Posted on 07/15/2016 4:00:37 AM PDT by blueyon
Some Mexicans are pure European, not only Spanish, but also French, German, and from other countries in Europe. Some are Middle Eastern, especially Lebanese. Some - a surprising number - are unmixed descendants of pre-Columbian natives of Mesoamerica. Some are descendants of black Africans.
And a majority are some combination of two or more of the above.
In Texas the Anglo/Hispanic distinction has been blurred from the beginning. Few even think about it today.
Mexican is not a race but a nationality. Even Hispanic is similar to that. Over the years depending on which nation they were in they have intermixed a great deal.
Some Mexicans cling fiercely to French or Spanish ancestry. Many of them look down on the mixed descendants.
I have seen that, and among Cubans and Puerto Ricans, as well.
I have a group of friends at church, "my old Puerto Rican ladies," and at various times I've been taken for the daughter of each of them: in appearance they are as "white" as my Irish parents.
I had to look this up, since my memory was a bit vague from history classes of yore :)
4.1 Españoles (Spaniards)
4.1.1 Peninsulares (Spaniards and other Whites born in Europe)
4.1.2 Criollos (Spaniards and other Whites born in the Americas)
4.2 Indios (Amerindians)
4.3 Mestizos (mixed Amerindian and White)
4.4 Castizos (White with some Indigenous)
4.5 Cholos (Amerindian with some Mestizo)
4.6 Pardos (mixed White, African, and Amerindian)[28]
4.7 Mulatos (mixed African and White)
4.8 Zambos (mixed Amerindian and African mix)
4.9 Negros (Africans)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casta
Fascinating, thanks. We covered this in a class when I was in college in Texas, but that was (ahem) a long time ago.
Oh crap. Better hope La Raza doesn’t find out about this.
Without debating the merits of this statement I am not sure exactly what your point is as it relates to this story? When crime stats are kept they are broken down into categories, Hispanic being one of them. This is blatant case of trying to distort. Obviously they have Hispanic victims. Most people know who is being talked about when the term Hispanic is used as opposed to white.
This doesn't even begin to address the political/social system in this country. For a race that doesn't exist they have specific political power i.e'; the Hispanic Caucus, thier own lobbying groups, TV - newspapers and thousands of social groups. Somebody needs to tell them they don't exist...
The 1775 treatise "The Natural Varieties of Mankind", by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach proposed five major divisions: the Caucasoid race, Mongoloid race, Ethiopian race (later termed Negroid, and not to be confused with the narrower Ethiopid race), American Indian race, and Malayan race,
Hispanics are counted as white when they are perps.
They are counted as Hispanic when they are victims.
and you noticed that and accepted it, and it was not necessary for Obama to explain it to you. hee hee hee
What a mess DC has wrought.
I have notedt this several times in the past. All a lie to skew the facts. Texas a bastion of conservatism? Not much.
The gov has been doing this for a long time. Hispanics are a separate category when they are “victims” of White “hate.” But they are shown as White when they commit a crime.
And that's the truth!
Hispanic is not a race, and most hispanics are, in fact, white.
#############################################################
Neither is muslim.
But I am proudly of the Baptist race.
A Texas History lesson for bigots: Back in the bad old days of segregation, Mexican-Americans were often relegated to “non-white” segregated schools.
Coming back from bravely fighting in WWII with their ‘whiter’ comrades, young Mexican-Americans challenged the system in court and won the right to go to ‘white’ schools as they were deemed white because of their Spanish heritage.
I’m not sure I get what you are driving at? Is my grandson less of an American or more likely to become a criminal because his skin is not as white as some? What is your point?
I was actually commenting to the first post, not to the story.
From the point of view of race, there are only four. Black, white, oriental, and aboriginal (e.g. native Australian). Everyone belongs to one or more of those categories.
The OP was confusing an ethnicity (in this case, based on language, but also often based on religion) with a race. That is a common mistake. Muslims are mostly white, Jews are almost exclusively white, the majority of Hispanics are white, although there are sizable groups of black and native American Hispanics.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.