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Time magazine's Arizona Latino voter cover featured Michael Schennum, a Chinese-American man, pictured behind the large 'M' in Time.
Time magazine has apologized for its cover this week featuring portraits of 15 Latino voters in Arizona after it emerged that one of them isn't Latino.
The cover features the bold proclamation "Why Latinos will pick the next President," along with "Yo Decido" — or "I decide" in English. But Michael Schennum — the man behind the "M" in Time's name — told The Arizona Republic, for whom he works as a staff photographer, that he's "part Norwegian and part Chinese and part Irish."
See the full Time Latino voters cover
Michelle Woo of OC Weekly in Orange County, Calif., was the first to spot the error, writing Thursday:
"A friend of mine, Michael Schennum, is the short-haired gentleman in the top row, center, behind the letter 'M.' He is half Chinese and half white. Not Latino. Not even a little bit."
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Schennum said he wasn't offended by the article, "just surprised."
"It's a bit of an error on their part," he told the Republic. "If they would have asked me, I would have honestly answered, but they didn't ask me."
Time told New York Magazine on Thursday:
"Over the course of three days TIME photographed 151 people for the current cover. We took steps to ensure that everyone self-identified as Latino, that they are registered voters and that they would be willing to answer our questions. If there was a misunderstanding with one of our subjects, we apologize."
By Adrian Carrasquillo of NBC Latino and M. Alex Johnson of msnbc.com.
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It's an easy mistake to make. They all look alike.
Registered voters, I mean.
I'm not proud that made me laugh, G_Reaper, but it was pretty funny nonetheless . . .
the guy in the picture probably snuck into this country from mexico so Time was only half mistaken
davefromdanapointca, and just where did your ancestor sneak in from?
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G_Reaper
ikr, thanks for the laugh!
It's nice to see a comment that is not racist, political, or negative - LOL
They all look Mexican to me...what's the fuss folks? Except the fella in the middle, could be an illegal from somwhere, cant quite put a finger to it...the one on the right...strange fella, funny haircut...
We need an investigation and some heads have to roll over this one! Just as the media became outraged with the Jeremy Lin coverage, La Raza and others need to rise up at the obvious defamatory treatment of Latinos by the media. It's obvious that Time just took people "whom looked latino" and put them on the cover, callously stereotyping Latinos by look. Boy the lawyers must be excited.
Yeah, our country is nuts. I'd say that it's a funny story, but I'd be called a racist.
Yup. They're all ugly as heck.
Who ever told females that bright red lipstick looked good?
It makes you look like a clown or a prostitute, or both.
It will all be decided by the children of illegal immigrants one day. It is being accomplished today by your elected leaders.
Ugly ? Kindly explain they seem like ordinary people I consider them to all be very good looking. Your concept of beauty is probably based on your racial concept either blue eyed blonds or blacks. You are a very ugly person.
Is this News or does Time have nothing better to do?
Why are there latino voters? Thought only Americans could vote? Setting people aside by race is racist I thought. Could be wrong though.
Hahahaha that is hilarious! We live in an age where you have to show an ID. to get a pack of beer even if you look 60 but if you are a registered voter it is racist to ask for ID.
Funny comment, I 'm just saying..............
Yes, when will they apologize for not having a German American voters issue? Where is latin land anyway? PC roop scoops!
Latin Land is all of south Florida and oh, the newest Miami...Orlando...which is now the 3rd most violent city in America...go figure...lawless, extremely disrespectful people that come from lawless countries...there shouldn't be ANY apology...Latino's, Deal with it! and get over yourselves...here's a new politically correct word...Legal...
To you gringos, we all look alike.
In just a few years, we will have the power and you will bow to our culture.
Viva La Mexico! Viva El Obama!
Fuk u Bearcat...you can't even run your own country...that's why you losers came here...now go mow my lawn
Times should know better.....
i find it funny serioulsly the guy never question why was a picture taken of him. Also hispanics is a term the U.S government made up . Hispanic, Latinos is not a race what connects the people is the language that is spanish.The people can be of the three races caucasian,negroid, mongolian and multiracial.
@sugarcupid...Are you racist against poor, unsuccessful, normal looking people?
and when is Time going to do a cover story on Old White Guys? Why is the media racist against them?? I dare say, I do dare say!
This just proves every major media player is just a paid shill for govt agencies spreading propaganda without any research behind any of their so called "truth articles" if you think it is an easy mistake you have no clue of reality. People in the 70s were smarter then our public is now go figure:
"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media."
--William Colby, former CIA Director, quoted by Dave Mcgowan, Derailing Democracy
"You could get a journalist cheaper than a good call girl, for a couple hundred dollars a month."
--CIA operative, discussing the availability and prices of journalists willing to peddle CIA propaganda and cover stories. Katherine the Great, by Deborah Davis
"There is quite an incredible spread of relationships. You don't need to manipulate Time magazine, for example, because there are [Central Intelligence] Agency people at the management level."
--William B. Bader, former CIA intelligence officer, briefing members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, The CIA and the Media, by Carl Bernstein
"The Agency's relationship with [The New York] Times was by far its most valuable among newspapers, according to CIA officials. [It was] general Times policy ... to provide assistance to the CIA whenever possible."
--The CIA and the Media, by Carl Bernstein
Next year, Time Magazine's Person Of The Year will be The Facepalm.
Well, Unitedstates1776, I'm willing to bet Dave's people came over, signed the book and became LEGAL citizens (also assimilating proudly), as did my family. No "sneaking" required, thank you.
Hmm, should we "whites" be offended by this? Lumping us all together while the minorities are named by place of origin? Gee how convenient for the media (and typical). Yup, more double standards.
G reaper must be a times magazine shill to be throwing out that comment to throw everyone off the fact that the article is based off false reporting and that is a fact. there is obviously a lot of ignorant easy to manipulate fools on the vine by his vote ups.
Bored of stupid you must be bored with yourself answer to your question the same reason there is Caucasian voters. Latino isn't a country go back to elementary school and learn some geography.
So Time magazine is guilty of racial profiling but because it is a liberal rag all we can hear is the crickets chirping in response. And the delusional still have the nerve to proclaim that there is not a liberal bias in print news and the major network news organizations. It would be laughable if it was not so blatantly sad.
I yearn for a time, not too long ago in America, the 60s or 70s perhaps, when people didn't take this kind of thing, or themselves so seriously, and we could say whatever we wanted about any race, religion, or ethnic group without someone pointing the finger, whining, or jumping up and shouting to call attention to it. Political correctness has been taken too far, because we allowed it. It's become like giving someone a hand, then they take an arm. It was simply much better when there was fewer "hispanics", or Asians in this country, and whoever is inordinately sensitive about being offended because of their race. Forget about it and just be proud of who and what you are, regardless of what anyone says.
That's because it's all about racism now, heydays. Like on here, they want to feel special because of their race... Latino Voters Only cover, right? Yeah, isn't that racist? Apparently not when they're using it to make you feel special and wonderful about yourself! It's only racist when they don't get a job they're not qualified for, or when they want free money. Then they rage and whine and cry, and lo and behold, they get free money and people apologize.
Well you know what? Screw it. They've taken to owning words so we can't use half our own dialect, yet they can rage on about how racist we are when they're the ones playing the race card all the time. Well other races, we whiteys have something to say: You can't eat crackers anymore. I want a white guy on the package of every saltines box going "Get you some crackers, cause we don't need no damn wheaties!". Black people can have Rap, Latinos can have diarrhea, white people get crackers. It's ON, we're gettin' vanilla up in this shiznite!
ThaMonkeh...I literally Lol'd. That was awesome.
Best comment of the year, G_Reaper. Thanks.
This is an outrage. How can one not properly identify race, especially a regarded institution like Time?
Racial identification is one of the cornerstones of our society!
We need to set up government re-education camps to train people to tell the difference, with at least 99% accuracy, between the various races.
I imagine the training sessions would include pictures of facial features, skin color samples, and other Race Indentifiers. This should be as basic as reading and math. Race Indentification classes for school children!
This way, we can put each of the races in their proper place: separate and disctinct from all the other races.
Makes sense, right?
Gosh a special interest group got Time to apologize for not being racist or separatist....I think the Latins should stop hating on the Chinese/Euro Americans....after all don't they count too?
For mtr89123-2020. I hate to break it to you, but your racism doens't let you see the truth. For starters, how do you define an American, when there is obviously no way to define it and of course, pea brain, I'm referring to beauty and ethnicity, when all people, I repeat pea brain, all people here are not from America, but are from all over Europe, and the world. Second, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but your are too racist to realize it. I've been to almost every part of the world and to me the most beautiful people are the Scandinavian people. That said, it doesn't mean that they don't have their fair share of ugly people, it means tha the majority of them are beautiful. Since we are referring to Hispanics, let me stick to their beauty. If we are to judge Hispanics by beauty contests, pageants, then guess stupid who has more Ms Universe, Ms World titles? Yeah, dummy, Venezuela. That said, could I say the women there are more beautiful than in, let's say Sweeden? No, it just means that when judges get to choose, many times their bias, agendas, politics are what drives the pageants. I've count many times, where Venezuela won that some sitting as judges were women/men from Venezuela, ergo, the candidates from that nation are going to have an advantage over the othjer contestants, ergo, beauty is in the eye of the beholder or if you prefer, your guess is as good as mine. England that has given the world so many beautiful actresses haven't won, not even once, the Ms Universe pageant.
Let me give you my view of beauty. The most beautiful people? You already have number one: The Sacandinavian people. Second: The rest of the white world, including of course, America. Third, Hispanics, fourth Orientals and last blacks. This is not based on race or being racist by straight beauty as I see it. How many times many people have complained that this candidate should have won over the chosen one? I'll have to say in all pageants. Just imagine, supposedly Donald Trump, who is as broken in beauty as in his fiances, his vote, supposedly, counts for two a three votes. Is that fair? No. And I do know that his model for beauty, if we are to judge for his chosen harem is nothing to brag about, I would even advise him to stay out of the pageant business. If his idea of a beautiful woman is his wives, then he obviously this corroborates, confirms that beauty is the eye of the beholder. They, to me, are more in the ugly side than on the side of beauty. And the moral of the story is that you're racist, dumb and ugly. In other words, the tea partier of pageants.
I find this story to actually be pretty funny...my husband, who is also of hispanic origin, and I have traveled extensively...people think he's a Pacific islander, Chinese, Mongolian, Spanish and Eskimo. He could pose for Benetton and represent many ethnicities...and save the company a lot of modeling fees.
Considering how many LEGAL Latino voters there are, they are getting far too much press in this our land. Do they want to separate our brew in the melting pot ? And become what ? We will bow to them one day ? What kind of medieval thinking is that ? Bow to their cultures ? Wait - why exactly did they come here ? Because conditions in their own countries were so favorable ? Bearcat, you are the worst racist on this bord. I bet you are still wet....
yeah, bow to me
"Why are there latino voters? Thought only Americans could vote? Setting people aside by race is racist I thought. Could be wrong though."
Nope, its only racist if you are White and non-democrat - otherwise its OK.
Taco Bell is pissed off. The Chiwawa will never sell a white person a F@cking thing again!!!
This was quite an amusing read. Since South Americans *I'm hesitant to call them latino's just as much as I'm hesitant to call blacks african-americans* have immigrated to the U.S. by whatever means they got here over the course of the past 20 years, it would appear they are the people's with a huge "race" problem. I see it every day, living in "latinoland" myself. There used to be a time when it was expected of us to open our arms and welcome the new people and we did, cordially. It appears the welcome mat needs cleaning, especially when you think you will come here with your "latino" attitude and take over a country that you weren't born to. and before someone points out that my ancestors immigrated here 5,000 years ago, I'm half native american indian.
Obama proclaims he has deported thousands of "illegal" immigrants during the course of his first term, yet he plays the "latino" vote card on a daily basis, with promises of free education and amnesty. Get this country back to what it once was, without all the racist profiling crap. What war will happen on american soil is going to be a war of the races. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bear Cat, you are suspended for a day for violating rule # 5 of the Code of Honor.
Jack6205, you are suspended for a day for violating rule # 1 of the Code of Honor.
That mistake is like a type error, acknowledge the mistake and make the correction in the next issue, no need to apologize. Anyway...who cares, there are more pressing matters in America.
Maybe Mr. Schennum cares!
What we should be outraged about is the fact that if you print a magazine and say that it is an all Caucasion article you are automatically considered racist for leaving other races out!! What is going on here?
Yeah, we've (Caucasians as a whole) really been kept down over the past 4,000 years. I'm so outraged.
It's like Chris Rock said, "There's no white history month because EVERY month is white history month."
Died a hero did you read what he said. If it were an all white issue it would be considered racist
My interpetation " Why are other races besides white not asking or saying it is racist. Why weren't blacks or asians included? That's all I see nothing wrong with asking the question. Of course from your response I think you see it as racist maybe????
It's because the latino lobbyists have paid off the jackoff politicians...the politicians want them here, contrary to the 85 % of Americans who don't want them here...wake up America
Bingo Jack!!!
nonconslumber must be a times magazine shill with that comment you are trying to throw off the facts that the story was false reporting like all major media. But yes the ignorant will vote you up and believe your shill propaganda.
Really? Hmm, I must have missed the part where we cram it down everyone's throats.
Oh, yes, we should KEEP kissing minorities behinds for the past. After all, the generations today have it so hard and are still being enslaved and picking cotton, right? Yup, uh-huh. Quit generalizing; speak to the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and other white people who were oppressed and beaten within the last 4000 years. Yeah, that was a cake walk, huh?
to rbjk0174s, yep you ( caucasians as a whole) they came over on there
own free will they where not chained up like dogs an beaten an stolen
from there homeland.
to rbjk0174s, yep you ( caucasians as a whole) they came over on there
own free will they where not chained up like dogs an beaten an stolen
from there homeland.
to rbjk0174s, yep you ( caucasians as a whole) they came over on there
own free will they where not chained up like dogs an beaten an stolen
from there homeland.
to rbjk0174s, yep you ( caucasians as a whole) they came over on there
own free will they where not chained up like dogs an beaten an stolen
from there homeland.
FYI: Latinos are not a separate race. Race classifies people by color, most Latinos are Caucasian/White. Latino is an ethnicity. People use "Latino", similar to how they use "White", to clump together people of different nationalities or origins. In this case, Spanish speakers that are not Spanish. Also, there are many Latinos with Asian origins.
At no point during the photography session did you think to say "why am I being pictured on the cover of an international magazine?"
Maybe because he's not a WASP. After all, as you just pointed out, TIME is an international magazine.
Read the artcile they said they asked all but apparently some where in taking 151 pictures they did not ask him all the questions. There might have been more they did not ask all the questions of.
Nope because latino's think that they are the most beautiful people in the world
And Jack, they could be right. Though there are many close runners up.
Hey, it is OK... it's just a simple mistake... just a typo... just a Liberal Progressive moron that did it. No biggie?
Liberals cannot and will not get offended because it is a "time" magazine cover.
Try to imagine the "firestorm" if some Conservative or Fox news had done that on their website?
The Liberal Witch Hunter control freaks would be out in force.
... or the Conservative non-Progressive ones, like yourself, perhaps?
Or be trying to be Politiburo like most of the American politicians, ruthlessly slaughtering anyone who threatens them? Take a look in the mirror before you post.
Ha, American humor on yourself. Ah, I love this country!
Auzziegirl, I might be wrong but I doubt it. I gather that you might be one of these Liberal Witch Hunter control freaks. You have to add your two liberal cents into every conservative thought.
It is refreshing to see the strong conservative viewpoints on this board tonight. I usually get depressed when I read the MSN blog.
Sincerely, Conservative since birth and proud of it!
Hey, Troy, if it WAS a conservative thought, you might have a point. But it wasn't a "thought" it was a slam. Aussiegirl had just as much right to comment on some conservative windbag's put down as the conservative windbag had to make the put down. Go eat another cookie.
Bryan...if you actually had a brain and used it...you'd be dangerous instead of working at taco bell
Bryan....get another brain....one thing conservatives needed to understand is the total disrespect and mean comments between the lines that glass wearing progressives who look down at their noses and think we do not know what they are saying....problem is we are not backing down and just taking it.....do you get it DA
Hoosier............Did you mean to say "DUH" and not DA? That proves you're a conservative. They don't believe in much ejakasion. And they want to close all the schools. Cuz ejakasion ain't necessary, right?
SOSickofthegop DA means Dumb As...wow...unbelievable and you think that you actually have something positive to contribute...oh and your comment above truly signifies you are a D/AS
...when is Time apologizing for putting pictures of non-whites on their white voters issue?......
Kindly explain why European latins are caucasian yet the same people in the americas are hispanic considered a different race?
Gelinator...you're literally too stupid to insult...let's try and follow here...spanish from spain and portugese ARE NOT Latinos...latinos came from latin America and central america...maybe if you would've paid attention in school you would've known this and hispanic is a reference that was Hispanic (Spanish: hispano, hispánico) is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania. During the modern era in the United States, Hispanic sometimes takes on a meaning with racial connotations of indigenous Americans. The term Hispanic was first adopted by the United States government in the early 1970s, during the administration of Richard Nixon,[ understand?
Europeans from Spain are Spaniards. Latinos are people whose language derives from the latin language. Spaniards and latin americans are called latinos for this reason. A better term for latin americans will be Hispanics.
Totally laughable
No, not the mistake by Time
That you Cons think this is some kind of victory and try to read so much into it...lines tinged with racsim. Especially the one howling about "the kids of immigrants voting in the future'
Uh most all of us are the 'kids of immigrants....my ancestors settled here in 1720...but they came from Scotland. The only people here who are not 'kids of immigrants' have people like Sacajawea, Pocahontas, etc as their ancestors.
But I guess some of you just go with the Running Bull...
gelintor-
That was my first thought when I saw the link to this article. Many people in Latin countries are of European decent but would never call themselves "white". Apparently "white person" has a bad connotation for some people.
Jack6205-
His question wasn't stupid. He is referring to how in this country if someone is of Spanish decent, yet most recently lived in a Latin American country, they most likely would not be considered Caucasian which is typically someone of European decent.
@Frankly True... Unless your parents immigrated here you are NOT the son of immigrants. You are the son of Americans. Now that is frankly true.
Yea Frankly True isn't the son of an immigrant as much as he would like to think he is. He and his family lived in America before it was America, fought in American wars, watched America change, ate American food, sung to American songs, and more than likely attended an American church (although Frankly True probably abandoned that last practice). He also more than likely is related to several Native Americans. Most of us who have had families here since the 1600's/1700's do have Native American ancestors. Frankly True (as much as hates to admit it) isn't an immigrant, and never was. His family came here from Britain, when America was owned by Britain. They didn't sneak in. They just moved. Frankly, he's a true American.
I'm crushed. Hey, have ObaMAO apologize for it, he's had lots of practice.
That was a fail..
Well, the comparison to Mao made me laugh, until I remembered he killed more people than Hitler. Not very many people will get that, but a very good try.
Wlockridge -
Good One!!!
Does anyone other than Speedy consider Time to be a Liberal Progressive magazine? Time is the Conservative magazine, sir. Newsweek is the Progressive magazine. Unless you are so far to the right that Time appears to be liberal to you, in which case you would most likely be defined as a reactionary, or Tea Partier.
Honestly, idnkt, really? Guess I've been living under a rock all these years.
more like under a rock texting...learn how to spell...lol
Does anyone other than Denny consider Time to be a Conservative magazine? Time is a liberal progressive (formerly known separately as Marxists, communists and socialists) magazine. Just like Newsweek. Unless you are so far to the left that Time appears conservative to you, in which case you would most likely be defined as a reactionary, or a Marxist.
There fixed it for you Denny. No thank you's are necessary.
Definition of a Liberal: Anyone more Progressive than you
Definition of a Conservative: Anyone more Conservative than you
What is really offensive? TIME magazine telling me I might as well not vote since Latinos get to pick the next President, and I am not Latino.
That's right pjt2352, don't vote. Your vote doesn't count. Everyone else - your vote counts, just not pjt's.
gv: your sarcasm nearly burned a hole through my screen! I have read it three times and I am still laughing!
PJT please vote...before we have chipolte mexican grills on every corner and handicapped beaners trying to sell chicklets on a bridge
Uh Chipotle is not Mexican food...or a Mexican Company
It used to be owned primarily by McDonalds and was to be a flexible format and expansion vehicle for their, then owned, Boston Market chain (Ever notice how similar the format is? Both were spin off when McDonalds decided to concentrate on only their primary hamburger chain. They even toyed with McCafe, before Boston Market. They now use that name for their coffee product.
The founder was not Hispanic and though they call themselves 'mexican'....it is really Southwest US. No Mexican would recognize the stuff. Oh yeah, it is very good and the food is 'clean' not filled with preservatives
it was a joke...just try to follow along...and thank you for the FDA account of non preservative food...no comment about the child selling chicklets? you must've crossed into tiajuana
Jack for a joke that is pretty racist but ya in your mind its a joke because you have no respect for any race except for your own. Unless this is the comedy club i wouldnt think that was a joke or unless you said it was a joke before you typed it but the racist part is backed up by calling them the b word. Hey its your right to be racist just don't advertise it on websites and try to lie about it saying its a joke. In fact 50% of the posts here are racist.
STFU racist or not...it's the truth and maybe you should grow some balls and stand up for something instead of trying to sell out the country in the name of political correctness...and I'll pit my education against yours anyday...fuk off
Can anybody at NBC Latino and msnbc.com staff count? Article says "pictures of 15 latinos..." I count 20.
Great catch!
John Lave, perhaps that means there are actually FIVE people pictured who are not Latino/a instead of just the one. Since they only claim 15 pictures of Latinos. ;-)
Thats because 5 more snuck in while you were counting.
Frankly true - southwestern cuisine is strongly influenced by the flavors and ingredients of Mexican cuisine, have you ever even dined at Chipotle grill?
Dandaman, you killed me with that comment.
Exactly, ..................anyway who cares.
I didn't care when I placed the comment in the first place. The whole furor is kind of "Much ado about nothing". A simple misunderstanding/mistake. Get over it. Why are we sooooo sensitive to ethnicity?
The Time magazine cover of "Latinos" is still stereotyping of Hispanics being all dark haired, dark complexion, and brown eyed when Hispanics are not a race. Hispanics can be of any race, white, black, Asian, or native (indigenous). Not a single Hispanic on the cover has light eyes (blue,green,or hazel) or light complexion or light color hair. My family is of Hispanic descent and we have light brown or blond hair as well as blue or green eyes. They should stop trying to 'pigeon hole' Hispanics/Latinos into one stereotyped group. We have many races represented in Hispanics as well as different political orientations.... we're not all conservative or liberal.
Ya know, what a coincidence! "Hispanic descent" does not not mean 100% Hispanic, or Latino, or whatever you want to call it. Thus, you may have a blond-hair, blue-eyed cousin whose momma might have slept with a Caucasian, who knows?
I'm pretty sure I see one gentleman up there with white hair. What stereotype is that? Geriatric?
Newsflash, Latinos do not always have black hair and brown eyes. My mother-in-law who is Mexican-American has light green/blue eyes and (until she went gray) had very light brown/red hair. In fact most of her family has blue or green eyes.
Well said JetaceCLT, I didn't not see your response until I posted. It should not be a surprise that Americans of Hispanic/Latino descent do not all share the same political views.
You sound like an internet troll. You don't have blonde hair or blue eyes. Stop lying and go eat your beans and rice. Whites hate you.
Agreed, and the term "Mexican" refers to a nationality, not a race. People from Mexico have a varied background. My friends brother lives in Mexico, they are of Polish decent. His kids were born and raised in Mexico and consider themselves "Mexican" and Spanish is their main language, even though their skin is very white . . .
EXACTLY Jetace CLT. I have hazel eyes myself. My grandmother has green eyes, my uncles blue or green eyes. Auzziegirl your statements show a complete lack of knowledge on the subject. What exactly does this mean? >>""Hispanic descent" does not not mean 100% Hispanic, or Latino, or whatever you want to call it.<<. Define Hispanic. Latino is not a race either. There are so called "LATINOS" or "HISPANICS" who do not even speak Spanish. For instance, some of the indigenous people from Mexico do not even speak Spanish, yet they would be called LATINOS or HISPANICS. There are many descendants of Native-Americans in the Southwwest who are wrongly termed HISPANICS because they have Spanish surnames. That's only because they were converted to Christianity and baptized and given "Christian" names by spanish colonists, however, there is nothing LATINO about these people. Someone from LATINA, ITALY (south of Rome in LAZIO) a true LATINO, would be referred to as a White European in the U.S.
Good comments, JetaceCLT. Unfortunately, it seems Auzziegirl is still confused. And I will also correct cavallodacorsa as well--the term Latino as it is used in terms of the Americas originated with the French in their desire to legitimize their own claims in the Americas in the colonial period. Yes, people from Latina, Italy, are referred to as Latinos, but every since the French coined the term "Latin America," to indicate the Europeanization of the Americas (as opposed to simply the Hispanicization--which would place Spain at the top), people in Latin America have been referred to as Latino/a in certain situations, and that term took on popularity. So we're talking about centuries already--it's not like someone just jumped up last week and started using the term erroneously. It has a history behind it.
many mexicans have light hair, color eyes like my grandfather and his brother and sisters had color eyes and light hair and many people i met at school ...not all mexican look the same
hair dye and contacts are available at all home depots
Not all Latinos/Hispanics are Mexican. Not all Latinos/Hispanics look like Mexicans.
We come in different colors and races. The Chinese guy look like many friends I grow up with in Panama, where you can find decendants from Jewish, Arabs, White and Black north Americans, Frenchs, Indians and Indus, etc, etc,. Ask them what they are they will all tell you Panamanian.
What's more my culture is more related to the USA than to Mexico except for the language, and many other latin cultures from other latin countrys will tell you the same.
What's more not all Mexican look alike. Most of the one walking the street do, but turn the TV the latin channels that are mostly run by Mexican TV station, in all this channels the actors and people in front look like Europeans, when you see the average Mexican is a maid a butler or is being arrested or death ( sounds familiar) They keep their own people down that is way thewy all trying to come here or make money by any means.
When will the stupid media realize that no one wants to be called LATINO and those that do have some serious identity issues. your either mexican american or where ever nation you want to come from. If you want political clout stop allowing to be called white non hispanic. What does that make us?
Miami Son, you are suspended for a week for violating rule # 1 and 3 5 of the Code of Honor.
Too bad it wasn't that easy to replace all the Latinos in the U.S. with Asians.
The birth rate and crime rate would go down and the intelligence up!
Does anyone know if Asians will pay their bills at the hospitals?
there's no way your comment should be deleted...you speak the truth...google nike sneaker melee in Orlando and see what happens when latinos go and buy sneakers...it's hilarious and sums up everything
Hey Jack, google "Apple cancels iPhone sale in China" and you will see what happens when Chinese get mad because Apple won't open its stores. It's not funny, but it does make you look like an idiot.
Did they check the citizenship papers to not have illegal aliens on the cover?
No, because that would be racist and would make the soon-to-be majority angry.
soon to be?
they're already the majority.
it won't be long before the recorded messages will be in Spanish telling you to press three for English, if we're lucky it won't get press 9, which will put English after every other language.
With all the Latinos in this country they couldn't find one for this picture and had to use a half-Asian man instead? Are you kidding me???
None wanted to pose... too afraid that their parole officers or INS might see the cover.
...and they couldn't find a Latina who wasn't pregnant.
hey Hot, whats your number?
It wasn't that they could not find Latinos...the problem was finding legal ones. I am sorry if that is offensive but it is such a rampant problem in this country it needs to be addressed.
Wow how original MTR...see thing is not all Hispanics are that type...thing is you're probably so f**ckn broke these are the only ones you'll ever see...hahaha.
hey Hot google nike sneaker melee in Orlando and see what happens when latinos oh excuse me...boricans go and buy sneakers...it's hilarious and sums up everything...you should be so proud
OK Jack we get it, you're a racist who hates latinos. Isn't the Daytona 500 on TV? Why don't you just grab a beer, contemplate getting your mullet cut and watch cars making left turns for 500 miles.
BoJap...ohhh that one hurt...lookie someone graduated from HS...you're literally too stupid to insult...and anytime you want to have a meeting of the minds just let me know...but make sure you go and get a brain first...fukin D/as did you understand that? Oh, and did you see on the news the sneaker melee in Orlando? Oh, I forgot...you'd actually have to read and watch the news...again D/As
They all look alike....to TIME!
Latinos.....the 8% of the world that matters.
Lots of Latinos and lots of Countries that are predominately Latino... and not a single one worth a crap.
All are cesspools...but what do you expect.
Now, they're turning the U.S. into a cesspool too.
Today, the United States
Tomorrow, Canada.
You complain of the work our government has done MTR, most of these people flee policies U.S companies have instituted in these regions...you are a complete moron and a puppet/pawn of the white supremacist counterculture. You are too ignorant to even read about the history of your proposed enemy it seems, this preordains you to lose whatever war your imbecilic intellect has concocted. Try looking the words up ...you inbred POS.
Vin, and who the heck told you where so special? Just because you think you where born in American, that makes you unique? See the world as it is. Borders where only created by men, in reality there are no borders around the world around us. (For sure your mind has tons of them, I can tell by the way you write).
@Mtr, must be very sad to live with all that hate towards somebody. I suppose your life must suck if you need to use such language on the internet. It is your way of thinking that makes people a cesspool.
Hey GIOvanni..D/AS you're the one that needs a lesson here and now it's time...cesspool doesn't refer to people...it's a reference to living conditions and you're the one that is out of touch with reality...you must be ok with illegals living illegally in this country...maybe if an illegal robbed or killed one of your family members it would change your tune...first and foremost look up the population explosion in FL all latino...crime HAS gone up 1000% in FL...hospitals have gone bankrupt due to illegals getting medical care...they do not pay their bills...on top of that and more importantly they are beyond disrespectful...how many times have YOU been told to shut up speaking english...probably never...you're just a serious jackoff that sits on posts with a limited capacity for discussing anything...and unless you live among them and that goes for everyone on this post...don't say anything...don't even go there...Oh, and going to FL for vacation doesn't account for S%$t...so STFU
fukin idiot
Millions of Aliens
Vin, and who the heck told you where so special? Just because you think you where born in American, that makes you unique? See the world as it is. Borders where only created by men, in reality there are no borders around the world around us. (For sure your mind has tons of them, I can tell by the way you write).
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Dear Professor,
Since you do not reckonize the fact that the ancestors of the white race brought civilization to the area you refuse to admit is the United States and that this was a GOOD THING considering the brown people (AZTECS) basically did nothing in the way of exploration or invention, don't you feel like a hypocrite every time you use a modern device?
Why not try just sitting on your lawn in a loincloth and holding a spear and wait for the next mass execution so you can eat lunch as a cannabal, just like those AZTECS you admire.
i didn't read the post you refer to in this post but the Aztecs were slaughtered by the conquistadors you seem to admire so much,
the Spanish conquistadors slaughtered civilizations all over the world before history was written and accurately recorded.
it seems that you're the one who needs to get a little history lesson update
slaughtered civilizations? all over the world? wow...did you get that off wiki...you're the only one who needs a history lesson and I really don't have the patience nor the time...go to college and not a JC that's junior college for you online graduates
Why not put voting booth in Catholic Church confessionals?
Vin,
First of all, learn how to spell, "recognized". Again with your stupidity, going on and on and on.
What Civilization have you brought to this planet? You are a perfect example of a caveman, bringing the world to a dinosaur era -with your way of thinking.
what do you see when you look in the mirror...just because someone mis spells a word doesn't make them stupid...but neglecting the topic to point that out is...
Where's Memin Pinguin?
Put in it to your mother in the fuyin.
Nothing distinguishing about Gumbo but taste. That fool is clueless like most people.
What did you really expected from a libmedia controlled by the odumbo admin.. I'm surprise they didn't put a raisin.
marco-399856. Are you referring to President Barack Obama? Did you know he graduated from Harvard Law School? What kind of college degree do you have? Judging by your spellling and grammar, I don't think you even finished high school? or maybe English is not your native language? Just curious.
So many bigots, so little education. Why is it that the people who complain about Obama the most are always the least educated ? That says something right there.
I am confused...BIGOT is the code-name for the CIA FLASH-TRAFFIC that goes directly to the president and only to the president. It is two steps higher than TOP-SECRET. I have spent my time at the GRU admissions counter. What happened?
Such mistake is due to all of the ignorance we have in this country. People who talk about millions of people from different countries like they were all the same "latins" doesn't know anything about world's history and shouldn't be able to write in a magazine or newspaper. And many people making comments here doesn't know anything about geography or history beyond our politicals borders either. Saddly, in the USA we have too many ignorants who don't know anything about the rest of the world.
give us all a history lesson pseudo intellect
Isn't "Odumbo" a reference to his big ears?
why do the "latino" pupulation all claim to minority accept when it comes to getting what they want?
when any society has to cater to one spacific ethnic group, that contrdicts the definition of being a minority.
my sorry @$$ has been categorized as part of the majority even though i was denied enlistment into the military because i spoke too much English and i'm too white.
i was told that for me to get the part time job at the Ace hardware store in the town i live in that i would need to speak Chinese.
The La Times Illegal Alien edition cover should have had Janet on the cover.
Just another propaganda article using race as to make a issue about something....like you latino's need to think this way and do these things or vote this way...these people are the dividers of our races...it should always be how whatever the issue is could be applied to all races....not like your being selected for discrimination but the news will keep making it seem like it's just your race...no matter what the problem is all races face the same...what you read is the enemy.
Do we still live in a world where your skin color matters . . . for good or bad?
Trainman, people that get their panties in a bunch about race are for the most part uneducated, not wealthy, and not cultured. They look around at their crappy lives and instead of blaming themselves they want to think it is the _______man's fault. You can insert any color/race in that spot.
Yes, can't you tell? Just look at that post by Rudyelf.
Just a reminder latinos are WHITE at least that's what most government documents say (even if you don't like it)
illegal aliens too....... and they get to pick the next president LOL (Pancho Villa for president)
Well, Spain is a European country . . . and most "Latino" countries are mixtures of the Spanish and whatever people they conquered.
You're absolutely right Aztlan. Latino/a comes from Spanish heritage as filtered through the New World gene pool. Also, if we were allowed to elect dead presidents (not just dead-from-the-neck-up, as has happened too many times), I would prefer Simon Bolivar.
The problem is that there is no such thing as a latino "race". Latinos are made up of all different races - Caucasian (which is why many of them have Spanish last names - Spaniards are generally Caucasian with some Moorish mixed in), Native Indian, black, even Asian. And yes, many are a mixture of all or some of things, while some are even pureblooded - such as Argentinians that are purely caucasian. In fact, Argentina is such a melting pot who's to say that Asian man wasn't an Argentinian?? When it comes to Latin America, one should not assume they know what a "Latino" looks like.
Aztlan...you're literally too stupid to insult...and as hard as it is...I'll leave you alone...except 2 words pseudo intellect
U're right Bonos_Rama, "Latino" or "Hispanic" is not a racial category. In fact, even the US Census says as much. The term refers to people who have family connections in Latin America (countries in the Americas that speak a Latin/Romance language), and those people can be of any race. For example, David "Big Papi" Ortiz, Alex Rodrigues, Jose Reyes (all 3 baseball players) are "Black" Latinos; Cameron Diaz, Christina Aguilera are "White" Latinos; Eva Longoria, Oscar de la Hoya look "Mestizo" (mixed white and Indian); and George Lopez is likely "Indian/Native-American" Latino. These are just the 4 main groups, but there are even other groups that live in Latin America including Asians, Arabs, etc... If anything, look at the census information from Latin American countries and you will not find a racial category named "Latino/Hispanic". One thing though is that all the racial groups of Latinos are available in the U.S. census, except for "Mestizo". I believe they should add that category so that the majority of Latinos here can have a more accurate way to identify themselves.
government documents dont make you white....keep dreaming though.
why apologize.. this is more like a lineup of ..who are illegals in your neighborhood, in your neighbor hood .. in your neighborhood.....(sung to Mr Rogers Theme)