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OP here. Is Mestizo offensive?  I'm honestly not aware of this and if so of course I don't think it should be brought back. I use it because that is the only term that I know of that describes people who are Spanish and American Indian mixed. [/quote]

I should also add that it's not that I have a "need" to sort people out, but I find it peculiar that our society uses the term Hispanic to racially categorize a group of people when Hispanic is not a racial designator. For those of you attacking me for asking this, I ask you, what race is Erik Estrada?  Most people would say Hispanic, but as has been pointed out over and over again that is not right. So what race is he then? [/quote]

OP, here are my suggestions.

1. Consider learning more about a term before you propose that people use it.
2. Stop saying what "most people" would say.

And if you want to know what race Erik Estrada is, ask [i]him[/i].[/quote]

Thank you PP.  here is another thought OP- consider educating yourself instead of demanding other people do it for you. If you spoke like this at work I would think you were deeply ignorant and excessively concerned about making sure white people arent mixed with brown people. I really think you should take a hard look at yourself. [/quote]

Hash on the OP. it sounds like he is trying to educate himself, and keeps back asking pretty thought provoking questions (imo) that people would rather take offense to, or be coy about, than some good, thought provoking answers (though there are some--the columbus Indian sideline is fascinating).

I think people like the PP who shut down conversations with a snappy "look at yourself" are the ones doing a disservice to these conversations. [/quote]

It's not up to people of color to educate the ignorant. Educate yourselves. [/quote]

OP posted on a website.  I agree that OP should also seek out other resources, and that they have a rather limited frame of reference.  But OP was hardly asking people of color to educate him/her.  [/quote]

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