That's a new one on me. Had never heard before.
There's a kid named Pat O'Ward who races in Indycars. His grandparents came from Ireland to Mexico where he was born. Would he be considered a Latino?
Posted on 11/04/2021 5:40:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
PHOENIX (AP) — Skin tone impacts the everyday lives and the long-term success of Latinos in the United States, according to a Pew Research Center finding that comes as the issue of colorism has become more mainstream.
The nonpartisan research center surveyed 3,375 Latinos who live in the U.S., finding that 62% say having darker skin hurts their chances of getting ahead while 59% say having light skin helps them. The study was released Thursday.
It comes just months after colorism — discrimination based on skin tone, often from within someone’s own ethnic group — captured wide attention with the release of the movie “In the Heights,” which was criticized for its lack of dark-skinned Afro Latinos in leading roles.
Over the last couple of years, racism has been at the forefront of the nation’s attention, but colorism isn’t deliberated as often.
Some social scientists believe this is in part because colorism highlights divisions within racial and ethnic groups. Others add that colorism is a centuries-old worldwide issue that’s notable in Latin American countries colonized by Spain and where white skin has long been considered superior to dark skin and Indigenous features. Many Latinos in the U.S. may have those internal biases.
The Pew study found that 57% of Latinos say their skin tone affects their everyday life, and the majority of dark-skinned Hispanics have experienced discrimination because of it.
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What about orange skin?
Wait until they start getting half a million each for being illegally here.
From who? Light skinned Latinos?
They never point out the fact that the Mexican ruling class is white.
Whites with pale faces are the most discriminated against these
days, and with the media, the education conglomerate, and
the Left’s blessing.
So blow it out your...
So do blacks in their own families. What’s there to know?
Discrimination based on skin color is a lot more obvious in Mexico than in the U.S., from what I saw while working there.
Will this bullshit ever stop?
That's a new one on me. Had never heard before.
There's a kid named Pat O'Ward who races in Indycars. His grandparents came from Ireland to Mexico where he was born. Would he be considered a Latino?
But they get all the slutty blonde girls so it’s a wash
The skin whitening industry is HUGE, especially overseas in Asia.
And they're not the ones hopping over the border.
"Make Mexico Great Again" is mostly shipping their illiterate, unskilled Mestizos over here so they don't have to deal with them.
You wanna see real racism? Travel to Mexico (or any other Latin American country for that matter).
It’s not so much the skin color that pisses me off about my fellow Hispanics. It’s that they’re dumb as shit half the time from my experience. I consider having white skin invaluable only in that it lowers the chance I’ll be confused with these dumb bastards.
Patricio O’Wardiez? I think I know him.
Yep.
So would Cameron Diaz, Christina Aguilera, and a host of other white Latinos.
After winning a Golden Globe, Variety Magazine trumpeted,
“Argentinian (Anya) Taylor-Joy is the first woman of colour to win this category since Queen Latifah in 2008 and only the fifth woman of colour to win overall since 1982 when the category was introduced. S Epatha Merkerson, Halle Berry and Alfre Woodard were the other previous winners.”
"Woman of color" (Just like Queen Latifah) Anya Taylor-Joy:
Ever watch Spanish language television::::: all European descendants
Sadly, Latinos with darker skin are discriminated against anywhere, even in...South America! Indians with darker skin are discriminated against in...India.
This is a fundamental flaw of human nature; it may be built into our DNA. Darkness = Danger. Darkness = Fear. Incredibly, black DOGS are discriminated against in shelters and are therefore harder to get adopted! DOGS!
Our modern selves should be aware of this and combat it to the best of our enlightened (so to speak) ability - and to assess character on an individual basis.
I'm okay with this.
Me too.
First time ever.
They just INVENTED the word.
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