tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291200544675330796.post5560004183853541025..comments2008-10-31T18:16:31.978-04:00sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054413520223145494noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291200544675330796.post-47479794802342797412008-10-31T18:16:00.000-04:002008-10-31T18:16:00.000-04:00Hey CatieCat, thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>I think the reason for what you're talking about (people from Spain not being referred to as Latino or Hispanic) might be a rejection of Spain as part of the "Latino world." Spain is in Europe, so it does have a different history than the countries in Latin America. They conquered Latin America, has been much wealthier on many levels, etc.<BR/><BR/>I don't really care and have no problem referring to them as Hispanic or Latino, if they so choose. The two people I've ever met from Spain did NOT want to be referred to that way. So there went that one.frau sally benzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054413520223145494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291200544675330796.post-14593208343591952762008-10-31T14:18:00.000-04:002008-10-31T14:18:00.000-04:00Speaking as someone from outside the US, I've always been a bit perplexed by the whole idea that people of Spanish background are in some way "not-white", until a friend of mine pointed out that the base of the objection seems to be against people with First Nations backgrounds from South and Central America - that he, and other friends from Spain, didn't seem to count as "Latino" or "Hispanic" - which seemed rather nonsensical to me, given the etymology! :)<BR/><BR/>The distinction doesn't seem to be one which is made here in Canada, at least not in an everyday way. It's just odd. <BR/><BR/>It's especially weird in an age where we can see, scientifically, that the most radically-differently-pigmented two people on the planet still share 99.something% of their DNA. <BR/><BR/>But, with you totally on the Latino/Latin thing. That's just dim. <BR/><BR/>(I'm Caitiecat from Shakesville, btw)Caitiecathttp://twice-immigrant.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291200544675330796.post-35927440363671064492008-10-27T20:13:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:13:00.000-04:00This post made me smile, btw. It has always surprised me how much people in the States seem to want to conflate language, ethnicity, and race into one big ball when it comes to Latin America - to invent one unified Latino identity and then name it after a country in Europe.Habladorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291200544675330796.post-43139800531600129942008-10-25T23:11:00.000-04:002008-10-25T23:11:00.000-04:00You're right Danny, Latina is feminine and Latino is masculine. If you're talking about a group of people that's mixed, then Latinos (w/plural) is the standard way. It is sexist in that way (as are many languages -- think "hey guys" in English), but I think I've found more people who get annoyed by Latin rather than annoyed by Latino vs. Latina.frau sally benzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054413520223145494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291200544675330796.post-68203531177285867842008-10-24T09:53:00.000-04:002008-10-24T09:53:00.000-04:00Time for me to get some learning.<BR/><BR/>I've always understood Latino to mean specifically "male of Latin decent" with empahsis on the male while I understood Latina to mean specifically "female of Latin decent" with emphasis on the female. That's why I've always said Latin people instead of Latino.<BR/><BR/>Feels weird when I'm talking about a mixed groups to use Latino because it feels like I'm only addressing the men in said mixed group.<BR/><BR/>But if the proper way to refer to a mixed group is Latino then so be it.Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13806448004236223177noreply@blogger.com