Has middle class "white flight" occurred in your region?

OneMoreToGo2021
Mon, 11 May 2020 11:46:16 +0000

ucbalumnus:

Lila_Bear:

ucbalumnus:

While that is technically true for US Census and similar purposes, the social treatment of “Hispanic or Latino” is more like that of “race” groups. While many “Hispanic or Latino” people may also mark “white” on the US Census form, that is not protective against social or political hostility based on being “Hispanic or Latino” (such hostility including flight from neighborhoods that they move into). Hence, treating “Hispanic or Latino” as not “white” for the purpose of the study is reflective of the actual social dynamics of what is being studied.

I am Latino, and I completely disagree with you. I identify as a white Latino.

But do other people consider you to be white?

Yes. Many people on this forum display a lack of understanding about Latinos in the United States, and even less understanding apparently of race dynamics within Latin countries.

The primary race distinctions in most of Latin America are between black, white (castellanos, gallegos, etc.), mestizo, and indigena. If people think there is terrible and unique racism in the United States, they really have no idea of the conditions in Mexico or Cuba or Colombia or Argentina, just to name a few countries with which I am very familiar. These race (and often class) distinctions carry over into the United States.

Yes, many Latinos consider themselves “white,” and from what I have seen in Florida, non-Latinos seem to consider them to be “white,” as well, whatever that means in the context of the United States.