Why the USA exclude them in their racial Classifications?
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Why the USA Label Latinos as Non Whitre, when the Latinos and Latino Culture are more related to the white color than the Jews?
Latino-Roman-Germanic Empire... and all the Latino countries in Europe or America.
2006-10-04 06:12:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
How do you say Mestizo in English?
Mestizo is mixed blood. Does not matter who with who.... just mixed ethnicities.
2006-10-04 06:24:29 · update #1
"Mestizaje" is defined as the mixing of races. So technically you are right. However, historically and traditionally the term "mestizo" is used to describe descendants of the mix between European (generally Spanish and Portuguese) colonizers and the natives that lived in Latin America at the time. This is because the period of colonization and religious conversion in that region is known as the "mestizaje." So, it would be technically correct to say Jews that are mixed are "mestizos", but it's a stretch given the common usage of that word.
As for the "who is more white" thing, I think it's a tossup. Latinos are connected to "white" European culture through colonization, and Jews also have a strong connection to Europe through centuries of living there. I would not speculate as to which has a stronger connection.
2006-10-04 06:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says that most Jews are mixed with these others?
The word, "Mestizo" comes from Spanish as does "Mulado". One was the mixture of Spaniards and natives in the 'new world' and the other was a description based upon a darker skin color, African I think. The hierarchy was white on top, then the one mixed with Spaniards, Mestizo, I think, then the other mixture followed by black slaves.
2006-10-04 13:18:06 · answer #2 · answered by William T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because Mestizos are Latinos who are mixed European White and Indigenous Native North, Central, or South American Indian culture.
Race is an outmoded way of classifying humans. There is only one race and that is homo sapien, human. The reason for race is to classify people and put them in color coded, ethnic categories. There is only nationality, your nation of origin. Race is irrelevant. "Race" is genetic expression of skin color, hair texture. But everyone knows that the variation of humans on earth is already so mixed up, it's not a true way to categorize people. And that is why the concept of race is an outmoded way to classify humans.
2006-10-04 13:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by alwaysbombed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And my answer is this -explain why you are so concerned with "racial classification" instead of recognising the human race - homo sapien - all over the world.
Racial classification is inherently racist and serves no other purpose than to separate and divide. Judging people by their creed, their beliefs does the same.
I guess you are angry because you feel labelled and know the label has nothing to do with who you as a person really are.
If so you're right to be angry.
We may have differences but as Homo Sapiens we are all the same.
2006-10-04 13:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by kittyfreek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that Catholics, Baptists, Moslems Hindus, etc. are not assigned racial classifications. Judaism is a religion, not a race.
2006-10-07 22:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by denlp96 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. But if you say so!! The census taker put me in the white section. Why? because they don't want to be the minorities!!!
2006-10-04 13:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew is a religion, not a nation...
There is only one race-human race!
2006-10-08 08:22:48 · answer #7 · answered by gobervart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may need to read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestizos
2006-10-04 13:27:26 · answer #8 · answered by SMS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋