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Honeycombe8

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7. As for the "hispanic" identification, that's because hispanics WANT to be identified by their

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 10:54 PM

Mar 2012

culture and ethnicity. They are granted civil rights under the Civil Rights Act because of that ethnicity.

Ordinary people with Spanish surnames aren't identified as hispanic, unless they want to be, or unless they want to claim some minority right. Even on govt forms, where they ask you for race or ethnicity, you don't have to answer.

Hispanics/latinos are proud of their culture. It's a good thing.

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