tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post1807354340621797143..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-46363489261755455142008-03-12T18:08:00.000-07:002008-03-12T18:08:00.000-07:00Not to rain on the parade, but is it really true t...Not to rain on the parade, but is it really true that Mexicans or Mexican-Americans' calling themselves white means they identify with the gringo Americans, or that they aspire to be like us, and assimilate to our ways? I just don't see any evidence of that in the real world. <BR/>Their self-identification as 'white' (which most of the Latino immigrants of today appear not to be, being mostly of Indian ancestry) may just reflect that, in Latin America, whites are at the top of the social pyramid, and there is very much a caste system based on skin color. <BR/>I simply see no indications that Latinos identify with us; I can think of much evidence to the contrary. I think it's tempting to indulge in wishful thinking about the potential for assimilation and adaptation on their part. So far, it's we who are expected to learn Spanish and adapt to their preferences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-37216423048782797292008-03-12T07:42:00.000-07:002008-03-12T07:42:00.000-07:00"Most important for this blog, most Mexican Americ..."Most important for this blog, most Mexican Americans see themselves as white, which is a positive sign that they identify with white Americans and want to integrate with them."<BR/><BR/><BR/>That actually is good news.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Its imperitave that if they are going to be here that we can get them to acculturate to white, middle-class norms and not the disatorous hip-hop norms. That really goes for everybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com