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Will America ever acknowledge Mestizos or continue to push the White/Black dichotomy?

Why doesn't America ever acknowledge Mestizos, continue to push WhiteBlack dichotomy?

  • It's nationally advantageous for the dominant US socioracial factions.

    Votes: 1 11.1%
  • The US is obsessed with the idea of a "white" and "black" national mindset.

    Votes: 4 44.4%
  • Mestizos haven't the sociopolitical clout of black America is all.

    Votes: 1 11.1%
  • Mestizos prefer to be labeled white rather than Mestizo.

    Votes: 2 22.2%
  • Mestizos are culturally, politically "co-opted" by powerful socioracial factions into silence.

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • Total voters
    9
Re: Will America ever acknowledge Mestizos or continue to push the White/Black dichot

I live in Texas, where there are many Mexicans, and I lived in Chile for a couple years so I have a bit of background knowledge.

First, I've never heard the word "mestizo" used by any hispanic person ever. The word is "hispanic" when describing ethnicity, and "latino" when describing culture.

Second, latin americans ARE white. It's not that they want to be considered white, it's not that anyone is oppressing anyone, they ARE WHITE.

Mestizo is actually pretty common here in Mexico. It references people born out of Spanish-Native American marriages/mixes.
 
Re: Will America ever acknowledge Mestizos or continue to push the White/Black dichot

Mestizo is actually pretty common here in Mexico. It references people born out of Spanish-Native American marriages/mixes.
I get the impression there's some racism against them, too.
 
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