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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna
I agreed with his statement on what he says he is. I think you are upset because my definition of his self-selected label is a negative one. I'm not going to apologize for that.
People can call themselves whatever they want, but it doesn't mean that others need to have a positive view of what they choose. As someone else said, words can mean very different things depending on the context. You might want to look into why the word has taken on a different meaning to different people, instead of just saying "I don't really know the difference, but it sounds mean so I'm still going to complain at that girl for saying it!"  |
I didn't say I didn't know the difference. I said I
don't see a difference. To me it is the same as being someone else being called White or Caucasian.
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Originally Posted by voLTAgeDEuce
However, if someone who is Latino/Non-Spaniard (not from Spain) uses 'Hispanic' they come across as culturally uneducated and that is not very respectable.
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At what point do you draw the line? How much does someone have to know before they can be considered culturally educated? What if they know everything there is to know about the culture but still chose to use the word Hispanic? What then?
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