Latinos cant be greeks without selling out?

[RedRoseSAI]

Originally posted by Blue Violet
that Hispanic generally is used to refer to countries/people who speak Spanish or are from Spanish speaking countries originally. It's not really a racial thing. Lots of "White" people in Chili (Large German population) consider themselves Hispanic b/c they speak Spanish. Latino is the newer term and is generally prefered by the younger generations. I guess to distinguish themselves. And chicano as has been said before is Mexican America.

That's pretty much what my Spanish prof told me, too. The only difference is he said that "Latino" means anyone who is of a country that speaks a latin-based language (i.e. French, Italian, Spanish, etc..) but in this country has been adopted by young hispanics to mean those of hispanic descent.

[Optimist Prime]

I thought hispanic ment from the island of Hispainol. (Old name I THINK for Haiti/Domincion rebuplic when was all under spain). I'm confused Here is an idea, why not just all get together and say "F**K Racisism" It means nothing if people of different races say it. We need to say it in unision for any change to occur.

[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by Optimist Prime
I thought hispanic ment from the island of Hispainol. (Old name I THINK for Haiti/Domincion rebuplic when was all under spain). I'm confused Here is an idea, why not just all get together and say "F**K Racisism" It means nothing if people of different races say it. We need to say it in unision for any change to occur.

The island is Hispaniola. 'Hispanic' originates from the Anglicized word for Spain for those whose primary language is Spanish, though 'Latino' is the term used by most Spanish-speaking people in Central and South America.

I'm part-Venezuelan and Noo Yawk Irish and speak Spanish fluently (though I occasionally get lost trying to figure out Mexican Spanish! ). Though by living my youth in Miami I've picked up enough Cuban slang and mannerisms to thoroughly confuse things anyway.

[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by ZTAMiami


As Leslie said it is personal preference. As a Cuban American I prefer Hispanic. To me Latino personifies someone from Latin America (Central and South America). Hispanics from the Carribean (Cuba, Domincan Rep, Puerto Rico)don't usually consider themselves Latin American.
Also, don't call a Spaniard (from Spain) Hispanic, becasue they're not. Don't call a Latino/Hispanic/Chicano Spanish, because we're not.

Hit it right on the button, ZTAMiami!

The Spanish spoken in Spain is much like the Queen's English, and very formal compared to the Spanish spoken in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Even within Latin America, the regional accents and dialects vary. It doesn't take very long for me to pick up on the origin of a Spanish speaker just by listening to their accent.

My mother's family's from Venezuela and I learned my Spanish with a Venezuelan accent, though it's been corrupted with a little Cuban from living many years in Miami. Now that I live in Texas, most of the Spanish I hear is with a Mexican accent, and it took some time before I grew accustomed to Mexican slang. (Most of 'em confuse me for a Puerto Rican at first! )

And say hi to my Alpha Sig brethren over at Gamma Theta chapter at U of M!

[ChaosDST]

Hmmm, really?

Just like some white people still say Nigger, Negro, and Colored. That's not always a generational thing, though.

It depends on the individual, but some people choose to get really technical. The labels that we claim are a personal preference...but some of us refute any labels that are assigned to us by white people. So, many Blacks will refuse to be called "Black" if they hear white people using the term. Just as some Native Americans refute the term "Indian" and "tribe" because those are white people terms (and some find them to be offensive).

Originally posted by Blue Violet
It's kind of the same thing with many Black people. some prefer Black, some pefer African-American, some really old people still say Negro. It kind of changes with each generation I think. My friend Sally hates to be called African American b/c she says she's not from Africa. She prefers Black. I guess it just depends on the individual [/B]

[ChaosDST]

Is your Spanish professor "Latino" or "Hispanic?"

Originally posted by RedRoseSAI


That's pretty much what my Spanish prof told me, too. The only difference is he said that "Latino" means anyone who is of a country that speaks a latin-based language (i.e. French, Italian, Spanish, etc..) but in this country has been adopted by young hispanics to mean those of hispanic descent.