Epic WTF

Things no-one has ever said:-

These solid tyres give a lovely smooth ride

I'm a bit confused too.

Her mum and Dad are white. Does your Mum
of English descent growing up in Zambia mean you are a person of colour?

I guess white is a colour?? (technically a shade etc...)

@spindrift - I want to know whay that bloke is intending to do with that blue thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_color

"
In the United States, people of color include African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islander Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, and multiracial Americans, though members of these communities may prefer to view themselves through their cultural identities rather than color-related terminology.
"

So, by identifying as Latina she falls into one US definition of "woman of color".

See the "Criticism" section of that same page and the subsection of "White Hispanic and Latino Americans".

Taylor-Joy, who has Argentine ancestry and lived in Argentina for several years as a child, identifies as Latina;

Far be it for me to challenge how anybody identifies but given that she was born in Miami to white British parents and lived in Argentina for about two years before moving back to the UK when she was 6, I'm quite suprised to see that she identifies as Latina.

See the "Criticism" section of that same page and the subsection of "White Hispanic and Latino Americans".

I think the criticism in this particular case is that she identifies as Latina despite being born to white english parents and living in a Latin country from the age of 4 to 6 rather than people claiming that Latina people aren't people of colour. I mean, her Dad was granted Argentine citizenship after she left Argentina.

But hey, fair enough. People gonna identify...

It has got me thinking actually. I've lived in Argentina for only a little less than her...

Her father, Dennis Alan Taylor, is an Argentine of Scottish heritage. He was an international banker who changed careers to become a professional racer in offshore powerboat racing, where he won two Union Internationale Motonautique world championships.[11] Taylor was also the director of a private jet hire company.[12][13][14][15][16] Her parents are both conservationists.[17]

Banker, powerboat racer, private jets, conservationist

Personal wealth conservation.

Banker, powerboat racer, private jets, conservationist

Apparently he was given an OBE and his Argentine citizenship as a thank you for his efforts to promote trade with Aregntina.

Bet he was at one of the fancy polo events I went to in 2001.

Coming back from Cudham Church?
I don't think so.

Why latino is a pretty useless categorization of people: https://youtu.be/OFQhe4Px0wA

Amazing...

Bet he was at one of the fancy polo events I went to in 2001.

Isn’t polo like golf on horseback? Polo club thread >>>>>>>>>

You don't get municipal polo clubs...

Slightly offended by this

Slightly offended by this

I gather that thousands of people have complained to Vanity Fair so you're not the only one.

It's fucking bonkers...

Slightly offended by this

Not slightly.... white privilege and cultural appropriation in order to better themselves. And who saw fit to let this happen?! this mustve gone before a panel of judges?!

What was the catagory and in what thing?

And who saw fit to let this happen?! this mustve gone before a panel of judges?!

It's not an award specifically for people of colour and literally the only place referring to her as a person of colour is a single Vanity Fair article.

It's an interesting situation though. She identifies as Latina despite spending a tiny part of her life in a Latin country and not being descended from Latin people.

How is that different to somebody being biologically male but identifying as female, for example?

For clarity I'm asking a rehtorical question there. People should be free to identify themselves however they please. I just find the overlap with other identity issues really interesting from a cultural change perspective. What makes somebody male or female? Their biology? Their feelings? What makes somebody Latina?

My personal view is that somebody's feelings are part of their biology.

It's not quite the same though is it. Genetics or not her dad is an Argentinian citizen and she lived there until she was 6 then moved country. I moved from the South coast of England to the North about the same age, if I had instead moved to a different country I'd probably feel somewhat closer to those origins.

True, although her father isn't a naturalised Argentine citizen, he was gifted citizenship as a reward for the business development work he did in Argentina several years after they left the country. She lived there from age 4 to 6 and he was gifted an Argentine passport several years later.

He retained his American citizenship. It was kind of like being put on the honours list by Argentina for increasing UK/Arg trade (he was also given an OBE by the UK for the same achievements).