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"
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Some things to take note about Latinos is that ANYONE can be Latino regardless of race, because Latino is an emphasizer of ethnicity. From a pale-skinned ginger from Mexico to a dark-skinned curlyhead from Puerto Rico, we are all Latinos whose land was colonized by the Spaniards.
(Except for the Guianas and Brazil because they were colonized by the Portuguese and British. As a result, they’re associated with South America, but not LATINO America)
Second note, no, Spaniards are not Latino. They are Hispanic because they’re also a Spanish-speaking country, but they are not Latino—they’re Europeans.
Third note, no, the French and the Italians and whoever else is European with Latin roots—they’re not Latino either! They are Latin, yes, but that is a separate term and they do not originate from Latino America. (Nor do they speak Spanish.)
Aaand that sums up a Latino.
Some things to take note about Latinos is that ANYONE can be Latino regardless of race, because Latino is an emphasizer of ethnicity. From a pale-skinned ginger from Mexico to a dark-skinned curlyhead from Puerto Rico, we are all Latinos whose land was colonized by the Spaniards.
(Except for the Guianas and Brazil because they were colonized by the Portuguese and British. As a result, they’re associated with South America, but not LATINO America)
Second note, no, Spaniards are not Latino. They are Hispanic because they’re also a Spanish-speaking country, but they are not Latino—they’re Europeans.
Third note, no, the French and the Italians and whoever else is European with Latin roots—they’re not Latino either! They are Latin, yes, but that is a separate term and they do not originate from Latino America. (Nor do they speak Spanish.)
Aaand that sums up a Latino.
Girl 1: “So, like… what are you?”
Girl 2: “Oh, I’m a Latino! I was born in El Salvador.”
Girl 1: “Oh? I thought you were White?”
Girl 2: “Well… that too. That makes me a White Latina.”
Girl 1: “Oh.”
Girl 2: “Oh, I’m a Latino! I was born in El Salvador.”
Girl 1: “Oh? I thought you were White?”
Girl 2: “Well… that too. That makes me a White Latina.”
Girl 1: “Oh.”
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Here are some examples of countries in the Latin world:Europe:Romania(Europe),Asia:Philippines,Africa:Moçambique and south America:Mexico
Here are some examples of countries in the Latin world:Europe:Romania(Europe),Asia:Philippines,Africa:Moçambique and south America:Mexico
by HUNGABHUNGA February 21, 2021
Get the Latino mug.A Latino or Latina who betrays their own people by siding with a political party that works against their people's safety and self interest. Someone who counts his own people on a clipboard on behalf on some other social group.
He is advocating for killing migrants at the border. A clipboard Latino. No doubt he will be holding a clipboard when he counts us as we are being loaded onto the ICE vans and taken away or shot on sight.
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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?"
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