Latino Men
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B_theOtherJJ
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FYI Gio, when members invite advice/opinions, they usually are looking for you to agree with them, or have the same opinion they do.
Anything else will result in conflict, harsh words, back/forth banter, whining, complaining, insults, he said/she said, emails to the moderators claiming harrassment etc, and maybe even and occassional Banning.
Its easier just to agree and shut the OP up.... :biggrin1:
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Yo, Jay1074 - this is a really good, honest point of view regarding the term "Latino." It is a problematic term when it comes to what exactly the word encompasses. I'm not sure I agree with you on the assertion that "most" people associate dark-skinned, Spanish-speaking people with the word "latino." The term itself refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race (or skin tone, IMO). While some people criticize this term because some see it is an umbrella term used by those who don't want to deal with the individual ethnicities themselves, I find power and solidarity in the term. There have been divisions between some of these ethnic groups within the "latino" umbrella. So, anything that helps to foster a sense of unity and common purpose - even among our divisions and differences - is a good thing, IMO.
...and by the way, I have Italian and Greek ancestry, as well. This is the rub of identity politics. Is there a word to describe what I "am" (besides the word "mut")? No. But I do identify with my hispanic/latino heritage a lot more than I do with my distant Italian and Greek heritage. That doesn't mean I don't respect or want to know more about them...or that I am any less one or the other. Again...this is the rub of identity politics. :Eyecrazy:
I'm pleased to see that you got what I was talking about. I was worried after posting it that no one would understand what I was trying to say. I'm with you somewhat on the unity thing except that it's undeniable that cultural heritage is an important part of identity politics. The types of things I grew up knowing as part of my Hispanic heritage in Northern New Mexico are many times far removed and even foreign to people that grew up in the Southern part of the state, where far more of the people there identify with the Mexican heritage and culture. The same can be said about Hispanic/Latino people that grew up in any of the other Southwestern States. I have relatives in California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado and there are such disparities in the ways we all observe culture that it's sometimes hard to believe we're related. I used to work with a Puerto Rican guy and language was really the only commonality we shared and even then there were still colloquial differences that sometimes made communicating in Spanish difficult. We stuck to English as a rule. LOL.
Sidenote: I know he was packing as he always showed an obscenely huge bulge and VPL in his jeans. He was totally hot too and looked part black and was darker than most latino guys around here. He was a huge flirt but was mostly straight, he was married, but I know he messed around with guys. I never did with him but thought about it. The one thing about him that was a turn off was that he had a really bad attitude and had a really arrogant East Coast mannerism (he grew up in Boston) that rubbed alot of people the wrong way. Still, we were good friends for many years. The last time I saw him a couple of years ago he gave me a big hug and we chatted for a few minutes. He looked even more ripped and muscular than when we worked together. Dude is fine!
But seriously, those cultural things are what keep all the Hispanic/Latino factions from truly unifying because we all want our cultures to be preserved. As long as we learn to respect them and celebrate their differences, I think what you said is spot on. Too often I've found that people let their pride get in the way of allowing this to take place. Everyone wants to out-do the rest or say that his/her culture is superior in some sense. It's the tragic joke about people... we're all the same but so different all at once.
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Again, like the "why do you like black guys" thread, it's not the race that I am attracted to, it's that there are some very attractive Latino men. One of the things that does intrigue me with Latino's, is that they are more likely to be uncut, which I like.
Dude - I totally agree with you. Cultural heritage is most definitely an important part of identity. The problems lie in the little variations we see among people from common cultural backgrounds. Mexican-Americans from Colorado aren't necessarily the same as those from New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Cailfornia, etc, and vice-versa. Mexicans from Mexico don't even consider Mexican-Americans to be "real" Mexicans. I have always told my friends that Mexican-Americans in habit the same space as the hyphen in the term. We're not really one or the other. Now, I'm sure someone will post something lame like "You guys are Americans. I don't get it." But cultural identity is not that simple. And those that would criticize what I said are the very same ones who have made it an issue all along.
Right, yet again. Humans like conformity...we are comfortable with sameness. I believe our happiness truly lies in learning to accept difference. A long time ago, I used to have a tshirt that read "Not black. Not white. Human." I don't believe it's that simple. The revolutionary tshirt would read "Yeah, we're different. And that's OK."
oh no! I wouldn't go so far as to bother the mods. please. I've always taken care of myself!
and giozammy.....the revolutionary tshirt would read "VIVA CHE!!!" where's ur latin pride man?!
and giozammy.....the revolutionary tshirt would read "VIVA CHE!!!" where's ur latin pride man?!
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This is a very misleading question. It assumes that there is such a thing as a latino look. Latino's can look like anyone else. Perhaps you want to ask why people think racially mixed people are attractive or not? Latino isn't a race. They range from Darkest blacks to shades of brown thru yellow and stark white. Depends on their ancestry. The Latino look in Texas and new mexico can be very different from he Latino look in NYC, Connecticut, PR, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
I don't know where YOU hang out, but you're obviously not hanging out with the Latinos I know.
