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Originally Posted by Zagato289
Puerto Ricans are not hispanics, they are latinos/latinas. Why? because hispanics is used for people from Spain and Spaniards Americans, and Latinos are from Latin America. True some people dont get offended, but that doesnt mean they like it. Some people who dont get offended is not just because they dont care, it could be that they dont even know the difference between those words themselves. It would be nice to let them know the difference if you know.  |
To me, taking the time to ask "Are you Hispanic" instead of the immediate assumption "Are you Mexican" is very considerate.