Controversial Question?

Question

Why people from Hispanic ethnicity,fiercely opose to be called Hispanic?
They want to be called Latino?

To onetwothree.
Hispanic ethnicity, means people from Hispanic Heritage.
Hispanic means, from Hispania.
Hispania is located in south west Europe and is also known by Iberian peninsula or Spain.
Portugal was also a province of the Roman Empire but it was called Lusitania.

Answer 1

They, like the ******, are not really too sure what they want to be called. For a long time "*****" was accepted (after all it is technically racially correct), but then it was decided, that they wanted to be called "blacks", and the word "*****" was not longer politically correct, and you will never hear it. Then, at some point in time, they decided that another change was in order, and "African American" became the term of choice. "Hispanics", even those who come from Mexico, don't like to be called "Mexicans". Canadians don't seem to feel that way....wonder why? Somehow, it has become very politically incorrect to ever use the term "Mexican". And for some reason "Hispanic" was not embraced either. So.....they made up a name for themselves: "Latino/Latina". This was a non-existant word. This newly made-up word seems to satisfy them for them moment.

Answer 2

Without trying to start an argument or a 'controversy', I'll answer with another question: What's "Hispanic ethnicity"?

Actually, most of the times the ONLY thing people from Spanish speaking countries have in common is the language, and not even that because every country has its own accent and vocabulary.

I'm Latin American.. I don't 'fiercely' oppose to be called Hispanic.. because I just don't understand the term.

"Latino" doesn't work either. That word means 'Latin'. We do not speak Latin. Our language is based on Latin as are Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian and... uh oh.. guess what.. a big part of the English language!!!!!

Another question:
Would you call a person from Romania "Latino"?

Why don't you just call us "Latin Americans" even though we do deserve to be called "Americans" because America is a continent -our continent-, not a country?.

By the way, I'm really an "American" (from the United States), in other words "estadounidense".

:-)

Answer 3

Well, I'm sure not all do, or even care. But Hispanic denotes something originating in the Iberian peninsula, i.e. Spain and Portugal. Since those living in the Western Hemisphere have been here for hundreds of years, and many of them have bloodlines with both European and Native, along with the pure Natives, they prefer to be identified as being from Latin America, rather than descended from Spain

Answer 4

That, I don't know. As one living in southern California, I've heard both Latino and Hispanic used to describe Mexicans. And the Mexicans themselves don't seem to mind or care.

Answer 5

usually, liberals like to be called latino...
and conservatives like to be called hipanic...

the term hispanic asserts that the reason for bulking together so many ethnicities, cultures, and religions is for the spanish language...

where-as the term latino asserts that the reson for bulking these groups together is a common roman-descent...

latinos tend to think we are all the same from chile to mexico...from itally to spain... (and even phillipinos)

where hispanics usually think of themselves as their ethnicity (ie: white or black) but of hispanic decent...

Answer 6

As an American of Mexican ancestry, I do not want to be labelled latino or hispanic. Why can't I be an American, like everyone else?

Answer 7

"Latino" refers the region know as "Latin America" being predominately Spanish as the language.

"Hispanic" refers to of "Spanish heritage" which many also are.


Latinos can look African and be of African descent to northern fair European and any between. Native American/ Asian etc.etc.

Answer 8

better then calling them beaners or wetbacks, I didn't know that Hispanics don't like to be referred to as Hispanic, I don't see a reason why to call them Latino though, they aren't no more Latin then other people living in Europe.

Answer 9

I don't' see any problem with term Hispanic. I am Mexican/American(or, MAP: Mexican American Princess) :) People need to get over their inferiority complex. The term "Hispanic" doesn't' determine "who I am", and I am very comfortable with myself!

Answer 10

I say Hispanic; it covers everyone except the Brazilians