Why do some call Hispanic a race?

[lparm]

Very confusing why this happens because I always understood it to be a culture not a racial group.

[rabagiyo_]

Bait thread. Must......resist......sooooo.....tempting....

[lparm]

Bait thread. Must......resist......sooooo.....tempting....

How is this a bait thread brah?

This is a legit question, how do people get confused with this.

[boxingfan91]

When I took the taks test in school and when they asked to bubble in your race, hispanic was a choice.

[lparm]

When I took the taks test in school and when they asked to bubble in your race, hispanic was a choice.

Right, some places do that.

But it's a culture not a race, so why do people confuse it?

[-jose-]

Hispanic was a term started by President Nixon it means An American citizen or resident of Spanish descent.

[Russian Crushin]

"Hispanic" refers to Spanish speaking people in the Americas. Latinos on the other hand people of latin american origin. In most cases they overlap. Brazilians are non hispanic latins for example. Its like the relationship between "Arab" and "muslim"

[lparm]

Hispanic was a term started by President Nixon it means An American citizen or resident of Spanish descent.

But is that the same thing as a race?

I understand the culture part of it and 100% agree it is a cultural group but a race?

[Left Hook Tua]

what i don't understand is some consider brazilians hispanic but they got nothing to do with spain.

[Russian Crushin]

what i don't understand is some consider brazilians hispanic but they got nothing to do with spain.

They're latinos but not hispanics. People seem to use the terms simultaneously, which of course isnt correct