Note we've been talking about the Caribbean peoples as well as Central Americans, and even North Americans (which Mexicans are) up until now, in addition to South Americans. In total the whole lump of it is often called "Latin America" and South America is just one part of it.

But getting back just specifically to SOUTH America? Sure. Argentina, the UKs least favorite Latin American nation, for example, is famously fairly white. Around 80% white as of their last census.

Latino refers to people of Latin American origin, Hispanic refers to people who originate from Spanish speaking countries. Just to clarify Therefore you can be Hispanic and not be Latino, but you can't be Latino and not be Hispanic as there are many Spanish speaking countries that are not in Latin America.

ETA: Correcting myself, as of course some Latin Americans speak Portuguese, and therefore aren't Hispanic, apologies

To be fair, while what you are saying is 100% correct, the terms have been decaying in both the media and common street usage for about the past 30 years or so. It's one of those cases where the dictionary says one thing and common and media usage has so consistently come to ignore it that there are good arguments that the meanings have drifted, and at some point someone might actually update a dictionary to reflect that.

Which would be a shame in the sense that maybe it's a good idea to have two different words, but so few people DON'T use them interchangeably it's kind of a lost battle.

It's not your spelling - the HM just meant that the occasional full stop would help us to understand your posts (where you've made some good and interesting points).
They were just trying to gently suggest that it would be easier to read what you've written if you made sentences.

When my people journeyed here from the Caucasus they brought with them an ancient can of worms.

Good point. It also doesn't fit their story line for Cami, or the way house dynamics are often seen in this forum.

You sure the "Race: W" doesn't stand for Witch?

Wow there's a lot of ignorance on this thread about the US. Michelle didn't say anything bad as others have already explained.

It reminded me of the Katie Hopkins series of I'm a Celebrity when Lynne Franks referred to someone as "black" and Janice Dickinson was offended and had to be told that while "African American" was used in the US, the preferred British term was "black".

Yes exactly. It's the way she wades in and puts labels on people that I find so annoying.

you have that backwards. Hispanic refers to 'spanish speaking' therefore you CAN be caucasian and hispanic.

the three main types are caucasian, negroid and mongoloid. Spanish are clearly caucasian

its only in the USA that caucasians are considered "white" due to their flagrant racism

even the darkest greek or east indian hindu is 'caucasian'. USA forgets stuff like that.

Haha

If Cami isn't white then there are no "White " people.

You don't have to be albino to class as white.

What? First off, in the US, people choose how they're designated. No one chooses for them. And considering the term to use in the US is "African-American" I can assure you, not many (I can't say "no one," there are idiots everywhere) thinks that Greeks, Hindus, etc., fit that category.

And Spanish are not all clearly Caucasian. You're mixing race with nationality. Any nationality, people can be of any race and still be of that nation.

MIchelle loves her categories

Cami is mixed born to parents of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent ,but if she identifies as White Michelle should respect that and not jumped in with her 'BUT you're not white' comment -however Cami didn't at all seem bothered by this statement as she just carried on with her story ,and i'm sure if she was at all bothered she'd have had no problem stating it from what we've seen of her on BB

yes i do and yes some do consider themselves white because some are white the ones who are brown are brown plain and simplke the funny thing people on here dont evan realise perez is a white hispanic he is cuban herigae.

come again

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_H...tino_Americans

Exactly. They're all transient terms which change from culture to culture. In America many hispanic people don't consider themselves to be white even when they look it. White is a more Northern European thing. But then some are commonly seen as white.

It's such an evolving area that it's hard to feel offence unless malice or degradation is intended. For instance latin rapper Fat Joe appears white as the driven snow but isn't even considered when he uses the N word as culturally there's been a black and latin commonality in America.

Race is a weird wide reaching thing especially in America and it's best not to play smart or dumb with it. If you don't know best not to assume or impose. And it's ok not to understand. Just remember that respect goes an awfully long way in life.

fat joe is actually a mestizo hispanic meaning he is of mixed white spanish and natve american ancestry

ive also notced ive mentioned perez hylton is a white hispanic people keep ignoring that lol.

LOL

Yeah, I assumed it was something like that, he doesn't look at all Caucasian to me.

yes perez is a typical caucasian hispanic.

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Well I don't think he looks a typical anything to be fair

Cameron Diaz is a better example, or some of the Real Housewives of Miami.