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Originally Posted by Yuusuke
I feel if you don't know what they are originally
you can say hispanic. >.>
It's better than calling them all mexican.
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It may depend on who you ask, but in my experience, people will be pretty offended if they're called Hispanic. Here's why:
Hispanic: “We never use Hispanic,” says Sen. “It privileges the European roots of the identity of Mexicans born in the United States.” Hispanic, however, is the preferred term of people in the Southwest whose families are descendents of Spanish colonists.
Latino: (Capital “L,” with “a” or “o” at the end used to connote gender.) Politically correct term for those from Spanish or Portuguese speaking cultures. “We use it instead of Hispanic when we want to refer to many different national groups where there has been an indigenous-European mix,” says Sen.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/...rrect_lexicon/
Just something to keep in mind.
