An American (or Canadian) of Latino descent, mainly Mexican. This refers to Latinos who base their entire identity around Mexican "culture" that was developed through American TV shows, movies, music, pop culture and slang. Most of them are unlikely to speak Spanish and will often use programs like Google Translate to communicate with native-born Latin Americans.
Similar to Plastic Irish, they've never visited the home country their ethnic origins originated from and merely just identify with a flanderized/glammorized version of their parents or grandparents culture. Plastic Latinos mainly draw their influence from Black and Native activist groups, those that originated in the latter half of the 20th century. Most of them believe in the La Raza ideology which pushes to reunite the Southwestern US with Mexico and in some cases, the Midwest, Rockies and British Columbia as well.
Plastic Latinos can be found commonly in Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey and more recently in states like Idaho and Utah. They also exist in major cities too like in Chicago or NYC.
Similar to Plastic Irish, they've never visited the home country their ethnic origins originated from and merely just identify with a flanderized/glammorized version of their parents or grandparents culture. Plastic Latinos mainly draw their influence from Black and Native activist groups, those that originated in the latter half of the 20th century. Most of them believe in the La Raza ideology which pushes to reunite the Southwestern US with Mexico and in some cases, the Midwest, Rockies and British Columbia as well.
Plastic Latinos can be found commonly in Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey and more recently in states like Idaho and Utah. They also exist in major cities too like in Chicago or NYC.
Plastic Latino: Go back to your home country mang, Mexico ain't for no Gringos!
Other person: You were born and raised in Chicago though
Other person: You were born and raised in Chicago though
by Andy Ballsack January 29, 2023
Get the Plastic Latinomug. "Slavs and Mexican are the exact same people."
"Slavs are snow Latinos is the truest thing I've ever heard"
"Slavs are snow Latinos is the truest thing I've ever heard"
by urban-dictionaneer July 3, 2024
Get the Snow Latinomug. by Abreathofaversaillian January 20, 2025
Get the Hispanics (Latina and Latinos)mug. A person born in Latin America, or that has heritage in Latin America. Latin America includes South America, Central America, and the 3 Hispanic-Caribbean Islands: Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic. ONLY people from Latin America are Latinos. Spaniards, Italians, and Portugues are NOT latino whatsoever. their languages are latin-derived, but they are not part of latin america, therefore, they are not latinos. the word Latino does NOT mean descendent of the latins from the roman empire; it literally means people from Latin America.
Latinos can be of any race and skin color. There are black latinos, white latinos, and indigenous latinos. There are also many mixed-raced latinos (mestizos, mulattos, afro-mestizos). many latinos descend from the African slaves brought to Latin America, the Spanish conquistadores, and/or the Indigenous peoples. many people of many different races have immigrated to Latin America throughout history; they too are Latinos. ex: Shakira is of Lebanese descent, but her family immigrated to Colombia, where she was born. she is an Arab Latina.
Latinos can be of any race and skin color. There are black latinos, white latinos, and indigenous latinos. There are also many mixed-raced latinos (mestizos, mulattos, afro-mestizos). many latinos descend from the African slaves brought to Latin America, the Spanish conquistadores, and/or the Indigenous peoples. many people of many different races have immigrated to Latin America throughout history; they too are Latinos. ex: Shakira is of Lebanese descent, but her family immigrated to Colombia, where she was born. she is an Arab Latina.
Person1: I'm Latino, my family is from El Salvador.
Person2: "I'm Latino too! I'm Italian."
Person1: "Italy is not in Latin America...you're not Latino"
Person2: "Are you serious?? I've been living a lie"
Person2: "I'm Latino too! I'm Italian."
Person1: "Italy is not in Latin America...you're not Latino"
Person2: "Are you serious?? I've been living a lie"
by una comepinga May 1, 2017
Get the Latinomug. a term, usually used by racists who are masquerading as "progressives" who are upset about Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election. for context; latinos shifted heavily right, especially in Florida and Texas.
the actual meaning is fucking coconuts. it implies that the accused hates their own race (wtf?), and only has their beliefs (usually socially conservative) due to that factor alone. the majority of latinos care about the economy, it is not out of left field for them to shift heavily either left or right.
this term is often used to deflect from actually analyzing the reasons as to why latinos are gradually shifting right (as of the mid 2020s) so heavily. this is often due to the person using the term being legitimately unable to comprehend how minorities care about more than just identity politics.
by the way, I am not trying to downplay the real self-haters out there, all I am saying is that its merely a hasty generalization to assume all latinos are like that.
Tl;DR, self-hating latino means a latino who hates their race, frequently misused by progressives.
the actual meaning is fucking coconuts. it implies that the accused hates their own race (wtf?), and only has their beliefs (usually socially conservative) due to that factor alone. the majority of latinos care about the economy, it is not out of left field for them to shift heavily either left or right.
this term is often used to deflect from actually analyzing the reasons as to why latinos are gradually shifting right (as of the mid 2020s) so heavily. this is often due to the person using the term being legitimately unable to comprehend how minorities care about more than just identity politics.
by the way, I am not trying to downplay the real self-haters out there, all I am saying is that its merely a hasty generalization to assume all latinos are like that.
Tl;DR, self-hating latino means a latino who hates their race, frequently misused by progressives.
emily says "I hope those self-hating latinos get deported"!
daniel says "finally going mask off now, huh?"
daniel says "finally going mask off now, huh?"
by ¡AFUERA! enjoyer November 27, 2024
Get the self-hating latinomug. Within the Latin o community, there are certain individuals who are on their own time element, and are usually late to certain events. This can be a complete nuisance, particularly when a specific time event is scheduled (i.e. dinner party, wedding,, baby shower, etc.). Synonymous with being "fashionably late".
Roger: Where are Diego and Maria? I told them dinner would be at 7pm. It is 7:45 no~
David: Don't you know? They are always on Latino Standard Time~ Anybody else would have the decency to call that they are funning late, but with them,
David: Don't you know? They are always on Latino Standard Time~ Anybody else would have the decency to call that they are funning late, but with them,
by brooskitooski April 18, 2025
Get the Latino Standard Timemug. Hi is that Roberto I heard he is latino I'm gonna go talk to him . ten minutes later . ya um he thought I says mean things to him so I got detention
by Pedro wrote this April 25, 2019
Get the Latinomug.