Are Italians Considered As Mulattos?
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I think that the term is meant for a person who is half black half white, regardless of the nationality.
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Firstly, the proper is 'mulatto', the origin of the term as given by dictionaries is from the Spanish word mulato, "small mule", person of mixed race, from mulo, mule, from Old Spanish, from Latin mulus. \n\nTo answer your question: The term was once a generic designation name for any hybrid species, and as a result it may be considered offensive by some English-speakers who might prefer terms like "biracial" instead. It's a BAD thing.\n\nHence, I agree with the other post, why should a child be called anything other than a child?
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In English, Mulatto is a person who is mixed between "white" and "black"\n\nMestizo is a person who is mixed between "white" and "native heritage"\n\nFrom a paper for which I edited footnotes earlier this semester, there are further distinctions in Latin cultures (esp. Venezuela)\n\n... Estelle Lau describes at least eleven possible racial categorizations in colonial Venezuela, which hold true for the entire Latin American continent. These are: blancos (whites): persons of Spanish descent; negros (blacks): persons of African descent; indios (indians): persons indigenous to the region; mestizos: children of blancos and indios; mulattoes: children of negros and blancos; zambos: children of indios and negros; zambos prietos: children of negros and zambos; tercerones: children of mulattoes and blancos; cuarterones: children of tercerones and blancos; quinterones: children of cuarterones and blancos; salto atrás: children who were darker than their mothers.
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they are usually called white although Caucasians can also have dark skin like southern Italians.
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The Spanish, the Italians, the Polish, and the Portuguese.
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Oh come on! Italians had the mafia (a much organized gang) Puerto Ricans have gangs, and don't forget the Irish. Even white gangs  have existed, remember the ones with white sheets and white hoods) that went around killing Black Americans.  Gangs is not=Mexicans. Steal stuff? hey know lots of white collars who steal stuff (ENRON) And talking about illegal, how about all the businesses  illegally hiring illegals in the first place.  What an immature argument you put forth here.
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everyone on here is basically saying the same thing and they are right.  however if you are asking this you may still be unclear so i will give you some examples.\nRace: Caucasian\nCulture/Ethnic Group is Italian\nThey have the same racial background as other Caucasian but there beliefs on family, food and living are different because of their culture.  they celebrate different holidays or the same holidays in different ways.  Racially they are the same as French, English or White Americans but they have a different set of traditions
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I married a Dutchman and my brother married an Italian, so ... Italians from the North are usually fairer than those in the south, their skin often a bit lighter. Family realtions are very important - lots of get-togethers, everyone taking care of each other. Very warm-hearted and hard working. The Dutch, because Holland is below sea level, have developed into a people who are  very down-to-earth. They are also world experts on handling water (had to build all those dikes to keep the sea out!), and for a small country are one of the most economically powerful - many Dutch companies all over the world. The Dutch are VERY good with money. They are often very tall - quite a few are over 6 foot 6 inches! They love eating. They are very tolerant of strangers' ways. You have good blood, and great ancestors - the Dutch and the Italians have created some of the world's greatest art and music.
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The central Mediterranean is a pretty large area containing several different ethnic groups, so this is a tough question to answer.  Your best bet would be to search for info on the countries in the region, like Italy and Greece on the European side, and Algeria and Tunisia on the African side
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Definitely not.  Italians have a flavor and love for life they are relaxed and genuinely enjoy their existence from what I have experienced while stationed there.
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My great grandfather was Sicilian. He came over at the age of 12, because of the repression in Sicily. Sicilians were mostly farmers, vineyards and vegetables, but they were excellent builders. He caught on with a stone mason and became a master and at the age of 18 began building his own houses, in South Philadelphia, just north of where the Phillies and Eagles now have their stadiums, they are beautiful stone buildings with character and the craftsmanship has no peer. He also continued his winemaking and sold a few bottles on the side; especially during prohibition. Now you have to understand that they came from a very difficult situation, back home the local gangs would steal their crops and worse, so they formed an organization for self preservation called The Black Hand, which we know as the Mafia. Many of his friends came from this circumstance and learned at a young age to fight for everything, there were some very dangerous characters among them and I knew a few, of course we only knew of them as uncles and their business was never spoken of. Anyway, my grandfathers money was all tied up in his houses and when the depression came, he was ruined.  He went back to day work as a bricklayer, but of course there wasn't much building then. When FDR started the New Deal he was able to get work again, enough to support his family, and if anyone ever said a bad word about FDR, you would never see them in his house again!
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Italians are generally accepting of Arab Africans.  Think about history, Arabs essentially built Sicily and have a long history in Italy. Arabs find it fairly easily to adapt into Southern Italian life.  Also, unless the arab makes it obvious through clothing, it is often hard to distinguish between and light skinned Arab and a dark skinned Italian.  Many towns in Italy have ancient mosques and share a cuisine similiar to Tunisia.\n\nBlack Africans are a different story.  Very different.
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Italians  ask often about themselves.\nSometimes Italians answer to that also.
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This is not a dumb question, don't worry.\n\nSouthern Italians and Sicilians are darker in complexion and have more typically North African features than Northern Italians. Northern Italians don't typically consider Sicilians to be the same race as they are, for this reason. \n\nI wouldn't say they're "black," but Southern Italians and Sicilians definitely have more Arab and North African genes than their Northern countrymen. Where else would we get the dark skin, big lips and curly hair?
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Ethnic groups:   \nwhite 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census)\nhttps://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html
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being "made" has to do with the mafia...it's not an italian honour but rather a thug honour
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The Italian mafia is still going strong, although it's seen as an old, tired joke by the larger "organized crime" world. I wouldn't laugh at them though, heh heh.\n\n"Italian mafia" is really a redundancy though, they're the Mafia. Everyone other group that that name is applied to just gets labeled that for convenience.\n\nEasiest way to tell someone's bullshitting you about being in the mafia? He tells you he is. ;)