On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 16:52:28 +0000 (UTC),
(Victor M. Martinez) wrote:

animaux wrote:
More polite would be "Latino."

I personally really dislike racial labels.

"Latino" is just a vague "country of origin" label. Too broad to
offer any real usefulness. I have friends I would say are Hondurans
and would not feel that use was derogatory - nor would they but I will
ask them. I would never refer to them as Latinos - just doesn't sound
right.

The human brain has this overwhelming urge to classify everything and
put various labels on it. Just look at the system for naming plants.

Rusty Mase