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Dr. Phil and Knight_Shadow are both correct. In many parts of the country, it is an insulting term not only because it was imposed on us by the government, but because of the history of Spanish conquest over our indigenous ancestors. (And this is putting it very simply). Where I am from (and in many other parts of the country), people who choose to identify as "Hispanic" are generally those who want to distance themselves as much as possible from their roots, choose not to educate themselves about their origins or become educated about issues that impact the community, etc. (basically, sell-outs).
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