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Originally Posted by Mother Mucker
I would disagree, unless you were a mix.
White = Caucasian (I would guess that most "whites" have European roots of some sort).
Hispanic would be roots from Latin American countries such as Brazil, Spain, Dominican Republic, Cuba, etc. A lot of the hispanics around my way are Puerto Rican.
Not sure why I am bothering, but I work for a research company that follows US Census Bureau racial categorizing.
Hispanic is not a race. Someone who is Hispanic/Latino can be of any race.
Most Dominican baseball players are Hispanic and black. Most Venezuelan soap opera stars are Hispanic and white. That fellow of Japanese descent who used to be president of Peru probably would consider himself Hispanic and Asian. Most of the population of Mexico is Hispanic and Mestizo (of mixed race).
When poll results categorized by racial/ethnic groups are published, the totals often add up to more than 100%. There will be a small note at the bottom reading "totals do not add up to 100% because Hispanics can be of any race".
When we do surveys, some Hispanics will try to tell us their race is "Hispanic". That does not make them correct, anymore than the people who tell us their race is "American".