Are Portuguese people considered POC ?

[Anonymous]

I think "person of color" was to replace "colored people" when it seemed racist to refer to people as Black but not to refer to other people by their color. Now POC doesn't seem to refer to any person of color. Color is relative. Pink and white are colors but we don't call those people POC. Birds come in colors. Why is it a surprise people come in colors? No one knows what to call anyone anymore.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m kind of amazed that people on this post don’t seem to think of things like derogatory words used to describe certain races or those with a different ethnicity. In my opinion, having a derogatory word attached to your race, yes, I said race regarding Portuguese people, is unnecessary and a form of bigotry, racism and discrimination.
Growing up I was called a GREENHORN and. PORTAGEE. BOTH are discriminatory terms against Portuguese people.
So…NO, I was NOT treated as a white person. Look up the terms. No white person would call another white person either of these words.
Was this something that affected me and how I looked at myself? ABSOLUTELY.

Lol. Try being a polish-American. You aren’t special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, is Portuguese. He doesn't look white to me.

White people can have brown eyes and brown hair. Have you seen a variety of white people? This is a white male.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's tough to say. They are Latino, but that's an ethniticity not a race I think. I'm not sure myself.

They’re not Latino! please refer back to a world map.

[Anonymous]

My remark will probably be removed, but my STBX who comes from a Trump loving far right wing white supremest Catholic family considers all Latinos white; where as all Asians, blacks, and Indians considered as POC and also are immigrants even if born in the USA. It made me really think about the history and high influence of the their religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People from Spain qualify as Hispanic. People from Brazil qualify as Latino. White people from Portugal are white, nothing else.

I think this is the correct answer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's tough to say. They are Latino, but that's an ethniticity not a race I think. I'm not sure myself.

People from Portugal are not Latino!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most Brazilians I've met are pretty.... white.

I've literally never met a white Brazilian, and I've met thousands of them. Almost all of them are mixed race.
Do you find that most of the people you meet in general are white? Could be a you thing.

OP asked about Portuguese not Brazilians

[Anonymous]

ZOMBIE THREAD

Is a zombie an undead person of color?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, is Portuguese. He doesn't look white to me.

Really? He looks white to me!

He is darker than Kamala Harris, how in the world he is white?

You must be blind. Kamala Harris is much darker than Cristiano Ronaldo. He looks Mediterranean and she looks like what she is Jamaican and South Indian with substantial White Ancestry. I would never think that Cristiano was anything but White. Kamala is more exotic looking, though I thought Indian the first time I saw her. I would never think she was exclusively European like I can see with Cristiano. He has European features in addition to his skin tone being WHITE.

What would you think he was if not White? A Hispanic of exclusively European ancestry? Does he look Black to you? INDIAN? Chinese? Maybe you should go see an ophthalmologist.

He looks like he has some fairly recent African roots…maybe grandparents would be my guess. Pure white lineage definitely not.

Also Kamala doesn’t look the least bit exotic to me, that term always is fairly racist, like does exotic involve a banana skirt and a gardenia lea or a bone through the nose?

She’s no more exotic than he is, they both have light, not white complexions, she brown hair, his hair looks black, curly and kind of greasy, hers brown and wavy a little textured, but not curly. Brown eyes her and maybe black his, they j both have neutral features. He does have a weak chin though.

The weak chin is definitely the white in him.

But who cares really. Common racial characteristics can appear and disappear and reappear down the familial line over and over again through the generations.

lf he says he’s white he’s white, and Kamala says she’s black then she’s black.

Why does it bother you so much? You seem to be taking this very personally. IMO he doesn’t look any more white than Kamala does. They both look brown or ethnic as you would probably say if you’d chosen a word other than exotic.

[Anonymous]

He doesn't look African at all. His chin is not weak. He has a strong jaw. Portugal is right next to Spain. He could just as easily be Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Why is Hispanic a category? I am a foreigner and so don’t really understand why this category is useful. The only consistent thing it indicates is a person speaks Spanish. Otherwise, Hispanic people are of many different races and income levels and can come from many different countries (even different continents).

[Anonymous]

Progressive obsession with race and language. They suck balls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He doesn't look African at all. His chin is not weak. He has a strong jaw. Portugal is right next to Spain. He could just as easily be Spanish.

That mans had more plastic surgery than a widowed Mclean Septuagenarian. He might be the latest great white hoor poster boy, but he’s no Germanic great white specimen.

Sure he can play soccer but that’s the African roots shining through
and a PR hype machine. Show
me the money! He’s had his teeth fixed, jaw implants and hair plugs.

You white people can still claim him, but all the good parts came from his black African ancestors. And it shows