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by LudwigNagasena 1584 days ago
>anyone with heritage from

>It is neither a race nor an ethnicity.

I wonder what you think race and ethnicity refer to if not heritage.

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Sure, race and ethnicity refer to heritage. But "hispanic" apparently means only... Well, les'see: A heritage from Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. Countries which contain different races and ethnicities. So that leaves only a heritage of... the Spanish language, AFAICS. A linguistic heritage, not a racial or ethnic one.
Countries in Latin America are composed of many races, nationalities, and ethnicities. They intersect, but are not equivalent.