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**Pippoles** · 07-26-2011, 04:20 AM

It is not like that, in South America people is barely connected with Spain (people likes Spain but no one feels spanish) many words are in Italian and portuguese, have you ever read the user Banderaintes.
I think the word hispanic or latino is strange because the difference between the countries. But Indian is also strange, in SA the pro-nativist movements are associated with land thieves and money beggars.
I think the most correct is to call t people according to the nationality.

The modern south america has not influences of Europe or Indians.

to be honest, I'm what you would call a mestizo, no one has ever called me an Indio, but really, c'mon maybe puerto ricans are mixed triracials, but most Mexicans are either mestizo or indian. Most of the mestizos are predominantly native american with only a small ammount of European blood, which makes them mostly native american.

All of latin america is striving to be Spaniards, it's so stupid. We're not spaniards. We may have a few drops of blood, but we are native americans in the end.

Why don't they see the value in their own culture like the Europeans do.

Europeans don't like this because it will drive them out of the Americas and they want to be called Native Americans.

Native Americans don't like this because they dream of being Spaniards or White, but they are just lying to themselves.

07-26-2011, 04:20 AM	#31
Pippoles Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	It is not like that, in South America people is barely connected with Spain (people likes Spain but no one feels spanish) many words are in Italian and portuguese, have you ever read the user Banderaintes. I think the word hispanic or latino is strange because the difference between the countries. But Indian is also strange, in SA the pro-nativist movements are associated with land thieves and money beggars. I think the most correct is to call t people according to the nationality. The modern south america has not influences of Europe or Indians. to be honest, I'm what you would call a mestizo, no one has ever called me an Indio, but really, c'mon maybe puerto ricans are mixed triracials, but most Mexicans are either mestizo or indian. Most of the mestizos are predominantly native american with only a small ammount of European blood, which makes them mostly native american. All of latin america is striving to be Spaniards, it's so stupid. We're not spaniards. We may have a few drops of blood, but we are native americans in the end. Why don't they see the value in their own culture like the Europeans do. Europeans don't like this because it will drive them out of the Americas and they want to be called Native Americans. Native Americans don't like this because they dream of being Spaniards or White, but they are just lying to themselves.
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