2. "Gringo" is only pejorative depending on context. Besides, in Mexico, I was called "Guero" (an old Indian word meaning "paleface") more than gringo.
My latina buzz is back ~ nice profile page, dude!
Oh, I get it. Hispanics get to define the context of the word "gringo" and they get to determine whether or not its perjorative.
Would you give me the same leeway if I started calling them "chicanos"?
1. Silvie is correct in that Boricua and Mexicans are culturally distinct. Anyone who's ever spent time in the not-so-nice parts of Chicago (or worked as a youth counselor as I did years ago) or, more recently, New York can tell you this.
Right. Culture. Not race. The Spaniards are Caucasian. As far as I know there are only four races; Caucasian, Negro, Indian and Asian. Everthing else is a mixture.
The idea that on the Census hispanic has its own classification leads to the separation of people. I am not the one advocating a special status for the "race" hispanic but they sure do.