A simmering debate for Latinos across the country. How much are language and identity intertwined? Four Latinos with different experiences sit down with NBC News’ Jose Diaz-Balart to discuss language within the community and its role in their own lives.
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Learn to speak as many languages as possible. And don't forget that the haters are about 10% of the population at the most.
If you don't speak the language of Spain, then they say you're not Latino. They tie their identify in the language
Thats messed up like saying you aren't black if you don't know swahili
You have to have 3 aspects to be "latino" (Latin American).
-Living in a Latin American country, or at least living your first 15 years of life in one of these. (40%)
-Speak a language derived from Latin (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Romanian). (40%)
-Having Latino parents. (10%)
If you meet at least 50% of these parameters, you could consider yourself "Latino."
So, for example, if you were born in the USA, and you live in the United States and cannot speak a Latin-derived language (Spanish, for example), you are NOT Latino, you're second-generation descendant, you're mixed, or something like that, but remember that "Latino" is not a race. Latin Americans are white, brown, black, Asian (east), etc.
I'm so sorry for my English grammar.
It begins to be lost during the 2nd generation understands it but not really speaks it, then its mostly gone by 3rd generation I noticed from cousins and now with my nephews and nieces.
Divide, divide, divide
I’d rather we all just be people. Instead of having a qualifier to explain who I am.
Es tiempo de abrir los ojos hermanos/hermanas. Los Demócratas solamente buscan nuestro voto. No les importa de nuestras necesidades reales. Buscan esclavos. Asegúrense su futuro,
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This is why America has always been a melting pot. Weather the language is spoken or not o don't think it takes away from one's heritage
Brazilian people are Latinos too, and they speak Portuguese…
Most Americans cant even speak 1 language fluently- take the orange baboon for example. 2nd generation Asian Americans cant speak their mother tongue at all. Same goes with European Americans.
"Well, I think that when you get right down to it, we’re a nation that speaks English." –Donald 'Stable Genius' Trump. 41 million people in the US speak Spanish. The US has the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, ahead of Spain. During Trump's tenure, the US Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, an increase of 23% over the previous decade.
Mercedes should learn spanish.
This could be the most racist thing to come out of NBC.
Are you a woman of you were born a man?….
that's why the annexation of Guyana to UK must be changed. They do not belong to Latin America, they do not speak Spanish and they do not have any latino culture.
language has nothing to do with race or nationality.
Shout out to Spain for this Jumbled mess😂🤣
Let's just keep trying to define people
Spanish jokes and Mexico’s humor in general is unbeatable kinda sucks for those that don’t get to understand it😅
Pretentious well off American people sit around being self absorbed trying to figure out their " identity " I bet people in Mali or Senegal dont think about such nonsense.
Cada loco con su tema
“Latinos” and the label is something that some people attach stigmas,shame, etc… just because Español is the language that was shoved into our heads and regurgitated with the aftertaste of vomit,by conquistadors who didn’t exclusively bring over Español, Portugués, Italiano, Romano, y Français.
How about the term American? Anyone who’s from either North or SOUTH AMERICAN is an American, right? At the end of it, we’re all people.
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who likes Latino ?
So many stories about Latinos on these channels now. I wonder what’s going on and why are they courting them so hard now. Oh I get it.
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Racist left wing media is disgusting 😡
I would say Yes and No , yes bcoz Language is part of the culture not to be able to speak your people's tongue could differ you from them and no because blood is blood