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Why would the term Hispanic be offensive to anyone? You might choose to call yourself something else and I understand the term might not be widely used in South America, but still, no need to get offended. Its funny how desperate some are to disassociate themselves from others and I strongly suspect that is what this thread is about. The comment about stereotypes of Hispanics in the US gave it away. At the end of the day I could think of negative stereotypes of most South American countries, some more than others. So if this thread is about South America lets leave others out of it. There is nothing wrong with being called Hispanic.
I agree....I don't really relate to the term but see no offence in being called Hispanic.
Though I prefer the term Latino or Latin American, only because it includes Brazilians as well.
Though I prefer the term Latino or Latin American, only because it includes Brazilians as well.
Me too.
I just wanted to say about my earlier response, I don't believe/follow stereotypes about anyone, but it bothers me to see certain people on here always complaining about getting stereotyped or getting labels imposed on them and then turn around and do the same thing to others. I wasn't trying to take a shot at South Americans. I actually believe in the unity of all Latin America, including Brazil and Haiti.
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I would say that terms such as "Latino" and "Hispano" are rarely used in countries like Chile and Argentina and probably Uruguay too.
In countries like Chile there is little identification with the term "latino", probably because, the cultures of these countries differ a bit from the other American countries where people identify with the term and the stereotypes/archetypes that define a "latino". The word made its way through Chilean vocabulary thanks to Don Francisco who uses the word very much in his TV programme, Sábado Gigante since the show moved to the US.
Actually, even though the show was born in Chile, once the show moved to the US, it lost popularity in Chile, mainly because Chileans feel that the show lost its Chilean identity and replaced it with that we might call "latino identity" which seems to be more representative of people from the Caribbean and other countries in America.
You might hear "latinoamericano" and "americano" more and, in some instances "hispanoamericano", but the first two are much more common to hear.
I am Colombian and I don't identity with hispanic or latino
I am a history buff and I know a lot about the Roman empire, I know about latium (they are the real latinos, not people 3000 miles on another continent who come in all races colors and mixes)
so to me I am not a latina, it's ridiculous to be called that, it's like calling Americans and Canadians of all races and skin colors Vikings because at a point in time the uk which is the country that colonized them was occupied by vikings in europe.
I live in Africa and here no one calls you latina, they call me colombian and if they don't know where I am from they say you're a foreigner, but no labels thrown around
I just wanted to say about my earlier response, I don't believe/follow stereotypes about anyone, but it bothers me to see certain people on here always complaining about getting stereotyped or getting labels imposed on them and then turn around and do the same thing to others. I wasn't trying to take a shot at South Americans. I actually believe in the unity of all Latin America, including Brazil and Haiti.
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Agree 100%- in unity there is more positivity.
I have rarely met divisive Latinos in real life, seems to be more prominent online. We always talk more about what we have in common when we run into each other in real life.
I would say that terms such as "Latino" and "Hispano" are rarely used in countries like Chile and Argentina and probably Uruguay too.
In countries like Chile there is little identification with the term "latino", probably because, the cultures of these countries differ a bit from the other American countries where people identify with the term and the stereotypes/archetypes that define a "latino". The word made its way through Chilean vocabulary thanks to Don Francisco who uses the word very much in his TV programme, Sábado Gigante since the show moved to the US.
Actually, even though the show was born in Chile, once the show moved to the US, it lost popularity in Chile, mainly because Chileans feel that the show lost its Chilean identity and replaced it with that we might call "latino identity" which seems to be more representative of people from the Caribbean and other countries in America.
You might hear "latinoamericano" and "americano" more and, in some instances "hispanoamericano", but the first two are much more common to hear.
Actually I heard this echoed as well by some Chileans when I was there. Still they usually hold a cherished place in their hearts for "Don Francisco" there....he is still widely respected and a very famous celebrity there.
In Chile they call it "Chilenismo" in Argentina "argentinidad" the termn hispanic is a north american media created term, and created in ignorance I might add. It really shows how truly clueless most americans and even canadians are about latin-america. I can't tell you how many times I've had to correct people back home on very simple ill conceived notions. Not their fault, they just don't know any better, they don't understand, they've had little contact with and just don't know any better.
When I was a kid growing up in small town USA in the 70's and 80's and early 90's, you "never" "NEVER" met anyone that was latino in the part of the US where I come from. Their just werent any, spanish was only heard on TV, exotic from another place far away. Now latinos are everywhere back home so alot of americans are having to play "catch up" and really quickly as the appearance of latinos in even the remotest parts of the US has been very sudden these last 15 - 20 years or so.
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