• lemmyknow@lemmy.today
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    I wonder why ‘Latina’ wouldn’t include other countries with Latin-based languages. Why not Spain Latina? Portugal Latina? France, Italy. Romania Latina. Also, the small countries in South America that don’t speak Spanish or Portuguese (French-Guiana? Maybe others).

    I guess Latina/o/e means Latin-American (no, not that type of ‘American’)

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      5 days ago

      Yes, Latin America is a very specific region where Latina/o originated. Because it was colonized by Spaniards, it still retains some of its original culture and likes to maintain a separate identity than general “Latin based language”.

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        I find it interesting that US folks seem sometimes to forget Brazil as Latin American. They’d first bring up Rosalía as Latin Music than Anitta, clearly confusing Latin American with Hispanic

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          Most US citizens probably couldn’t point to Brazil on a map, have no idea that they speak Portuguese, couldn’t name a single Brazilian or Latin artist, and couldn’t tell you the difference between Latino/Latina and Hispanic.

          You put a Brazilian next to a Venezuelan and they’re are more likely to be described as ‘a couple of Mexicans’ than a Hispanic or Latin American.