Is the term Latino offensive to anyone???

[miami_zed]

Originally Posted by WINTERFRONT

Sadly, Mexicans and other people like North Africans, Romani, Puerto Ricans, etc.. are looked down upon and considered inferior by mainstream developed society. You don't want to be associated with them because others might think you are part of the inferiority. Is that it?

Or is it that you feel that all Mexicans are indeed inferior and you'd hate the fact that someone is calling you Mexican?

Or is it a mix of the 2?

Nope. But even if that was the case, who cares? People will never stop being ignorant about it just the way people are ignorant about religion and a million other things. Life's too short to worry about political correctness and worrying about what offends who.

[Manolón]

Originally Posted by SFLrunner

So I got this question from my mother the other day....Is it offensive to refer to someone Latino in Maimi..............and I said I really didn't know......Most everyone I meet says they are Columbian, Cuban, etc..........So is this term offensive??? and if so why? Thanks...........!

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People from Columbia prefer to be called New Yorkers, though there are Columbians in Kentucky, Canada, etc.

[Manolón]

The problem I see is that the term "Latino" or "Hispanic" is used politically as a "all inclusive term".
Since 80 to 90 percent of Spanish speakers in the US are Mexicans, Central American or PR, many people in Southern Florida don't feel part of that community.