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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. |
If you actually read the entire thread and/or had an understanding of the original question you'd know that the organization in question is Mu Sigma Upsilon founded in 1981 and not 1999/2007. In the 1980s in the Northeast "Spanish" was heavily used where "Latino" is currently used. I also said prior to going to college in 1999 I had NEVER heard latino used as an ethnicity/descriptor of latin american people. If your personal experience is something different then so be it. In the end of the day, whether or not you believe "spanish" is a correct term to use to describe a group of people or not, you nor I, nor anybody else can tell someone how they should self identify.