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**mobbemeatiedy** · 05-23-2010, 04:01 AM

Mulatto has been used in historical times in the U.S. to describe... Mestizos! In the U.S. they also have used Zambo (Afro-Indigenous) ... to describe Bozales (Pure uncivilized Africans just brought out of the boat)....

Yes. The U.S. has never used the historical Spanish racial descriptions in the correct way.

The U.S. has predominantly English colonial roots. Spain isn't relevant in racial descriptions. The question is whether "mulatto" is a racist word in the U.S. today. The answer is while it is not as racist as other words it has a racial connotation and is without a doubt NOT ACCEPTABLE in public in the U.S. today.

In other words, the advice would be, if a foreign visitor comes to U.S. and would like a pleasant trip they should avoid using "mulatto" in the presence of Americans of any race.

05-23-2010, 04:01 AM	#30
mobbemeatiedy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 401 Senior Member	Mulatto has been used in historical times in the U.S. to describe... Mestizos! In the U.S. they also have used Zambo (Afro-Indigenous) ... to describe Bozales (Pure uncivilized Africans just brought out of the boat).... Yes. The U.S. has never used the historical Spanish racial descriptions in the correct way. The U.S. has predominantly English colonial roots. Spain isn't relevant in racial descriptions. The question is whether "mulatto" is a racist word in the U.S. today. The answer is while it is not as racist as other words it has a racial connotation and is without a doubt NOT ACCEPTABLE in public in the U.S. today. In other words, the advice would be, if a foreign visitor comes to U.S. and would like a pleasant trip they should avoid using "mulatto" in the presence of Americans of any race.
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