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**LSDDSL** · 07-26-2011, 01:35 AM

It's true because I am calling myself Indian now and rejecting my Hispanic title, especially considering the fact that I don't speak Spanish often.
I'm glad many people are sharing my view about this type of thing.

For people in Latin america who don't know what real European people are like they can keep confusing mestizos with Europeans, but we are totally not the same, just trust me. Photographs and reality are different.

When my children are born they probably will not speak any Spanish at all so they will not be Hispanic, they will not be from Latin Europe or America, so what is left for them? They will be native american, so I think the title Indian suits them just as well.

When I see things like European people dressed like Native Americans which has been occurring often thanks to Ke$ha I become a bit annoyed :P

But do you know from what tribe do you descend off?Do you know the culture, lifeways and traditions of said tribe.If you are going to takr the NA identity at least if you don't know the cultre and ways of yor NA ancestors you should start to learn it.

07-26-2011, 01:35 AM	#12
LSDDSL Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 619 Senior Member	It's true because I am calling myself Indian now and rejecting my Hispanic title, especially considering the fact that I don't speak Spanish often. I'm glad many people are sharing my view about this type of thing. For people in Latin america who don't know what real European people are like they can keep confusing mestizos with Europeans, but we are totally not the same, just trust me. Photographs and reality are different. When my children are born they probably will not speak any Spanish at all so they will not be Hispanic, they will not be from Latin Europe or America, so what is left for them? They will be native american, so I think the title Indian suits them just as well. When I see things like European people dressed like Native Americans which has been occurring often thanks to Ke$ha I become a bit annoyed :P But do you know from what tribe do you descend off?Do you know the culture, lifeways and traditions of said tribe.If you are going to takr the NA identity at least if you don't know the cultre and ways of yor NA ancestors you should start to learn it.
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