• N4CHEM@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    So the definition of what “Latino” is comes from… the US institutions?

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      1 year ago

      The person in the tweet is American so I used the American census definition. I’m pretty confident any reputable source doesn’t count “loving hard” as a valid reason to identify as Latino.

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          1 year ago

          The Middle East gets overlooked in the UK too. My dad is Irish, my mum is half Iranian and half English. She usually ends up ticking the “mixed - other” box. I can’t recall if the UK even has an “hispanic” option.

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              In the UK? My favourite restaurant is an independent Spanish tapas bar! It’s only a 15 minute walk away so I eat there more than my waistline would like! Isn’t there a tapas chain in the UK too? I can’t think of the name now. But yes, I wish there were more!

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                    1 year ago

                    Ah, Brits

                    For most of the world, “Hispanic” refers to Spain and her former colonies, which is most of South and Middle America. Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Panama, etc etc

                    There’s no good Mexican/Cuban/Argentinian etc food in the UK and you poor souls are missing out.

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        1 year ago

        Obviously the “loving hard” part is dumb, but I hope you see the irony on posting this tweet and then citing for the definition of “Latino” a website from a US institution