Mom Confessions
I know not all Caucasians are Americans. I know there's dark skinned French people. My grandfather is from France. He moved to Puerto Rico, got married and had my father. My father was born in PR and identifies with being a Puerto Rican. I was born in PR so I am Puerto Rican. My kids were born in America so they are Americans and they know their Puerto Rican culture.
I'm giving up now. Apparently, I'm stupid and I keep digging my hole deeper and deeper. I'm going to find a ledge now. See you later.
ETA
Ok now that I got you guys all riled up let me clarify a few things. I did put a warning and said that it was going to be ignorant...so stop telling me. I already know. Secondly I do know that not all "white" people have the same views as my "friends", they're actually dh's friends. My problem is not with being called Mexican, it's with being called brown. I am not brown. I do not refer to all "white" people as white because white is a fucking color. Just like "black" people are not black they're African American to me. No one is actually black. I refer to "white" people as Americans. If I'm really that curious I would just ask where they parent's are from and then I'll get my answer. Another thing that I do not like is when people say that they are Jewish. That's nice of you to tell me but I didn't ask about your religion...that's a whole other post.
So if you must, go ahead and continue to bash away.
...think that all spanish/hispanic people are Mexican? Do they all call us brown people? I'm Puerto Rican and I'm really light skinned. When I had blonde hair, people who didn't know me didn't know that I was from PR. My husband is Puerto Rican too but he's really dark compared to me. Our kids are in between. Lol. We have friends that are from the south, we live in NYC. When they came to visit us they kept referring to us as brown people. My dh had no problem with. I on the other did. A big problem. So to go back to my question. Do white people think that all Hispanics come from the same country? I do know not all white people think the same.
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Yes chaos but not so lovely...
Quoting lovelychaos13:
lol no, at least i dont, just as just because someones skin is a darker tone (which i envy the great glowing taned complexion as im pasty) by no means would mean someone is not a legal citizen. my husband is part latino, part white a and a bit of 2 different indian. and when i met him id assumed part latino with some indian. being that im here from oklahoma and reservations and whatnot yes theres alot of indians which are also mixed on different levels. his mom was white and little bit indian, his dad mostly latino some indian and a tiny bit white. of course even going back to his grand parents they were all born in the us, he does have some family that lives in mexico, but most family and everything is all living in texas in various parts of state, his dad and brother are in arkansas now due to their construction jobs. when in doubt i just ask the person but ummm maybe for me being a white person its wherid that i call the person by their name, if taking about them to some one else i juse just their name(1st name) i dont really see why id have to include or really think about theri race or origins they are a human being whats it really matter? me im not racist but my family sure as hell is, id flipped my lid in the past and my family no longer says any thing derrogitory or racial slurs ect around me at all, my dad was the worst with it but me getting my temper from him and his reallyy seeing it he apoligized big time and never said negative crap again, also he was only one with us when dh and i got married, he was snapping as many pics as he could all teary eyed happy for us. they actually really like dh, they see hes a good person. recently at a family get together while the men where processing a wild hog they got, they offered dh to go hunting with them for it as yoyu dont need a hunting license for them and its year round season.
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Never heard anyone refer to them as brown people and I have lived in the south my entire life. -
This and I am trying to teach my children the difference. My dd has a friend in her class that is Hispanic. His parents are from Spain. Her school also teaches them Spanish but it is not specific to a certain culture. It is generalized.
Quoting nerdymom28:
I can't speak for the entire caucasian race, but I know that I don't. I just use "Latino" as a blanket term. Is that not politically correct?
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Lol, I call my kids beaners, and when I call for them I just call them Mexicans. Same with my husband, I call him Mexican all the time.
Quoting TairyHesticle:
I prefer the term bean dip. I love refering to my "friends" that way.
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Lol, are you serious you sound as bad as your friends by saying White people! SMDH, I am of mixed race I am Caucasian and Hispanic. I find it funny that you are offended to be called a brown person but then use the term white person... Ever thought that you "friends" were calling you a brown person because you used the term white person? Something to think about. -
Do all brown people think white people can answer for all white people? -
i dont
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I always ask, my husbands family is Mexican so when I come across a Spanish person I ask I know how Mad they get when you call them something else -
I call mine beanie babies! I thought I was the only one!
Quoting momsince04:
Lol, I call my kids beaners, and when I call for them I just call them Mexicans. Same with my husband, I call him Mexican all the time.
Quoting TairyHesticle:
I prefer the term bean dip. I love refering to my "friends" that way.
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Do you think all white people come from the same country?
And I call them all Hispanic.