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**ashleyjoseph** · 03-25-2012, 10:33 AM

Race related mode of thinking went out with the monarchy in 1789-92, so you'd have to come up with better evidence, specially in a country where making racial census is esentially outlawed.

Go look at YouTube videos that elaborate on the etymology of Latino. You will see many Italians, Spaniards, Catalan, French, and Romanians boasting about how they're the true Latinos, which they are. The word Latino is too connected to Europe. If "Latin America" wants to develop individual identities like Hugo, Lula, and Evo have proposed, then terms like Latin America need to be done away with and renamed.

03-25-2012, 10:33 AM	#18
ashleyjoseph Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	Race related mode of thinking went out with the monarchy in 1789-92, so you'd have to come up with better evidence, specially in a country where making racial census is esentially outlawed. Go look at YouTube videos that elaborate on the etymology of Latino. You will see many Italians, Spaniards, Catalan, French, and Romanians boasting about how they're the true Latinos, which they are. The word Latino is too connected to Europe. If "Latin America" wants to develop individual identities like Hugo, Lula, and Evo have proposed, then terms like Latin America need to be done away with and renamed.
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