The term "Latino" should include all who speak a Latin based language, not just Latin Americans, amirite?

Latino is a colloquialism for someone from what is called Latin America. They don't have to be accurate or precise. I think it's cute that you think that this will upset people. Maybe if you had any influence to change this it might, but being pedantic with no shot at enforcing it doesn't really upset people, unless you are obnoxious about it.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Yes, this was my understanding too. Latin America came before Latino, so wouldn't make sense to expand the group to those outside the region.

by lubowitzbilly 1 day ago

But leave out Quebec and Haiti?

by Real-Repair 1 day ago

Well, considering that Haiti is a country under the American continent with a Latin language as its official language, I would say it is included. If by Quebec, you mean Canada, then I'm less convinced on that. Quebec isn't a country, and I think that's the first thing. If not, we could say any state or province is considered Latino.

by lubowitzbilly 1 day ago

I meant just Quebec

by Real-Repair 1 day ago

Latin America should include all Latin areas in the Americas. How are French Canadians any less Latin than Brazilians or Mexicans?

by AggravatingLab 1 day ago

Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway? Language doesn't have to make "sense." English is especially nonsensical. The term has always had to do with the Latin American region. If you called a Quebecer Latin American, I'm pretty sure they'd be offended, or at least confused.

by Lilly54 1 day ago

So you want the term to be broad to the point of worthlessness…?

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Romanians everywhere are celebrating right now. I mean you are right, linguistically it would make more sense. But i understood Latino as more of a cultural term for people from Latin America. And if you include all these groups of people you mentioned the term because more vague and less precise.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

For what do you use this term then? When do you have the need to talk about Chilean, Mexicana, French, Quebecois, Italian, Romanian and Angolan people in one single context?

by Anonymous 1 day ago

A lot of people use the terms Spanish, Hispanic or Latino wrong and I look down on all of them from my high horse idk if your take is even unpopular.. You are a perfect example of that though but take it even a bit further.

by fletcherabbott 1 day ago

Latinos are ppl with Latin American heritage. I'm Spanish. So I'm Hispanic - not Latin American. And Italians are, well, Italian.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I think the term for what you're thinking of is "Romantic".

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I wanna be around when someone tells the French Canadian that they're latino 😆🍿

by hayestiffany 1 day ago

Now everyone wants to be Latino, are you Rosalia?

by emmanuelle33 1 day ago

Does that include anglophones, given the huge Latin influence on English?

by Master_Rise_4808 1 day ago

I get it but it's just not practical

by Anonymous 1 day ago