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I would say it is Hispanic capital of NYC..Latino is really a west coast term that has yet to catch on as much here. I don't even call myself Latino because that is generally tied to Latin America...which caribbean people, who are the bulk of Hispanic residents in NYC, do not identify themselves with. I would say I am Hispanic first, then Caribbean, then Latin/Latino...but it is changing.
Hispanic or Latino is ok. Carribean is an area and would be misleading. I hear Latino a lot in the bx. Latino sports cafe,Latino Baseball club,my nephews baseball little league is latino souls. Latin kings lol. Whatever, as long as were united.
I wasn't trying to seem like there is some crazy war between the groups. I was only trying to add it's not all peachy. My point was Puerto Ricans are indifferent to you regardless of your race, ethnicity, whatever. It's a case by case basis. There is no special bond between Puerto Ricans and African Americans or anyone. The closest to a "bond" I have seen was towards other Latinos.
No I wasn't coming at you with that post, it was directed at a post that painted a blanketed view of the situation. What I was getting at is that it is not uncommon to see people from these two groups getting along.
El77..the point is in NYC we are overwhelmingly Caribbean, not Latin American...there is a big difference culturally, ethnically, linguistically as well (like British English vs American English). And as a result, we are no more united than say Europeans...they all have some mutually shared interests but vastly different economies, goals, beliefs, cultures and agendas.
We are united in many ways because we are fighting the same battles...but if didn't share a common "purpose" (i.e. equality, etc),there really isn't that much that binds us and we have vastly different experiences here and in our home countries.
By the way my family has been in Harlem for many decades now. I grew up in the Bronx though returning as a teen to Harlem. The area I grew up in was Morrisania, and at that time was mostly Black and Puerto Rican, and many mixed families of both even back then. So I really don't understand what the big deal is, and why this thread even exists.
Hispanic was what the East Coast historically used to describe Spanish speakers, and more Spanish centric, probably because Spain's last 2 colonies were Cuba and PR, with PR being the largest/most influential influx historically to NYC...and some Cubans as well.
Latino was created in response to promote a distinct Latin American identity, and marginalizing Spanishness...which for Latin Americans I would understand. Hispanic is not offensive in my view, and the older population is used to it, but I can see that because it is more associated with Spanishness, many Latin Americans could find it offensive. They succesfully revolted in the early 1800s and disconnected from Spain.
It's really a preference at this time, and Hispanic is being used less, as more Latin Americans are now in NYC and Latino is taking on more popularity.
Alot of you must be living in a different new york than i do. Blacks and hispanics get along. period. Dominicans and ricans listen to hip hop and watch basketball /football along with baseball. I live in the bronx which is like ground zero for this topic
An example of blacks and hispanics just "tolerating" each other is L.A,texas(basically the rest of the US). Black and hispanic unity is odd/rare outside the northeast, and maybe chicago. So much so, that blacks outside the northeast(in this case the south) are puzzled by the relationship
Whether one feels some type of way about that, is beside the point
Alot of you must be living in a different new york than i do. Blacks and hispanics get along. period. Dominicans and ricans listen to hip hop and watch basketball /football along with baseball. I live in the bronx which is like ground zero for this topic
An example of blacks and hispanics just "tolerating" each other is L.A,texas(basically the rest of the US). Black and hispanic unity is odd/rare outside the northeast, and maybe chicago. So much so, that blacks outside the northeast(in this case the south) are puzzled by the relationship
Whether one feels some type of way about that, is beside the point
exactly
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