Is it racist when a White person uses Spanish when confronting a latino?

We were hanging out with a group of friends, This White American guy and I were getting into an argument at college because he was saying that a man should never hit a woman and I disagreed. This is what I said "In most situations a man does not need to hit a women, since on average men are stronger they can just hold her until she calms down. But if there's a situation where the girl is physically stronger than you, or if she is a threat like a weapon or a gun, or if there's a burglar in your house and its a woman, I do think hitting a woman in those situations are justified" He then said "how much of a pussy are you to hit a woman, even in those situations you never hit a women, ever, like never. If you can't handle a girl with a knife or a gun then you are a fucking beta male bitch" and then wanted me to apologize to the women in the room. I refused because I stand by my opinion. He started saying in broken Spanish "Listen here AMIGO, why don't you use that CABEZA of yours and actually do what I say until a BIG PROBLEMO hits you, COMPRENDO AMIGO?" Is that racist? I'm Latino PS. He tried to hit me but I dodge it and punched him in the face and he fell. He tried to get up and his friends held him back. Then I said out loud "You know what guys, I was wrong to hit him, since I'm stronger then him I could have just held him till he calmed down" he got angrier and tried to break free. I had to pee so I left and went home.
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To those who are going to say "there are white latinos also" Yes I understand some latinos are white but I'm not going to write "Non-Latino white person every time I talk about a White person who isn't latino. Besides most latinos are mixed.
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  • I love the way you insulted him by saying you shouldn't have hit him because he is weaker than you. lol Funny that when you say it to another guy it is an insult, but if you say it about a woman, then people act like women shouldn't be insulted by it. If they actually respected women, then they would hold women to the same standards they hold guys to. So he is at the very least sexist.

    I don't really think him speaking Spanish was racist though. Even someone that isn't racist, or sexist might throw out an insult they don't believe in order to hurt the person they are talking to when they are angry. He was just an ass, that was looking for a way to get under your skin. Whether or not he was a racist for that, would not make him a worse person than he already is. We are talking about a guy that is so emotionally unstable that he tried hitting someone for disagreeing.

    • Its hard to know when someones racist lol. Because people also say and do things out of anger to get under someones skin even if they aren't racist. If I got into a argument with a white guy and he called me a dirty spic donkey fucker. HE could be racist... or he could just be very angry and is trying to hurt me in whatever way possible. Someones when people are angry their true colors show, but also people say irrational things they dont mean when they are angry. For the guy speaking Spanish to me, I would say ultimately it depends on the intention he did that with. But I found out he was racist. He told he he didn't like my kind on facebook

    • Yeah i agree with you on the whole people say things they dont bealive in.

    • However you know what I think its unfair. I've said racist things out of anger. Like the word "cracker" or called this muslim guy a "goat fucker" because he called my mom a harlot. People thought it was wrong but I didn't really get consequences for it and people let it go. If a white guy called me a Spic he would be labeled a racist forever, Even if he didn't mean it. I think thats not fair and we need to be more forgiving with white people. It's not fair that minorities have more room to make errors and not be labeled something forever.

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  • I don't know about you, but Spanish people look white to me

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    • Hey... dude. I already addressed this if you read the whole question and update before anyone said something about this, and then you literally said something about this

    • Spanish people aren't Latino though.

    • Yes I know they are hispanic. I know the difference between Latino and Hispanic. But what am I supposed to say. Is it racist when a Non-Hispanic-Non Latino White person uses Spanish when confronting a latino?

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  • Nope, amigo 😂 It's not racist.
    I had a fight with my Russian friend once and called him an asshole in Russian and I insult my Korean cousins in Korean all the time lol does that make me a racist?
    Nah 💁🏻 it just makes me an angry person who happens to know insults in their language.

    If he was racist he probably wouldn't even have had the conversation with you because he would probably think of himself as "too surperior" to talk to such a "lower race" - that's racism.

    • Lol, just because you think you're superior it does not mean they aren't willing to talk to lower races. And its not just the action what makes someone racist its the intent. For example if a person called me a SPIC or Donkey Fucker or Taco n**, they could be racist, OR they could have just said something out of anger that they don't necessarily mean and were just desperate to hurt me. Not everything has to be black and white (No pun intended)

    • I think intentions matter also

    • It depends on the context as well

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  • HAHAHAHAH. I like what you said at the end. But yes I would say that was racist because he was using it in a way that was clearly like "let me say this in this way so maybe you can understand better", and aggressively. It would be different if he started spitting perfect Spanish though.

    • Imagine how arkward it would have been if I didn't know any Spanish andI just sat there like "I didn't understand what you said"

    • Nah that would have been hilarious.

    • I actually message you LOL

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  • i am so entertained right now "listen here AMIGO" :D :D what a cunt but that's hilarious

    he was talking down to u in a condescending way, not yet racist but super rude ahaha

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  • Racist for sure. Good for you!!!

  • You clearly don't like him and he doesn't like you. Whether you call it racist, personality clash, male ego conflict, or something else, it doesn't matter. Why does it matter if its labeled as racist or just stupid?

    • Please don't be one of those guys, A lot of things in life don't "matter". And I guess it matters to me a little since I asked the question in the first place.

    • And you didn't reall

    • you didn't rally answer my question

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  • No, I don't think it's racist.

  • That is racist. He is a dick. You are right, jncluding your opinion on hitting women.

  • No it's not racist. But you don't have to like it

  • Why is "White" capitalized but "latino" isn't?

    • Racism, lol.

    • @aliceinwonderland69 Yeah, I was hinting at subliminal racism out there. So even if what is discussed isn't racist, this kinda is, which is funny.

  • Sounds like a racist white knight to me, glad u hit him.

  • I dunno why youd argue that shit with a stranger. Nobody backs down especially in company. I dont think its racist, the fact your asking says you dont know if its racist. Fuck it. No big drama. He acted like a prick and you showed everybody he was one. Case closed.

    • Thanks man, and yeah I'm not sure. TO be fair I just don't like automatically pointing the racist finger to white people for everything. Sometimes I feel minorities including my own race likes to do that. I try to be sure before actually making a serious assertion that someone is racist. Its not something I point at people lightly

    • People feel they have to jump on everything these days like its an epidemic. I've had racist slurs against me and im white and its came from other white people. I just slag them back. Part and parcel of mixing everybody up. Its water off a ducks back

    • I think even minorites can be racist. I grew up in the hood, latino kids beat up this white kid just because he's white. White peopel go through racism also.

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  • I think it's racist because he was using it to belittle and patronize you. Also, I agree with your opinion. Normally I'd never hit a woman but if she's a threat to me or my family I wouldn't hesitate to hit her

  • Yep, he was being a condescending asshole and implying you are stupid/don't understand English.

  • Hahahaha no, he's just an idiot.

    • It would not have been racist even if he knew perfect Spanish. Even I would talk to you in Spanish if I were in the US and I needed to talk to you for whatever reason. Would that make me racist? I don't think so, and I don't really care. If you're a latino and you look like one, I'll assume you speak Spanish.

    • I would say it has to do more with the intent behind it. Like if he is just using it as a way to talk to me in a condescending way to talk down to me because of my ethnicity then I do think it can be racist. But ultimately actions isn't always enough to determine if someones racist. I think intention matters. Taking down to me and using something based on my race to do it vs talking down to me because of my race I found out he was racist thought. He made a facebook post calling me racist slurts and then told he he was going to kick my spic ass back to mexico and said he didn't like my kind LOL It really depends on a lot of factors. I'm very careful when accusing someone of being racist. Like if I got into a argument with someone and they called me a dirty spic out of anger I woudn't assume they were racist. I think it could be possible that he called me a spic because he was jsut angry and said something he doesn't bealive and was just desperate to hurt me

    • That's true. But a white person is not racist just because he talks to/confronts a latino in Spanish. In this case, he was indeed looking down on you, but I think he felt he had a "moral superiority" compared to you and he began to treat you condescendingly with his broken Spanish. His actions make him an idiot and an a-hole. I don't think he was looking down on you just for being a latino.

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  • in that context, yes it is

    • Never mind I found out he was racist. He made a facebook post about me and called me a brown taco shit stain donkey fucker. To his credit... I love tacos

  • I think it sounds racist, and yeah, man could hit women if she is bad and threatening, agree with you

  • No, but it gets on my nerves when they put 'o' after every word and think they're speaking Spanish.

  • His tragic attempt at Spanish is laughable. He made himself look like a fool. He's lucky you didn't just knock his ass out and pissed on him. Men like him are just pussies looking for a fight you did the right thing.

  • First of all, it is not racist. Spanish is originally a WHITE European language that was implemented into Latin America during colonisation.

    That being said, I do agree with what you're saying about dealing with bitches that threaten guys with a weapon. I admire you for teaching that guy a lesson on his silly logic. 😂

    • Just because the language is originally European it does not mean therefore mocking it can't be racist. I was just wondering if this guy specifically meant it in a racist way or not. I mean how far do you take that? Culturally speaking Tyrone is very popular among black communities. But the name Tyrone originated from North Ireland. If someone got into an argument with a black person and just said "Listen here Tyrone" that would be racist. Racism is more than semantics or meaning, intent is also a factor. Which is why I don't buy into the whole Blacks or minorities can't be racist. Yes they can. Technically speaking I'm part black on my dads side although I look more like a indigenous latino.

    • But I'm not saying necessarily he is racist. I'm just wondering if what he said was racist. For example if a person called me a SPIC, they could be racist, OR they could have just said something out of anger that they don't necessarily mean and were just desperate to hurt me. Not everything has to be black and white (No pun intended)

  • Whatever you do, if you're White you will be accused of racism.

  • Listen here VATO, why don't you grow some COJONES and stop crying about racism like some CHICA on her period, COMPRENDO AMIGO?

    • I like this actually lol

  • Wow you racist :P

  • lol no, these words are the first words you learn while speaking another language.

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