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Originally Posted by nitido357
I agree that definition of ethnicity has become a matter of personal preference in this nation we live in. Very cool for us 
My original response to your comment was mainly aimed at your assertion that Spanish was used as a descriptor by Latinos and non-Latinos and the time period that you placed it on. I didn't think that 1999-2000 sounded right because even misinformed Latinos know that Spanish is a language. No disrespect, but where did you live? Perhaps that would help me understand your point.
I'm sure that with your Advanced Degree (what's with the degree name-dropping? ) you are well aware that Latino and Hispanic are both VERY old descriptors and that we mestizos, indios, amerindios, criollos, africanos, etc have been using them for quite some time. Even in North America, where millions of us are endemic to. |
I grew up in the midwest and in my neighborhood we called latinos "spanish". I didn't hear the term "latino" until I got to college.