My Goodness,
I have injured the sensitivity of MM Board Members! I don't want to have my ass whopped! :o
So on Behalf of the Editors of the Real Academia Española and myself,
and for the sake of World Peace and Good Will To all peoples of Europe and America, We are sorry.
I will immediately notify the Real Academia that the Board members here are unhappy (and may resort to worms and violence) about any inference, even in jest, of being associated with the #@*#
term Latino/a therefore they should expunge such a term!
My sincere apologies folks!
Carmendespaña, I grew up with "El Gordo." I don't know what other countries have called their loteries! Anyone?
Madridman,
I am defining "latino/a" as it appears on page 1353 of the Diccionario de la Lengua Española, vigésima segunda edición, 2001:
7. Natural de los pueblos de Europa y América en que se hablan lenguas derivadas del latín.
wereas Spanish was the first language I learned from my Spanish parents; and wereas Spanish is a language derived from Latin; I must conclude that within the confines of this definition, I am a latina.
And proud! But, I will whip ass if anyone calls me "hispanic"!
That's because I am old, my son does not care if he is referred to as Hispanic.
Many Latinos use Olive Oil, that's all I ever use, take a look at the ads in Vanidades a magazine for latinos! However, I have noticed that in Mexico they use manteca, lard a lot. I don't know about South or Central Americans.
Have a nice Day!