[Josh29144]

The word Hispanic refers to national origin and not to race. The correct definition of Hispanic is any one whose ancestry is from a Spanish or Portuguese speaking country. As such, Hispanics can be of any race. For example, Cameron Diaz, Emelio Estevez, Jimmy Smits, and Sammy Sosa are all Hispanic but are not all members of the same race. Many Hispanics have ancestry from Spain and other European countries and are white. There are also black Hispanics, Asian Hispanics, Jewish-Hispanics, and every variation of people as you find in America. Just as Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson are not members of the same race merely because they are Americans with Anglo last names, not every Spanish surnamed person is a member of the same race either. There are many white Hispanics, especially in the United States, who are confused as to their identity due to the ‘black, white or Hispanic race’ myth that predominates United States society. If American society promoted that Irish people were a separate race for thirty years, many Irish people would stop considering themselves white as well. Incidentally, the Census Bureaus does not and never has collected information on the ‘Hispanic race.’ When the Census Bureau does lists Hispanic information, that information is clearly labeled as non-racial. For example, a Census category might state ‘white-non Hispanic,’ meaning that white Hispanics have been separated from that category as opposed to a Census category stating ‘white’ which would include white Hispanics.

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Name : Josh29144, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : white of Hispanic origin, Religion : Catholic, Age : 33, City : Soto, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Lawyer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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