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w t f, you're stupid...culture and ethnicity are different things, get a dictionary, you need one.
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<p>Not necessarily true. Though they don't mean the same thing, they are related. A certain group of people may be racially white, but they may hold close cultural ties to one another that they identify themselves as one group. Thus, they create an ethnicity. For example, the Armenians.</p>
<p>purplechick you are the most ignorant, racist, close-minded individual ever. I hate to be mean, because I'm not, but I strongly hope college adcoms see thru you and see your true 'qualities'. I'm sorry, I should have said this a long time ago...It's people like you who feel their race/religion/culture is right and everyone else's is wrong...being prejudice towards people of your own race that act different from you is completely wrong. People have a right to be who they want to be, regardless of race/religion/ethnicity. Those are the standards this country was founded upon!</p>
<p>How exactly would you know what type of latino college adcoms are looking for??? Maybe close-minded individuals as yourself are exactly the opposite of what they are looking for...</p>
<p>So purple chick, please explain "how latin kids are"...perpetuate some stereotypes for us...seriously, explain that to us...we want to hear... is latin american culture more special than russian american culture, swedish culture, welsh culture, chech culture...and what is culture anyway, I live in San Francisco, with about a mixed a population as you can find, sure we have some neighborhoods, but its a pretty mixed in terms of culture....what is the REAL THING- seriously share with us because obviously we are to stupid to get it.... I can see a group of city kids all together- black white hispanic latina- and gee they all act the same...</p>
<p>My Ds best friend is guatelmalan/white...she speaks about as much spanish as does my sophmore does...we probably eat more mexican food than they do. Her family is better educated college wise...so as for bringing diversity to college, we probably, as Irish background, with our Irish Dancing, food, learning of the gaelic language, would bring as much to the campus. </p>
<p>Ps- Part of my family fled Ireland on the coffin ships and were treated like %^#* when they got here, my husband had to leave Ireland due to the troubles in the north. My Ds play soccer, I bake brown bread and make toasties, hopefully you are getting my point</p>
<p>purplechick, you're probably one of the dumbest people i've ever encountered. This new world view of yours, really, it's quite fascinating. It seems nearly nobody has an ethnicity any longer, quite the wonderful society. In fact, you are the modern day Karl Marx. You should be out writing manifestos, not spending your life on this forum...that is what you're doing, am I correct?
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to name a few. Actually though, you remind me a bit more of Malenkov than of Marx...hated by both the people of the culture as well as those not a part of it. Seriously though, you really should consider writing that manifesto.</p>
<p>I think purplechick suffers from the effects of living in an environment of de facto segregation. There are many hispanics (mostly Mexicans) in L.A. County. However, many, if not most, live in neighborhoods/cities that are mostly Hispanic and poor - maybe lower middle class.There isn't much diversity, save for the various national origins found, if any. This creates a sense some sort of passive resentment for the 'white' ways, that, if adopted by one, is an insult to the Latin American sense of unity created here in the U.S. If one is not fluent in Spanish, expect to be chastised. If one doesn't listen to certain types of music, speaks a certain way, does not partake in Latino pride events, expect to be labeled 'whitewashed' - that disgusting term.</p>
<p>Fortunately, I live in a socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles. No certain ethnic group or racial group forms the majority of my friends. However, I do see where purplechick is coming from, as well as where everyone else is coming from. So what if I don't have a foreign accent when speaking English? It doesn't make me any less Latin American than you.</p>
<p>Oh, and Hispanic isn't a race. I underwent a racial identity crisis not too long ago, and it was solved, so I should know.</p>
<p>This one's gone far enough. Getting personal.</p>