Sounds RIDICULOUS.
2007-01-10 15:01:06 · 10 answers · asked by Yankees = Worms 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Yes. They think that due to the LBJ Administration and through brainwashing in the media. On forms to get a job you have to fill out race and Hispanic is put as a race. Another reason could be most Hispanics and Latinos here are Mestizo Mexicans so Americans incorrectly assume Hispanic is a race. It is not a race. They think North America can have different races but not Latin America? Rediculous.
2007-01-10 15:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by prettyprincess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latino is used to describe people who are Spanish-speaking who are also from Latin America. I imagine that since it is used to describe a lot of people from a large area of the world that some people could get confused and think it's a race. It's not like they teach geography and world cultures all that well in the US schools. (Seriously. This is why our adults are the way they are. It's not like they ignored information given to them. They were never given the information in the first place!)
Not everyone likes this term to describe people who are originally from the south of the US because it ignores the indigenous people of the area. However, I find that it's the best term I've come across so far to indicate someone who came from south of the border.
2007-01-10 23:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest, I don't know if it is a race or not. I like around a lot of Mexicans and a lot of them get offended if I say Hispanic or something else so now I just ask people where they are from. I know what it feels like to be questioned, afterall I am apart of the BLACK race, whatever that means. I think we should all just let it go and be whoever we want to be.
2007-01-10 23:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by illbtrue816 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its something we deal with. Who cares about a label anyways. White Black Asian Latino Hispanic Chicano Pacific Islander AfroLatino Mulata Mulato ..hahah who cares just dont call me a ni66er,sp1k or honk3y.
2007-01-10 23:36:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because the concept of race is different in Brazil?
2007-01-11 01:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by Pesto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same ones that think WHITE is a race.
2007-01-10 23:08:24 · answer #6 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Gustavo, yes.
Mad Hatter and sexy's answers are illustrations of the point...although sexy drops off a bit.
2007-01-10 23:08:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
isnt it? lols hahaha. California not Columbia =]
2007-01-10 23:47:59 · answer #8 · answered by Fitch 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it IS a race
2007-01-10 23:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They aren't?!
2007-01-10 23:08:20 · answer #10 · answered by dardekkis 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋