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yardwork

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17. Particularly cringey when applied to Hispanic people.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
Feb 2026

Very few folks seem to understand that "Hispanic" is not a race or ethnicity. When filling out forms that request demographic info, my Latina wife has to choose "Hispanic" and then pick from "White, Black, Asian, Native American, and Other." She puts "Other" because her ancestors are from several of those categories.

Her brother (MAGA) puts Hispanic, White.

I've posted this over and over on DU and it's flatly disbelieved that a Hispanic would consider themselves white.

What's much more worrisome is that the DNC seems to be just as uninformed about this. And we see where that's gotten us.

PS I haven't discussed ICE with my Hispanic BIL but I guarantee that he would say "They're just trying to do their job removing all the dangerous criminals that Biden let in blah blah blah if you did nothing wrong you have nothing to fear blah blah why are these agitators interfering with LE blah blah..."

My Venezuelan neighbor said something similar the other day.

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Not a shock Boo1 Feb 2026 #1
A shit ton of Latinos in FL voted Trump... buzzycrumbhunger Feb 2026 #2
Cuban Americans largely support the Republican party. Emile Feb 2026 #19
Ahhhhh... buzzycrumbhunger Feb 2026 #24
So says somebody struggle4progress Feb 2026 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2026 #4
It IS what it IS, but that fact seems to be correct! Jack Valentino Feb 2026 #8
Peak patronization of brown people Sympthsical Feb 2026 #12
Great post Cirsium Feb 2026 #15
Particularly cringey when applied to Hispanic people. yardwork Feb 2026 #17
Our racial reductionism is a real problem Sympthsical Feb 2026 #22
...lawn signs rather than welcome mats. Bingo. yardwork Feb 2026 #23
That's what white supremacy is all about. Dangling the lie that if you're a good enough soldier, you might be treated WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2026 #5
Facism appeals to all sorts of people MaryMagdaline Feb 2026 #6
And...?? Cirsium Feb 2026 #7
And Hispanics are among the ICE and Border Patrol targets. tblue37 Feb 2026 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2026 #11
What then do you believe the solution should be comprised of? Torchlight Feb 2026 #13
Abolishing ICE. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2026 #21
Of course Cirsium Feb 2026 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Melon Feb 2026 #10
I think there is this cognitive dissonance pinkstarburst Feb 2026 #16
It's almost as if there's a lot of diversity in human thought and behavior. yardwork Feb 2026 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2026 #20
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