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RuinAdventurous1931 t1_j73xgjm wrote

Reply to comment by ThatguyfromBaltimore in First Latina to be crowned Miss Coppin State University faces backlash by PleaseBmoreCharming

It's also...confusing because whiteness and Blackness are peculiarly constructed in North America. Hispanic and Latine are not races in the United States. I've seen white Latines say they're not white, but most native Latines I know think that's ridiculous and erases very real racial divisions across the Americas.

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EthanSayfo t1_j74rjbr wrote

My experience has been that residents of the USA often like to simplify and "cartoonize" things.

As you said, there is a ton of diversity across the Americas, ranging from indigenous peoples to the descendants of European immigrants, not to mention more recent immigrants (from around the world), people with mixed heritages, etc.

It's nuanced, and country of origin does not tell the whole story, obviously. Just like here in the US.

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