"Latinos" can be anything. White, Black, Ameri-Indian, Asian, etc. The majority of people from Argentina are of unmixed European descent. The majority of people from Peru are of unmixed Ameri-Indian descent. There are also many countries in "Latin America" with a large black population. Most "latinos" are mestizo [mixed]. In the USA there are many White people who have Native American blood, even if it's just a little bit...and they are still considered White, not mestizo. Who invented ethnic groups anyway? Gosh. Yeah. Just answer my question. Haha. =]
2006-10-09 13:59:29 · 12 answers · asked by Ashley H 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The reason its considered an ethnic group and not a race is because they share a common culture, not necessarily any sort of genetic similarities.
2006-10-09 14:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Latino is an ethnic group pretty much only in USA since many S. American countries don't even think on those terms and the countries that do are kinda not loved by the others. For most Americans, it is a convient way to refer to someone who is a S. American foreigner or of that descent without accepting them into their own identity group (black, white, native american, etc.)
Latinos have no choice in the matter so they accept it and act proud, like every other race but one.
2006-10-09 14:10:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a million. Venezuelan 2. Colombian 3. Brazilian 4. Mexican 5. Argentinean 6. Uruguayan 7. Cuban 8. Chilean 9. Honduran 10. Costa Rican 11. Ecuadorian 12. Bolivian 13.Peruvian 14. Puerto Rican 15. Dominican
2016-10-16 04:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each group of people in a country or within a country have certain traditions how they marry, childbirth, food how they or who they worship. Those people are known for who they are among others.
Their Ethnic group
It the past few years we have put color in the mix of defining people
How dark light or brown you are does not make you a better person and judging by color makes the person lame and not the type of person who is narrow in life.
Instead of wondering why we have Ethnic groups ask your self how you can help take the stigma away
2006-10-09 14:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by aaricka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know...maybe its cuz latinos are so cool that they get their own group...lol....jk...no but the only reason I can see to that is that even though they are of many backgrounds, their culture is not the same as that of their European, African, Indian, etc backgrounds.
2006-10-09 14:04:36 · answer #5 · answered by CrxK20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah ive wondered categorization and classification of ethnic groups. the world says im mexican when ive never lived thier but my ancestry is thier but i was born and raised in the US but that still doesnt make me american. we are all humans under God in the end.
2006-10-09 14:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha...you know what... I just realized you are a beautiful woman...
Now I understand why nobody has told you how stupid you are up until now.
hahahahaha
JK.
Good question.
I totally agree. But then again being of Dineh (Navajo) decent, myself, I am not really too interested in any of the so called Latino decent.
Thanks for the 2pts though.
hahahaha
2006-10-09 14:03:54 · answer #7 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
most people from argetina are european but have a touch of native blood which would mean most them are mestizo anyway even if they dont look it, anys for latios begin a sperate ethic group beacuase most them are a mix of two races i guess it makes them diffrent
2006-10-10 20:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by canadian 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because of a heritage of speaking spanish, and being part of the spanish crown at one point.
2006-10-09 14:01:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. You said it already.
2006-10-09 14:01:26 · answer #10 · answered by Gene Rocks! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋