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:I don't think any cultural group can be clearly defined. For instance, there is great controversy on just ]]Who_is_a_Jew|who is Jewish/a Jew]]. Hispanic is a term that is generally applied to those of Spanish or sometimes Portuguese descent who live in Latin America. There are lots of gray areas there. I would venture to say that Spaniards are rarely called Hispanic, because their culture is distinct and quite different from cultures in Latin America, due in part to the influence of Native Americans on the Spanish settlers. [[User:Jamesmusik|James]] 19:05, August 5, 2005 (UTC)
::"Hispanic" is more difficult than most terms in part because it is very arbitrary -- it refers to a number of distinct and different cultures, linked primarily (but not exclusively) by language, and as a census category in the U.S. it is used as an awkward surrogate for race (even though as such it is problematic to the point of meaninglessness). It is a very awkward category as such. --[[User:Fastfission|Fastfission]] 19:34, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
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