Hat Tip Manny L.

A Hispanic Color ID Chart according to a Pew research:

I love “research” like this. Without having to go to the effort to read pages of  “investigation”, you know there is a heavy political tint in it. And I am not accusing the researchers of malice at all, but it is simply what they have probably been taught: Race is color and color is the only to be considered in the interaction between people.

And that makes them ever so wrong. Hispanic is not skin tone based but culture based.

According to the chart, I am a Hispanic Number 2 Shade (I feel like I am a Revlon eyeliner all of the sudden) which makes me White. But when you use the word “White” in the US, you get the Anglo-Saxon connotation : English Language native, Protestant and enjoys the snow and Macy’s Parades. If you know a Hispanic, specially one born outside the US , you know that there is nothing ever so different with the same skin color than your Anglo and a Catholic, snow hating, soccer-watching Hispanic. And if you have a lot of Hispanic friends, you know our skin color comes in Crayola box variety.

And then, to make things more confusing, Hispanics  get balkanized per country/region: You may sit me in between to an equally “melaninized” male from Uruguay and a dark black lesbian from Dominican Republic and I will have more things in common with the woman than the male simply because we were raised in the Caribbean basin sphere of influence. From the accent of your Spanish to the commonalities in the food we eat and the music we hear, we share many similar aspects, including the deep envy for the quality of beef the Uruguayan bastard has access to, allegedly some of the best if not the best in the world.

And then, if you really want to be confused, add the immigrant aspect to the Latino mix. Argentina has a well known German immigrant history, Brazil somewhat less. Peru has a lot of Japanese descendants and Venezuela had a lot of people coming from the Middle east back in the late 1800s, early 1900 which for some obscure reason were always tagged as “Turcos” (Turkish) even if the were from Saudi.  Now and to get even more confusing, add the European refugees from the wars of Mid 20th Century and you will have kids from different colors and cultural backgrounds whose parents and grandparents came all over the world, but they themselves identify as Hispanic because they speak Spanish, live in Latin America and even they do maintain cultural ties with their parent’s land of origin, they have the commonality of the culture they grew up with. And because of some sort unexplainable magic, all balances.

Trying to shoehorn Latinos into a politically-motivated racial mold is a fool’s errand, but one that provide us with many chances of laughter.

BREAKING: The teenage son of Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin twice tried to cast a ballot on Election Day despite being underage, election officials confirm to News4. https://t.co/nZk2OFeGVs

— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) November 5, 2021

The media put more effort into a story about the 17-year-old son of the Republican Governor-elect of Virginia asking if he can vote for his dad than they did the adult crackhead son of the former VP and Democrat Presidential candidate selling access to his dad to China and Russia for millions while banging his widowed sister-in-law, having drug-fueled threesomes with hookers, knocking up strippers, and leaving computers full of compromising information lying around.

Because one story is clearly more media worthy than the other.

I will absolutely enjoy slotting commies to Paint It Black.

WATCH: Coal profiteer Joe Manchin drove his Maserati into climate protesterspic.twitter.com/5dKMw5u95B

— jordan (@JordanUhl) November 4, 2021

If I get elected and a bunch of environmentalists protest me for being pro-oil/drilling/fracing/pipeline/nuclear/etc.

I promise to run them the fuck over with a 3/4-ton truck with a big gas-burning V8.

BREAKING: U.S. Navy relieves senior leadership aboard USS Connecticut citing "loss of confidence" after submarine hit undersea mountain in South China Sea last month. Commanding Officer, Executive Officer and Chief of the Boat all sacked: officials

— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) November 4, 2021

They ran a submarine into a mountain.

Sure…. why the fuck not.

Marko Ramius, this captain clearly was not.

They ran a fucking submarine into a fucking mountain.

Then the Marines lost a war game on their home turf at Twenty-Nine Palms.

Fuck our military sucks.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm laughs when asked about Biden's plans to bring gas prices down.

"Ha ha ha. That is hilarious!" pic.twitter.com/0V0XCsVqDc

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 5, 2021

She absolutely has that magic wand.

It’s the same one Trump waved around.

It’s allowing drilling on public land and reauthorization of KXL.

But she won’t do that because hurting peasants is how the elite get their jollies.

Rarely do I see something that makes me feel the the c-word just isn’t invective enough to describe someone.  This is one of those times.