"We are not Hispanic; Not Latino"

[Bawon Samedi]

I agree that the labels are weird. In a true sense Haitians themselves should be considered the first latinos since they were the first latin American country along with speaking a latin language. This is just my opinion.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

So Haiti couldve had Spanish as the official language and not Haitian Creole or French if the cards were played different years ago?

Spain > France

France>>>Spain

France lasted longer than the Spanish empire. France ran up on Spain and took part of the island.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

and calling yourself Colombian or Dominican etc is better? lol
Sp1c.

 

[Leasy]

a lot of black american women still do have that shape.

but diet is a huge factor........ the american diet is poison ............. so this same Dominican chick in NYC.... her daughter might end up fukked up.

That's true never looked at it like that. American food is bad compared to other nations. Spanish woman aged fast though except the brown ones. It's this bad ass nurse one at my hospital old head about 40 something good god. She kept tapping I was like you better cut that shyt out. Fat ass and big hips

 

[Kublai Khan]

This is what Tainos look like.

You see any Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Cubans that look like that?

Wow they look very Polynesian. Could pass as hawaiians

 

[mbewane]

I'll check out the videos later, but it seems quite obvious to me that "Hispanic" refers to those who speak Spanish, which is why Brazilians or French-speaking people from the Caribbean are not included under the "Hispanic" denomination. "Hispanophone" would be the correct term though. I believe it's just Americans who use the "Hispanic" term, which is an easy way to define all Spanish-speaking people in the US. French-speakers are more likely to use "Hispanophone"

"Latino" seems to come from the fact that well all of South America was colonized by so-called "Latin" countries (Spain, Portugal, and France), and it's an easy way to make a difference with the "Anglo-Saxon" America.

For Native South Americans, I can understand being called either is incorrect. However, for anyone who does have Spanish or Portuguese ancestry, you do have some Latin in you

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Yea.. if dominicans even wanted that barren ass part of the island

Yet it wasn't Dominicans who were controlling the island at the time.

And mind you Saint-Domingue(Haiti) was the richest part...

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

Yeah OK...A few years back you heard...."the white population is dwindling"...then that narrative has somewhat shifted, I wonder why

 

[Ego Noir]

Yet it wasn't Dominicans who were controlling the island at the time.

And mind you Saint-Domingue(Haiti) was the richest part...

He must've forgot who ran HIS slavemaster off the Island


@beezy you'll forever be son

 

[Bawon Samedi]

He must've forgot who ran HIS slavemaster off the Island


@beezy you'll forever be son

Indeed.

 

[dennis roadman]

If you can name your tribe, you can skip the "Native American" label altogether. If you've forgotten your tribe, having a specific tribal identity is lost. So you can use other terms like "Aboriginal" or "Indigenous" to skip the "Native American" label. It's just outside of certain places like Canada, "Aboriginal" and "Indigenous" don't pop up as much. Similar to an African-American who knows his or her specific tribal ancestry can say "I am of the ____ diaspora" and skip the American label too (if need be).

i use the term native or indigenous, depending on which language im using/which continent im currently on

i dont have a problem with the name "native american" in itself, but using it to eliminate cultural influence is pointless. ultimately it's obviously up to the individual, i'd never dispute what someone would like to be called in reference to their ethnicity

 

[DeuceCypherUno]

all racial and ethnic terms are dumb at the end of the day cause race is a social construction

i'm not gonna deny to myself that I am a Latino though. But I also know I'm more than likely black mixed with some European and Taino ancestry. My mom's side of the fame is mostly dark skinned including myself, and some of my cousins even look a bit indigenous.


That's why I found it stupid when other Latinos are like "man, why does the Ferguson shyt bother you, so much if you ain't black?"

Like these racist CACs even care about the difference. I hate talking with Latinos that aint do the knowledge on Latin American histroy.

 

[Gifted one]

Hispanic, Latino and Latin, All words that in truth just mean mixed person of native American/Arawak/Carib + African + white. Some have more of one type of DNA then the others so that's why you will get the Latino who are basically Spaniards and the ones that are no different then a African American besides the fact that they speak Spanish.

Its like a specific group of mixed people becoming their own race because they fit some broad criteria. Imagine if Brazilians were given the same treatment LOL, would get more confusing.

All of these indigenous people of the Caribbean islands today have some black or European ancestry.

Black Caribs

Indigenous Caribs

Caribs today (Obvious some african dna maybe even some European too)

Nasio Fontaine (Reggae Artist from Dominica) a Black Carib. African Father/Carib Mother
He's a great Roots Reggae Artist too.

+rep for posting Nasio, him and my dad grew up together, real cool dude

 

[dennis roadman]

I'll check out the videos later, but it seems quite obvious to me that "Hispanic" refers to those who speak Spanish, which is why Brazilians or French-speaking people from the Caribbean are not included under the "Hispanic" denomination. "Hispanophone" would be the correct term though. I believe it's just Americans who use the "Hispanic" term, which is an easy way to define all Spanish-speaking people in the US. French-speakers are more likely to use "Hispanophone"

"Latino" seems to come from the fact that well all of South America was colonized by so-called "Latin" countries (Spain, Portugal, and France), and it's an easy way to make a difference with the "Anglo-Saxon" America.

For Native South Americans, I can understand being called either is incorrect. However, for anyone who does have Spanish or Portuguese ancestry, you do have some Latin in you

gets further complicated by the fact that the iberian peninsula was called Hispania. portuguese people would thus technically be hispanic, but would refer to their language as lusophone and their culture as lusitanic, even though the term hispania was created when portuguese was still strongly connected to galician, which is only "spanish" in the sense that it's part of the same peninsula as spain and portugal. and franco used the term hispanic to describe all spanish-speaking peoples, regardless of which side of the ocean they were on.

the link here is that everyone involved speaks a romance language, descended from latin. but we never call people in europe "latino", and hardly ever "latin", nor do they in reference to themselves.

this all just shows that labels are worthless and become outdated quicker than civilization can keep up

 

[Goat poster]

Is this Puerto Ricans and Domicans or Mexicans and Cubans cause the latter two are very different from the the former two.

Cubans are just as mixed as PR's and DR's, if not more.

Don't let the fact that most of the "white" rich once got kicked out to Florida fool you.

I know PLENTY of black Cubans. especially on the Island. Some would even say they are a majority.