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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics [/quote]

Having lived elsewhere in the country, it really bothers me when people around here call Hispanics “Spanish” to mean “anyone South of the US”.[/quote]

The issue is that the term hispanic is overly broad. I think most people use it to refer to a race rather than a person who comes from a spanish speaking country. I doubt the poster above would have an issue if Cameron Diaz or Enrique Iglesias showed up to the school. They really mean people who are not white when they use the term hispanic, not understanding that the word includes white people from Europe as well. [/quote]

Its fairly complicated on which term to use and it varies across the US depending on the demographics.  Latino is probably the proper word in the current context or Central American.  Many people from Central and South America were infact Spanish in nationality prior to independence and still view themselves that way.[/quote]

True, but I think the issue of using the term Hispanic to mean non-white people is the confusing part. There are plenty of Hispanics who are white and wealthy, privileged and educated. But the PP was clearly using the term to refer to people of color. Always found that odd.[/quote]

This is an issue created by "Americans".  People never referred to themselves as Hispanic or latino this is a US phenomenom that did exist until fairly recently.[/quote]

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