Regarding their history , hispanics spaniards and italians were conquered by the north africans (moors) and ruled by them for centuries this is where their dark skin , hair and eyes come from.
I am just confused as to why they call themselves white when this is not at all the case they are mixed race.
only north europeans are predominiatly pure white;
germans , scots , irish , english , scandanavian etc.
does anyone elese have thoughts on this
2006-12-25 02:14:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
NO it is NOT a racist question, it is merely a question.
it is not racist to acknowledge differances in people it is racist to assume you are superior because of your differances
2006-12-25 02:28:48 · update #1
the moors conquered scicily , south italy , spain and southern france.
if you are from any of these countries , you are NOT white and you never ever will be no matter how much you dream.
2006-12-25 04:50:30 · update #2
Hispanics do not call themselves white, we are latino, not white or black.
2006-12-25 19:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it incredibly is common. Spaniards and Italians are eu Caucasians, and Amerindians are thoroughly diverse. Amerindians have lots darker epidermis, jet-black hair this is often immediately (maximum Spaniards and Italians have countless colorations of brown hair unquestionably - no longer black - and the feel is often wavy or maybe curly), darker eyes that are additionally formed in a diverse way (Spaniards/Italians have one in each and every of those eye colorations), broader and wider faces, greater cheekbones, and smaller noses. they are additionally frequently shorter in stature and absence the physique/facial hair that Spaniards/Italians are frequently ordinary for having an abundance of. Even Hispanic mestizos are frequently exceptionally unquestionably distinguishable from the two team with the aid of fact they nonetheless have substantive Amerindian impression of their phenotypes, even nonetheless in case you have a mild-skinned mestizo with heavier Spanish ancestry, then certainly it incredibly is greater durable yet a experienced eye ought to in all possibility tell.
2016-10-06 00:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by lininger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny.
Well I'll tell you what...Since this is a racist question, I'll give you the answer that all the racists should enjoy...let's call it a history lesson for all you racists out there.
In the old slave days.....whitey and all the slave owners considered everyone black who was at least one -12th (1/12) black...meaning that if ONE of your great great great grandparents was black then you were black...anything less, and you were considered white.
So...if your Great Great Great Great Grandmother was black... (in other words your Grandparents Great Grandparent) you were still considered white. Get it? Hey, if it was good enough for the slave owning society back in the day, it should be good enough for an old-fashioned racist like you.
And not a racist question? Puh-leeze....Anyone who brings up a question about being "pure" white, or "pure" anything for that matter is being racist. It's really an ignorant way of thinking.
2006-12-25 02:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by brittany 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Indeed Northern Africa was of the darker skin persuasion. Think what you wish, but the truth is WE ALL go back to Mother Africa. In this day and time does it really matter if we do lead back to Africa? or are the massas still alive and well?
2006-12-25 04:19:46 · answer #4 · answered by BellaDonnaRev 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
first of all ..Hispanics are from south America..they are a mix of Spanish and Portuguese and native south Americans.and only Sicily was take over by the moors and the moors weren't black either ain't no blacks in northern Africa..if you look at Spaniards today they are white. and so are Italian..I was born there and lived there for most of my child hood..your a fool..the use of the pure white ..show that you are a racist..aren't you..I hope a nygger dates your sister..and sticks it in her ash..
2006-12-25 04:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kingofreportedabuse 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Hispanics don't call themseves white...
So what are Italians and Spaniards suppose to call themselves then? After all they are Europeans you know!
2006-12-25 06:30:54 · answer #6 · answered by venom! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hispanics here in the USA are offspring of the Spaniards who conquered the new continant which is America . Who would not know this please.
2015-10-16 16:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by Cresencio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the gal above me...venom...okey look im Hispanic...Hispanics from every country (north & south america and the carribean) are historically mixed,and even some Hispanics look just like spaniards..(some cubans,colombians,argentinians,etc)but they are Hispanic and not spanish because they are historically from their countries because there are bunch of hispanic countries...u get it? and of my opinion,italians are white of ethnic groups.they are european,dummy!!
2006-12-25 15:35:14 · answer #8 · answered by liz c 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure. We ALL originally came from a mother in Africa. Genetics traces it back to that. We got divided by oceans so we developed skin colors for the places we lived in. White for cold and dark, black for sunny and hot. Not sure about Asians, though....
When we started traveling across the ocean, we decided who is better, usually based on weapons, and who is NOT.
What get's me is people born in America, who say they are Italian, German, African, etc. Excuse me, but you are American!
2006-12-25 02:18:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
I always understood that they were known as latins
2006-12-25 02:30:50 · answer #10 · answered by AJ... Australia 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋