I’m from Mexico, but I’ve never traveled to latin american countries, I have no idea how cultures are in other latin american countries, yet for some reason, I’m latino?? I don’t want to identify as that, can I just identify as something else?? I mean some americans who have Irish ancestry say they are Irish, and I have spaniard ancestry, so can I say I’m spaniard??

    • adrian rodriguez@lemmy.worldOP
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      11 months ago

      person from Latin America. I don’t identify as that because if I did, I would have to be obliged and follow their cultures etc but I don’t have a culture!! I don’t do a lot of mexican things in my life, I’m very neutral!

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        11 months ago

        There’s no such thing as not having a culture, nor such a thing as being “culturally neutral”.

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          ok… well what I mean is that my culture is internet and kind of american, I don’t like spicy food a lot, or eat mexican candies, I don’t drink soda!!

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        if I did, I would have to be obliged and follow their cultures

        This doesn’t seem true to be. There is no culture police who will come and enforce the way you live your life to follow the norms of your ethnic label(s).

        I don’t have a culture

        This is impossible. Everyone has a culture. You may not follow all the cultural norms or traditions of where you are from, but it is guaranteed that who you are was impacted by the culture you were raised in. There is no such thing as neutral, otherwise you are saying your personal culture would fit in everywhere in the world (Mexico, USA, Italy, Russia, Japan, Philippines, etc).