Wanglicious posted...
Obviously Hispanic in this day pretty much refers to one that is a Mexican national but in some circumstances is also used as a central or even South American origin.
No.
hispanic just means from a spanish speaking country. spain optional. that's it. mexican is one of them but i wouldn't even bank on mexican being the dominant one in the US - especially since puerto rico *is* our territory. so you're absolutely wrong there to how you're defining it.
which also goes to show that it isn't a race. white and black are races. hispanic is not.
Yet when asked to define race, Hispanic is always a choice.
People avoid the fact here. If you ask someone in America what "Hispanic" means, 90% of the population will say Mexican and the rest will say a Spanish speaking country defined mostly as Mexican or central american.
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