At 06:11 PM 11/20/03 +0100, you wrote:
>"All the girls at my grade school in Goleta CA were crazy about him
>(white, black & hispanic - his talent crossed all races). "
>
>I see ignorance crosses all races too. Hispanic is a race since....when? Is
>there a french race?

From Meriam-Webster Online:

Main Entry: His·pan·ic
Pronunciation: hi-'spa-nik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin hispanicus, from Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain
Date: circa 1889
: of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent living in the
U.S.; especially : one of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin

While most of my grade school freinds liked everything on the Top 40 charts, I
still remember some of my black and hispanic freinds (uh... African-American
and Mexican-American?) didnt like David Cassidy, Bobby Sherman or the Osmonds
and didnt want me to play thier records during recess. I think my freinds made
up thier minds after checking out photos in 16 Magazine or Tiger Beat than
listening to thier records. I dont know why that has stuck in my mind but it
did.




Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio