[ms] · Est. May 2002
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So I was always under the impression that Latino and Latina were just gender variations of the same word describing a particular ethnicity.
My wife is arguing that they are two different ethnicities alltogether, that one man can be a Latino and another man a Latina . She sites that fact that Eva Longoria is commonly referred to as Latino.
Can anyone clarify?
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Good question.
I thought latino was the masculine depiction and latina was the femine depiction in reference to the peoples of latin america.
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is your wife latina?
you can say latino when refering to race/ethnicity as a group, or latina as an individual
ex.
Eva Longoria is a latino woman.
Eva Longoria is a latina.
but you would never call a man latina. now there may be different dialects of spanish that do that, but i am unfamiliar with it.
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latinos are just dominicans and puerto ricans americans must really understand that.. the rest are southamericans
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The English word [B]Latino[/B] ([I]Latina[/I] is the feminine form) may have derived from the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language"][COLOR=#0000ff]Spanish[/COLOR][/URL] word [I]latinoamericano[/I] and most often refers to inhabitants of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America"][COLOR=#0000ff]Latin America[/COLOR][/URL], and their descendents in the United States. It is the abbreviated use of '[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin-American"][COLOR=#0000ff]Latin-American[/COLOR][/URL]'; [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francophone"][COLOR=#0000ff]Francophone[/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians"][COLOR=#0000ff]Canadians[/COLOR][/URL] are not normally referred to as [I]Latino[/I], even though they speak a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_language"][COLOR=#0000ff]Romance language[/COLOR][/URL]. A Latino person may be of any race ( [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerindian"][COLOR=#0000ff]Amerindian[/COLOR][/URL],[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_people"][COLOR=#0000ff]White[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people"][COLOR=#0000ff]Black[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Latin_American"][COLOR=#0000ff]Asian[/COLOR][/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiracial"][COLOR=#0000ff]Mixed[/COLOR][/URL], such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestizo"][COLOR=#0000ff]Mestizo[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto"][COLOR=#0000ff]Mulatto[/COLOR][/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambo"][COLOR=#0000ff]Zambo[/COLOR][/URL]). The concept of "Latin America" was coined by the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people"][COLOR=#0000ff]French[/COLOR][/URL] in the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800s"][COLOR=#0000ff]1800s[/COLOR][/URL] as a means of legitimizing French influence over the Spanish-speaking countries of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Americas"][COLOR=#0000ff]the Americas[/COLOR][/URL]; compare [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Europe"][COLOR=#0000ff]Latin Europe[/COLOR][/URL]. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_III_of_France"][COLOR=#0000ff]Napoleon III[/COLOR][/URL], cited [I]Am?rique Latine[/I] and [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indochina"][COLOR=#0000ff]Indochine[/COLOR][/URL][/I] as goals for expansion during his reign. He proposed the Monarchy in Mexico headed by the Austrian Archduke Maximillian or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico"][COLOR=#0000ff]Maximilian I of Mexico[/COLOR][/URL]. The term emphasized a common culture and history of the Romance language-speaking countries, as opposed to the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_languages"][COLOR=#0000ff]Germanic language[/COLOR][/URL]-speaking countries of "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-America"][COLOR=#0000ff]Anglo-America[/COLOR][/URL]".
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[quote=emuler;508630]latinos are just dominicans and puerto ricans americans must really understand that.. the rest are southamericans[/quote]
Mmmhhh I dont think so, firts get a map and then look carefully, and then post
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Where are you from tree? the two places I've lived florida & california make this stuff about as common knowledge as what side of the street you should drive on.
Lantinos = hispanic people (group)
Latinas = female hispanics
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^ Thats what I thought as well, but I have been trained to believe that my wife is never wrong.
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She's worked hard for that authority which you means you will have to work equally hard to GET THE POWER BACK:!: How long has this grooming process been taking place and lastly she doesn't shoot your ideas and opinions down publicly does she?:oops:
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[quote=jay813;508625]is your wife latina?
you can say latino when refering to race/ethnicity as a group, or latina as an individual
ex.
Eva Longoria is a latino woman.
Eva Longoria is a latina.
but you would never call a man latina. now there may be different dialects of spanish that do that, but i am unfamiliar with it.[/quote]
The best explanation! On point there.
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You can now tell her she is wrong. ;) but do it while washing the dishes.... :lol:
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[QUOTE=jay813;508625]is your wife latina?
you can say latino when refering to race/ethnicity as a group, or latina as an individual
ex.
Eva Longoria is a latino woman.
Eva Longoria is a latina.
but you would never call a man latina. now there may be different dialects of spanish that do that, but i am unfamiliar with it.[/QUOTE]
So what do you call a man? Latino man / latino?? :|
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[quote=labmonkey;508643]Mmmhhh I dont think so, firts get a map and then look carefully, and then post[/quote] thats according to your standards, have you been outside the US? :x:roll: thats why you guys are so ignorant about everything. People in southamerica should be called southamericans because thats how they call eachother. I think 2 % of the southamerican population has ever hear the therm "latino" before.
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[quote=emuler;508766]thats according to your standards, have you been outside the US? :x:roll: thats why you guys are so ignorant about everything. People in southamerica should be called southamericans because thats how they call eachother. I think 2 % of the southamerican population has ever hear the therm "latino" before.[/quote]
I come from a mixed background, my mother is French, my father is Portuguese, I've lived in Europe, South America, Mexico and the US. So what I meant is that this term is a general denomination given historically, not by choice just based on the language and geographical situation.
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[QUOTE=emuler;508630]latinos are just dominicans and puerto ricans americans must really understand that.. the rest are southamericans[/QUOTE]
I totally disagree. Latino is shot for Latino Americano... as in ALL of the Americas. We call each other Latinos in South America. ALL of this other separation is bullshit. Castilian is Latin based, and Castilian no matter how bastardized by central and South Americans is still Castilian!
Languages spoken in different areas of Spain today:
Aragonese Asturian Basque Cal? Catalan-Valencian-Balear Etc. etc.
The problem is that a LOT of Latinos that live in the US are really fucking ignorant about Spanish culture and their own heritage. They?re too busy trying to distance themselves from other Latinos, because of prejudices. So what ALL of you call Spanish is actually Castilian. AND all Castilain speakers that live outside of Spain are LATINOS!!!!!!!!
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[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/Manhattan_latin_vhs.jpg[/IMG]
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[quote=emuler;508766]thats according to your standards, have you been outside the US? :x:roll: thats why you guys are so ignorant about everything. People in southamerica should be called southamericans because thats how they call eachother. I think 2 % of the southamerican population has ever hear the therm "latino" before.[/quote]
damn, youre the ignorant here dude, as someone said befor, latino come from the word "latin", so in that way every race who comes from the latin language (spain, italy, portugal, and the resto center and south america) i mean, italians and spanish people are "latinos" too, they are just not "latino-americanos", capice?. The word latino is the short way to say "latino americano", so i think you are the one who havent been outside the us, and just for the record mexicans are not south americans, mexico is cosidered as a part of north america, and not to mention all center americans countries like guatemala, belice, etc....so i do agree with the one who said you should take a map and a history book.
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shes wrong, but dont tell her or youll be doing the dishes and taking out the garbage for the rest of your life
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Here's a term I haven't heard in 30 years: Ibero Americano that was what us Latinos used to be called by Spaniards. Anyone else remember this?
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im not that old
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[QUOTE=Miguel;508956]im not that old[/QUOTE]
I'm 38
Be thankful you're not that old. :D
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^^^ I am !!!! although is inevitable
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[quote=emuler;508630]latinos are just dominicans and puerto ricans americans must really understand that.. the rest are southamericans[/quote]
ok sorry but the truth on this is that any native spanish speaking person is latino (men) or latina (women) not only the ppl from puerto rico or dominican republic its all the spanish speakers and this name comes up because or language is so similar to the Latin language which was used many years ago and has sense gone on a fall.
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[quote=Miguel;508940]shes wrong, but dont tell her or youll be doing the dishes and taking out the garbage for the rest of your life[/quote]
I'm just going to withhold sex until she admits I'm right. :lol:
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Same thing. The term Latino/latina came up as a substitute for Hispanic, which has a clear reference to Spain (Hispanic Peninsula) that many Latinos don?t find representative of themselves.