snoop dogg vato diss(by chino grande)

[everlast1986]

im surprised this thread was worth discussing for 9 pages

[WILL-I-DIE]

^^^ damn thats true...has snoop said anything about this whole thing?

[Lex Boooger]

Though not widely known throughout the world, Latin America has a history of racism highly influenced by the colonial attitudes and devastation created by the Spanish conquest in the 16th and 17th centuries. During the conquest, the offspring of Spaniards and Native Americans became distinct and low caste in colonial society. The offspring are now the majority thougout Latin America and in Spanish-speaking countries they are called indios, nacos or mestizos by racists.

Europeans in Latin America during the colonial period intended mestizos to be a serf race to "pure" European colonial overlords in designated fiefdoms (haciendas). A practical example of this practice can be found in the colonial government structure that required the top levels of government to be in the hands of European born individuals, called peninsulares. Middle management fell upon Europeans born in America without American blood, called criollos.

Those of mestizo blood were cast in the lowest echelon of society as miners and agricultural workers. However, mestizos with lighter complexion sometimes rose to higher positions. Latin America’s history of exploitation and feudal economic practices contributed to the popularity of Socialist and Communist movements in Latin America throughout the 20th century. The legacy of the fiefdoms is the reason why Latin America is constituted by so many small nations.

See the writings of Alvaro Vargas Llosa for discussion on relationships between development and culture in Latin America. Free trade agreements (like Mercosur) are challenging the need for borders among the nearly identical national cultures. Further, information technology and media consolidation is serving to further unify the Latin America's vast mestizo majority.