What do people mean by White Hispanic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of people of European descent in Argentina and Columbia for example. They look no different than people from Europe, yet they are considered Hispanic.

COLOMBIA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geraldo Riveria - Hispanic and Jewish, for example.

Jews from Spanish speaking countries aren't white Hispanics. They're Jewish.

[Anonymous]

i love Canada. Their forms: Anglophone or Francophone, Inuit

US: A literal tree of races, ethnicities, etc. in which a lot do not "fit" in

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hispanic is a culture. White is a race.

I'm white Hispanic and I never know how to answer these rac(ist) questions on the forms.

Simply decline to answer.

[Anonymous]

This is a simple census and demographics question. Anyone arguing needs to go pretend you are a brown Hispanic and try to fill out the census. Then report back what you put. White people are so used to having a box that fits them they can’t wrap their minds around the possibility that US demographic data collection hasn’t been able to figure out non-European ancestry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to derail ... but it's a related question. Friends of ours are full Chinese ancestry, but born/raised in Suriname in South America .... Wondered if they could put "non-white Hispanic" on their kids' college applications (you know, for the boost) ... or whether they should put Asian (which is also true, but no boost for admissions, and might work against them).

Both were accurate, per other folks' comment on this thread abt ethnicity/nationality vs race ...

That “boost,” in college admissions, job hiring, promotion, etc., that is really the crux of the issue.

We reward people based on their skin color (Or perceived victimhood).

Is it time we stopped?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question for other white hispanics- did you apply to schools as hispanic? I did. And I will try to get my kids to, though sometimes I feel guilty about that.

Yes because that's what my son is. Why feel guilty about describing who you are?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hispanic is an ethnicity, not a race. That’s your answer.

Rooted in a language. Hispanic is Spanish speaking which encompasses the (white) people of Spain and the Spanish speaking countries in Latin America- everyone. Brazilians are not Hispanic because they don't speak Spanish. Latinos encompasses everyone in Latin America but not Spain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think "from Argentina" which is where a lot of the Nazis fled.

This is incredibly insulting to the 99.999% of Argentines who are not nazis.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Question for other white hispanics- did you apply to schools as hispanic? I did. And I will try to get my kids to, though sometimes I feel guilty about that.

Yes because that's what my son is. Why feel guilty about describing who you are?

I'm white Argentine. A mix of English, Scottish, and German. Blonde haired, blue eyed, skin that needs SPF in February. I understand the point behind asking for self identification but know they're looking for racial diversity (and whoever decided "Hispanic" was a race was a moron), which my toe headed UMC kids don't provide. It's a crappy loophole, I would absolutely feel guilty about using it.

[Anonymous]

It can be anyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for other white hispanics- did you apply to schools as hispanic? I did. And I will try to get my kids to, though sometimes I feel guilty about that.

Yes because that's what my son is. Why feel guilty about describing who you are?

Because it is ridiculous that the descendants of one European country receive preference over descendants of other European countries. You should be embarrassed to engage in that game.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for other white hispanics- did you apply to schools as hispanic? I did. And I will try to get my kids to, though sometimes I feel guilty about that.

Yes because that's what my son is. Why feel guilty about describing who you are?

Because it is ridiculous that the descendants of one European country receive preference over descendants of other European countries. You should be embarrassed to engage in that game.

Nope. He is Hispanic. His father and I grew up dirt poor in Mexico. If Hispanics are underrepresented in higher education and schools want to attract them, good for them. That’s their prerogative.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for other white hispanics- did you apply to schools as hispanic? I did. And I will try to get my kids to, though sometimes I feel guilty about that.

Yes because that's what my son is. Why feel guilty about describing who you are?

I'm white Argentine. A mix of English, Scottish, and German. Blonde haired, blue eyed, skin that needs SPF in February. I understand the point behind asking for self identification but know they're looking for racial diversity (and whoever decided "Hispanic" was a race was a moron), which my toe headed UMC kids don't provide. It's a crappy loophole, I would absolutely feel guilty about using it.

Thank you.

In the US, the purpose of this identification is really about skin color and the disadvantages that black and brown people face. To use this as a white skinned, European descendant from South America is really a slap in the face for black and brown kids. Even in S.American/Latam/MX light skinned people had an advantage over darker skinned people. If you come to the US and expect now to get that advantage of being "Hispanic" that is quite dishonest.

An Asian person who was born in Africa, and comes to the US wouldn't put "black" on those forms. If they did, you'd probably think it was ridiculous.

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Colleges are interested in cultural diversity, not just racial diversity.