called Latinos and Latinos because the language we speak is a romance language meaning derived form Latin, you bigot.

Answer 7

Anglo is English only. Don't preach unless you have the facts.

Answer 8

True Latins? Wow, all this time I thought they spoke Italian. Latin is dead and countless regions spoke it before its death.

Answer 9

are you that same idiot child girl who always posts ignorant nonsense like this, or a new one.
Your an idiot.

Answer 10

because you only see them at right angles or 90*