Do you consider people from Spain to be Latinos?

[Anonymous]

Are they included in the group? Why or why not?

(Discussed this w/ friends last weekend and did not all agree)

[Anonymous]

The Latinos I know do not include Spaniards and consider them snobs.
There is a mom at our school with a Spanish last name and a mystery Tommy Wiseau accent. I asked her where she is from and she said "Europe." My Mexican friend thinks she didn't want her to know she is Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Europeans because they have more in common with them.

[Anonymous]

Spain is not in Latin America. Check a map.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spain is not in Latin America. Check a map.

+1. They are not Latinos. They are Hispanic.

[Anonymous]

I'm French. Many people near the Mediterranean, whether it's southern France, or Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, etc, have a Moorish background (originally from Mauritania).

Europeans and northern Africans have no concept of "Latino". It's "Mediterranean".

The American notion of "Latino" is firmly rooted in Latin America, which is a hodge-podge of Spaniards, Portuguese, other Europeans, as well as different native Americans, the Caribbean and also Asians, mostly from South Asia but also East Asia!

So... Latino applies to Spain in term of language. But geographic origin? Definitely not. Genes? Definitely not.

[Anonymous]

OP, respectfully, there's nothing to argue here. By definition Spaniards are not Latinos.

Google is your friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm French. Many people near the Mediterranean, whether it's southern France, or Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, etc, have a Moorish background (originally from Mauritania).

Europeans and northern Africans have no concept of "Latino". It's "Mediterranean".

The American notion of "Latino" is firmly rooted in Latin America, which is a hodge-podge of Spaniards, Portuguese, other Europeans, as well as different native Americans, the Caribbean and also Asians, mostly from South Asia but also East Asia!

So... Latino applies to Spain in term of language. But geographic origin? Definitely not. Genes? Definitely not.

Who gives a shit if your French or what Europeans think. Spaniards are not Latinos even if you're from Mars.

[Anonymous]

I do not consider Spaniards to be Latinos but I do consider them to be the best wine and cheese makers on the planet, maybe even Outer Space.

[Anonymous]

Latino = Latin America ≠ Europe

[Anonymous]

No european.

[Anonymous]

Not sure how someone could possibly connect Latino to a European.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm French. Many people near the Mediterranean, whether it's southern France, or Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, etc, have a Moorish background (originally from Mauritania).

Europeans and northern Africans have no concept of "Latino". It's "Mediterranean".

The American notion of "Latino" is firmly rooted in Latin America, which is a hodge-podge of Spaniards, Portuguese, other Europeans, as well as different native Americans, the Caribbean and also Asians, mostly from South Asia but also East Asia!

So... Latino applies to Spain in term of language. But geographic origin? Definitely not. Genes? Definitely not.

Who gives a shit if your French or what Europeans think. Spaniards are not Latinos even if you're from Mars.

Now I see why French people avoid Americans. It is as if Americans behave as if wearing a necklace of dog turds around the neck.

[Anonymous]

Hispanic means "of Spanish descent" which is why it's not correct to call all people from Latin America "Hispanic" - there are people of a lot of other ethnic backgrounds in that area.

Referring to a Spanish person as Latino is incorrect. They are European, Hispanic, Spanish. Latino means from Central or South America.

[Anonymous]

Husband (born and raised in Spain) and wife (born and raised in Italy) move to Argentina after getting married. They have a kid two years later.

Is the kid who was born in Argentina "Latino"? Why or why not?