Talk:Latino (demonym)

The term "latino(a)" is used in the United States to denote any person of Latin American origin living in the United States but is not used elsewhere, save by American influence. It is rejected by many Latin American immigrants as offensive, but especially bt Brazilians who consider it offensive due to its imprecision.

Moreover, the term is confusing and yields prejudice. It ignores the specificities of the several Latin American countries, which are somewhat deeper than the differences between United States and Canada.

The use of the term in a scientific environment is not recommended because the very notion of "Latin America" is being disputed nowadays as simplification.

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The way this word is used in USA is completely unapropriate.

In a lot of languages "latino" just means "latin", not latinoamerican. "latin" relates to cultures and languages coming from Italy, Spain, Portugal, France or Romania and their former colonies in America or Africa...

Also, in USA the term "latino" is often applied only to the spanish speaking people, and sometimes used to describe a race (mestizos).

A lot of people in USA also use "latin" as equivalent of "latino"(in the american meaning), In this case the Italians, french or Portuguese are excluded of their own designation while pure native indians are considered as the typical "latins"...

"latino" shouldn't be used this way...

I agree with you. in Italian, as in spanish, "latino" always meant "latin". the word "latino-americano" is a concept that means the peoples from America who are linguistically latins. If you pu off the word "americano" from this term the meaning is completely changed. the americans are wrong to use the term "latino" this way. For us, who are the original latins it is a lack of respect of being stolen of our designation.

If you read any Dictionary it refers to us the latinoamericano the word exits because of us

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If you read any Dictionary it refers to us the latinoamericano the word exists because of us.

1 A Latin American. 2 A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States. See Usage Note at Hispanic.

Short for Spanish latinoamericano, Latin-American, from latino, Latin, from Latin Latnus. See Latin

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Belief in Miscegenation

The interbreeding of different races or of persons of different racial backgrounds. Cohabitation, sexual relations, or marriage involving persons of different races. A mixture or hybridization: “There was musical miscegenation at a time when segregation was the common rule” (Don McLeese).