I’m from Mexico, but I’ve never traveled to latin american countries, I have no idea how cultures are in other latin american countries, yet for some reason, I’m latino?? I don’t want to identify as that, can I just identify as something else?? I mean some americans who have Irish ancestry say they are Irish, and I have spaniard ancestry, so can I say I’m spaniard??
As a Mexican, you are. And there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s not a racist term. It’s just like calling someone from France an European. Or someone from South Korea an asian.
The French guy will probably have nothing in common with a swedish, yet they happen to be both European, just like a Japanese will have a totally different culture than a Mongol, yet they are asians.
You can of course tell people to stop calling you a latino if you want to. However society automatically puts labels on people and they will call you whatever they want. If I were you, I’d just stop giving it any importance.
ok thank you, gracias!! You’re right, but if you ask me, well, I’m a human, I’m a person from a north American country, I’m north American, that’s all.