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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
"Hispanic" is another word that isn't politically correct because of the implications of colonization. To say that a Puerto Rican is "Hispanic" is wrong, because Spain does not own or control Puerto Rico.
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Hispanic (Spanish: hispano, hispánico) is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania (geographically coinciding with the Iberian Peninsula). During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain.
Still more recently, the term is used to describe the culture and people of countries formerly ruled by Spain, usually with a majority of the population having some ancestry of Spanish origin and speaking the Spanish language. These include Mexico, the majority of the Central and South American countries, and most of the Greater Antilles. There are also Spanish influences in the African nation of Equatorial Guinea,[1] and the cultures of the former Spanish East Indies - the Philippines, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.[2]
This would include Puerto Rico, named by the Spanish as in the people from Spain.
Even when proven wrong you refuse to admit it. The worst part is you will never admit to yourself that your thinking is wrong. You will go through life feeling inferior (no matter what you say we all here know this is why you go bring up these racial issues), and justifying to yourself that you and all other black people are treated poorly by all other races. Enjoy your life and the world
you live in.