Is it common for Mexican/Mexican Americans to marry white folks (Linda: 2015, celebrities)

[Happy in L.A.]

Over the past few decades I've seen more and more couplings of Mexican or Mexican Americans with whites. I know many mixed race couples, but most seem to be Mexican/White unions. I was wondering if this was more common in California than other southwest states, where the population of Mexican and Mexican Americans is highest.

I came across a list of countless celebrities who are mixed Mexican/White heritage. The most famous IMO is Boston Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer, Ted Williams.

The list was long and only included actors and singers. Here's but a few names from that list.

Joan Baez (singer)
Linda Cater (Wonder Women)
Sara Paxton (Actress)
Paul Rubens (Actor - Pee Wee)
Fergie (Singer - Black Eyed Peas)
Demi Lovato (Singer)
Dave Navarro (Singer - Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Tyler Posey (MTV - Teen Wolf)
Jessica Alba (Actress)
Chris Weltz (Actor - Twilight)
Ed Furlong (Actor - Terminator)

[l1995]

It's pretty common.

[JohnG72]

Originally Posted by l1995

It's pretty common.

For like the past 100 years or so.

Really ignorant/trollish thread OP.

[2Easy]

Just want to point out that Mexico is a country and Mexican isn't a "race". Jessica Alba did a DNA test and she's essentially European with some Asian.

[eesrfellow]

Such silliness. They will follow the Italians and the Irish into the melting pot that is America. Still remember when my wife's pure bred Italian mother in a fit of annoyance at me offered the comment "you damn Irish, but at least you are not Black". I expect we will put the Mexicans through the same nonsense...but they will then rebuild and reinforce the majority in American politics.

And then we absorb the Asian horde. Gonna be a fun century.

[Happy in L.A.]

Originally Posted by 2Easy

Just want to point out that Mexico is a country and Mexican isn't a "race". Jessica Alba did a DNA test and she's essentially European with some Asian.

I errored by saying Mexican is a race, it's not, it's an ethnicity. As for Jessica Alba, Wikipedia states "her paternal grandparents, who were born in California, were both the children of Mexican immigrants."

[Astral_Weeks]

Originally Posted by Happy in L.A.

I errored by saying Mexican is a race, it's not, it's an ethnicity. As for Jessica Alba, Wikipedia states "her paternal grandparents, who were born in California, were both the children of Mexican immigrants."

Actually Mexican isn't an ethnicity...it is a nationality.

Per the U.S. Census, the term Hispanic (or Latino) refers to an ethnicity (not race)...though some may argue differently.

Is being Hispanic a matter of race, ethnicity or both? | Pew Research Center

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by Astral_Weeks

Actually Mexican isn't an ethnicity...it is a nationality.

Per the U.S. Census, the term Hispanic (or Latino) refers to an ethnicity (not race)...though some may argue differently.

Is being Hispanic a matter of race, ethnicity or both? | Pew Research Center

Agreed.

[gomason]

And what IS mexican-american? My fiancee's family literally was one of the founding families in socal which was mexico at the time. What do you call that? Mexican but kidnapped by Americans?

[69Charger]

Abso-freekin-lutley! Love my brown mama!!!!!!!!! <3 Never looked back, not even once