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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m trying to understand why anyone would think Giselle B isn’t Hispanic just because she’s white. Are Afro Caribbean Hispanics now less Hispanic too? This is ridiculous.

Hispanic refers to a culture and it doesn’t matter what color you are, you’re either part of that culture or you’re not. [/quote]

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I think OP is the typical American racist who truly can't understand why others are not as racist as he is.[/b]

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OP here.  I am not racist nor did I ever question whether Giselle is Hispanic.  I know that Hispanic refers to culture and that Whites, Blacks, and Mestizos can all be considered Hispanic.  But in practicality the term is often used as a racial category.  You will hear people describe a Mexican's race as being Hispanic, even though that is not accurate because Hispanic is not a race.  What is commonly thought of as looking Hispanic is in actuality Mestizo.  So why isn't the phrase in use?[/quote]

Because it refers to a fraction of the Hispanic population and sounds dated and silky like “mulatto”. What’s in it for you with this, anyway? Why do you care? And are you going to find esoteric names for people who are Italian/Indian, German/Indian, German/Afro Caribbean, etc? When are you going to be satisfied that we have correctly categorized all our racial specimens?[/quote]

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