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[Anubis]

So why do Americans act like Hispanics are a different race if they are Spanish thus european like alot of Americans

European isn't a race.

Hispanic is a race. Like being black, or caucasian.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

So why do Americans act like Hispanics are a different race if they are Spanish thus european like alot of Americans

Because xenophobic idiots here are afraid they're losing their jobs to Mexicans and Cubans, primarily. Even though hispanics tend to do jobs that no overprivileged white person would in a million years anyway.

 

[Manic]

So why do Americans act like Hispanics are a different race if they are Spanish thus european like alot of Americans

"Hispanic" also covers Latin America.

 

[BlackLantern]

and people mistakenly use Hispanic as opposed to Latin

 

[Anubis]

Which is supposedly a dead language.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I've never really understood the difference in terminology, to be honest. I don't mean that as a slight against either, I just literally have no idea who's supposed to be called "Latin" and who's supposed to be called "hispanic" or why.

 

[Anubis]

I always thought it was like calling a black person from America,African American. It's just another term for Black. A synonym.

 

[BlackLantern]

Which is supposedly a dead language.

like Sanskrit

 

[chamber-music]

European isn't a race.

Hispanic is a race. Like being black, or caucasian.

i mean European as in caucasian

 

[Manic]

I always thought it was like calling a black person from America,African American. It's just another term for Black. A synonym.

I prefer to be called a Chocolate American.

 

[BlackLantern]

I prefer "abrasive negro"

 

[Anubis]

i mean European as in caucasian

Then you mean Caucasian. European simply means people from Europe. There are plenty of black people in Britain I believe. They're Europeans too. Like American means people from America. Hell, technically you could call everybody from this side of the world American. From Argentina to Nova Scotia. But it's not a race. It's just a term to refer to people living in a particular......Region......I wanna say?

 

[Manic]

This reminds me of when I was a kid. We used to ask each other what our race/nationality/ethnicity were a lot because my town has only about 30% black & white people, and 70% a mix of different Asians, Latinos, Pacific Islanders, and just about everything else.

You learn stuff, like how to not confuse where a person's from with their race.

 

[Anubis]

I once got cussed out for calling somebody Asian, cuz there's a whole mess of different races and nationalities in that area of the world, blanket terms don't fit.

 

[chamber-music]

Then you mean Caucasian. European simply means people from Europe. There are plenty of black people in Britain I believe. They're Europeans too. Like American means people from America. Hell, technically you could call everybody from this side of the world American. From Argentina to Nova Scotia. But it's not a race. It's just a term to refer to people living in a particular......Region......I wanna say?

I am black British. I know the meaning of Caucasian

 

[Anubis]

Well then, you're a peein'.

 

[fifthfiend]

I once got cussed out for calling somebody Asian, cuz there's a whole mess of different races and nationalities in that area of the world, blanket terms don't fit.

I enjoy when people go "Asian and Indian".

 

[Manic]

I enjoy when people go "Asian and Indian".

Isn't that kind of redundant?

 

[Mystirious]

and nobody says a ****ing word or we'll all go to Rikers Island for a berry, berry, berry long time

Eh, I'd say that's moderately dirty.

I mean, these days Anal is third base.

Or foreplay

 

[TimBisley]

Its more of an informal greeting.

 

[Mystirious]

Its more of an informal greeting.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Isn't that kind of redundant?

Only in the sense that it's entirely redundant.

 

[BlackLantern]

Its more of an informal greeting.

indeed

 

[Mystirious]

I saw Scott Pilgrim this week. I the movie so much

It was

indeed

BlackLantern what is the weather like where you are?

 

[BlackLantern]

its actually quite nice today....76 and pleasant