Italians and Hispanics? (accents, ethnicity, culture)

[virulentpeach]

I've known people who are 1/16 or less Native American who identify as such, but never anyone who is that amount black calling themselves black.

[Venezuelan]

Originally Posted by infiri

The problem is that is a self identification, where people that are not white would answer I am white.
This happens extremely high in latin america...

It is the other way around.

That is what happens in the U.S. and I have lived in both North America and South America.

Pauly D would be considered Black in Spanish\Portuguese Speaking America.
Mike The Situation would be considered Multiracial (Mixed black and white)
Vinny would be labeled white.
Ronnie would be considered Multiracial (mixed black and white)
Jwow would be labeled white.
And Snooki would be labeled full Native American. Not mixed. Full native. She would be part of the tiny minority (5 percent) of Chileans that look like her. She was placed for adoption.


Now, all of those people are probably included in the "white" population of the U.S. census.

[Tiger Blood]

Venezuelan sometimes does have a point, look at this criminal for example who was labeled as "White" by the F.B.I.


Here is a link to the article about Nonwhite criminals in the U.S being labeled as "White".
VDARE.com: 03/10/10 - Hispanic Sex Offenders Listed As "White" In Wisconsin. Why?

[virulentpeach]

I'd call that man black before I'd call him white ^

[Tiger Blood]

Originally Posted by virulentpeach

I'd call that man black before I'd call him white ^

I would to. The article is very interesting, just click on the link if you want to know the reason behind why people like him are labeled "White" when they get arrested.

[virulentpeach]

I have read that before. Let me just say, not one of the pictures on that page looks white.

[Tiger Blood]

Originally Posted by virulentpeach

I have read that before. Let me just say, not one of the pictures on that page looks white.

True none of the Hispanics in those pics look as White as the Spaniard descendent Charlie Sheen.

[virulentpeach]

Very true. I've actually seen very few Hispanic Americans who struck me as white enough to pass as fully Spanish. Even Eva Longoria doesn't.

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by virulentpeach

Very true. I've actually seen very few Hispanic Americans who struck me as white enough to pass as fully Spanish. Even Eva Longoria doesn't.

Eva was on one of those Henry Louis Gates shows where they do DNA admixture tests. She was 57% European (probably all Spanish), 39% Native American and 4% African.

[Venezuelan]

Originally Posted by virulentpeach

Very true. I've actually seen very few Hispanic Americans who struck me as white enough to pass as fully Spanish. Even Eva Longoria doesn't.

That is because you have met Mexicans, mostly. Remember that Mexicans are close to 90 percent of immigrants that come from other American countries into the U.S.