[Dan27180]

Many Hispanics used to try and pass as whites. People of Mexican descent in the U.S. would refer to themselves as ‘Spanish’ in order to get by easier, even though the majority of Mexicans are of more Indigenous blood than European blood. I imagine it was the same over on the east coast. The word ‘Hispanic’ itself was actually brought about during the 60s by Cuban-American lobbyists who wanted to be differentiated from Puerto Ricans and Mexicans, ie. European as supposed to Indigenous or African. However, since the late 60s and the 70s, there has been an incredible move to embrace our Indigenous and African ties, and there has been a great backlash against ‘passing’ or being a ‘coconut’ (brown on the outside, white on the inside). Many who have shed the desire to be ‘white’ would be offended at being considered white. Also, many Hispanics have had it drilled in their heads since they were toddlers (by the white majority and by their peers) that they’re not white (in the northern European / Anglo sense at least) so they consider themselves a seperate racial group entirely.

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Name : Dan27180, Gender : M, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 22, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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