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Name: White Cuban

Comments: Not my case, though. I have spoken with people and after I tell them I'm from Cuba, they look at me surprised saying they thought I was from Europe because I had an accent. I think most Americans don't know much about accents unless they had jobs that made them interact with foreigners. If you're speaking in Spanish with someone, of course, Americans recognize the language. However, even then, some people look at me surprised. The thing is, there's a lot of white Hispanic people out there that go confused with white Americans whereas brown people, who stand out from the crowd, are quickly labeled as Hispanic. Even people who are from the Middle East, India, or Europeans that are brown get labeled as Hispanic. So many misconceptions out there.

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WhiteCuban, that's true. Just out of curiosity: Does it bother you the label of "Hispanic" because is associated with a certain group of people that some Americans consider "inferior" based mostly on skin color and other traits?

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Name: White Cuban

Comments: There are many reasons why I don't like the "Hispanic" label. First, it doesn't identify me correctly since people who are labeled as Hispanic can be very different. For instance, Mexico is another country. Period. They think differently, people act differently, and racially are different. Their food is mostly in wraps, something I never ate in Cuba. The traditional "mariachi" music is different too. So, why should I be put on the same boat as them. Also, being a Cuban, I come from the Caribbean and so, I feel South America is a whole different world because of the different traditions and geographical location. Finally, yes, as sad as it is, the "Hispanic" label carries a negative connotation in this country, so I don't like it for that either. But, as with everything, there are exceptions to the rules and Americans that know me are well aware that whatever is said to be bad about the so-called "Hispanic" doesn't apply to myself or my family for that matter. In the end, I think immigrants are immigrants; therefore, we should all be labeled as foreigners with a race that we feel identify us. Whenever I see "Hispanic", I just feel that I"m being forced to choose something meaningless and inaccurate to identify myself. Conclusion: I don't like it.

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I understand, this reminds me of two actresses: Jessica Alba and Cameron Diaz. Everyone labels Alba as Latina or Hispanic because of her looks and her Mexican heritage but nobody labels Diaz as Latina even though her father is Cuban. I prefer the term Latino/a.

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Name: Sophia

Comments: It is so strange that Americans think that Hispanics and Latinos are a race. If they look good enough they will see that Hispanics have a wide variety of looks like White, Black, mixed from mulatto or mestizo and even some are mistaken from being from India or the Middle East.

Hispanic Not A Race?

Maybe its the way that most Hispanics 'congregate'. I'm not saying that to be insulting I'm saying they are closely knit together in ideals and cultures so some might think Hispanic is a race rather than an ethnicity.

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Honestly, I can't understand racism. If you can make babies with it, it's the same race/species! Everything else is just human variation and can change from generation to generation.When someone says 'Hispanic', what they really mean is a stereotypical assembly of human features which resembles something they have categorized in their heads as 'Hispanic'. The same traits, when combined with a single added trait, can suddenly slip those supposed 'Hispanics' into Indian, Persian, or whatever category you'd like. My own cousin had a baby from a man who was vibrantly black-skinned, and her daughter is more white than my cousin! Racism is such BS, unless you are talking extra-terrestrials.

Edited: Gknightbc on 22nd Nov, 2017 - 9:28pm