- Source: Racism in Hispanic and Latino American communities
Racism in Hispanic and Latino American communities often manifests as anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. White and lighter-skinned Hispanics and Latinos may harbor racist views towards Afro-Latinos and the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Colorism in Hispanic and Latino communities may manifest as prejudice or discrimination against darker-skinned people by lighter-skinned Hispanics and Latinos. Native-born Hispanics and Latinos may exhibit xenophobic bias against immigrants from Latin America. Some Hispanic/Latino Americans have joined far-right political movements known for racism and xenophobia.
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According to Pew Research Center data, over one-quarter of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States report that they have experienced prejudice or discrimination for having darker skin within the Hispanic/Latino community. Among foreign-born Hispanics/Latinos, 32% have experience discrimination from other Hispanics/Latinos and among darker-skinned Hispanics/Latinos over 40% reported discrimination from within the community.
The journalist Rachel Uranga has written that racism among Mexicans and Central American Latinos against people who are Black, Indigenous, and/or dark-skinned is "not ubiquitous" but "still runs deep in the community and is rooted in the colonial eras of Mexico and Central America."
= Anti-Black racism
=The legal scholar Tanya Katerí Hernández has written that anti-Black racism has a lengthy and often violent history within the Hispanic/Latino community. According to Hernández, anti-Black racism is not an individual problem but rather a "systemic problem within Latinidad" and that myths exist within the community that "mestizaje" exempts Hispanics/Latinos from racism.
The 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, an American of Peruvian descent, sparked widespread discussions about anti-Black racism in Hispanic/Latino communities.
Many Latinos, particularly Afro-Latinos, participated in the George Floyd protests of 2020.
= Anti-Indigenous racism
=Hispanic/Latino racism against the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is rooted in the legacies of Spanish and Portuguese colonialism in Latin America.
= Far-right politics
=Some Hispanic/Latino Americans have joined far-right movements, including white supremacist and Christian nationalist movements characterized by racism, xenophobia, and antisemitism. The journalist Paola Ramos, author of Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America, has written that racism and anti-communism among Hispanic/Latino Americans has lead to the rise of Latino support for Trumpism. According to Ramos, Cuban Americans and Venezuelan Americans in particular join far-right racist movements in part due to "political trauma" from living under authoritarian governments.
See also
Interminority racism in the United States
Internalized racism
Hispanic and Latino conservatism in the United States
Racism in South America
References
External links
Anti-Blackness in Latinx Communities, Melanin Base Camp
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- Racism in Hispanic and Latino American communities
- Hispanic and Latino Americans
- White Hispanic and Latino Americans
- Black Hispanic and Latino Americans
- Hispanic and Latino American Muslims
- Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans
- Hispanics and Latinos in California
- Hispanic and Latino Americans in politics
- Hispanics and Latinos in Florida
- Hispanics and Latinos in Texas
