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what i dont get is why are they putting White at the top of the list? it doesnt make sense alphabetically, or in any case for that matter.Originally Posted by makaveli55
I was applying at costco and came upon the question. I thought it was weird how the races were listed lol. If you select black or white isnt that saying enough why the need for the "(Not Hispanic or Latino)". Maybe its like that for a reason.
What is your Race/Ethnic Background? [table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]Hispanic or Latino[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]White (Not Hispanic or Latino)[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino)[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino)[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino)[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino)[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino)[/td] [/tr][/table]
why are white and black considered races? do you mean European American? African American?Originally Posted by a55a5in11
exactly what my friend told me a couple days ago.Originally Posted by enlightenedespot
"If you select black or white isn't that saying enough why the need for the "(Not Hispanic or Latino)". Maybe its like that for a reason."
The reason is that Latino isn't a race. You can be White and be Latino, you can be Black and be Latino also.
If you go to Panama or Belize there are many Black people due to slavery. Some are fully Black and not mixed with anything else at all and they are Latinos. You can go to Argentina and Chile and find Latino's that are completely White, not mixed at all.
But the average Latino that you think of when you hear the word is mixed with White/Black/Native American. Latino is described as an ethnicity.
Where I am located right now I live in a Latin African country. The only Spanish speaking country in Africa. Everyone here is Black but they are Latinos. If they so choose they could put Latino on an American job application.