@@Garrett316not only that, we are proud of our gendered language, we don't do "Latinx" that's not a real thing that Hispanic people respect, we respect our language more than snowflakes feelings
I get that outrage though. It’s not so much about genotype, but phenotype. The typical mestizo type look is what should be considered desirable in their eyes.
Yea. She doesn't really look Asian, she looks Hispanic. But there should also be roles specifically for Filipinos as well. I don't think I've ever seen Filipino characters in shows/movies.
@@lreneewell9154Because Hollywood doesn’t like Asians even though Asians make a lot of money for them by watching their dumb movies. Diversity to Hollywood only means whites, blacks and lgbtq
Asians get whitewashed all the time. Filipinos don’t have a problem with people like Vanessa. Look at tv shows and movies from the Philippines. Look at Miss Universe contestants from the Philippines. It’s we white people who have a problem and cause a ruckus if a white character is played by a person of color. And when it comes to Asians in Hollywood, we practically blacklist them LOL
Also, like, they use “hispanic” as if that didn’t mean “that speaks spanish”. People from US realizing not being white doesn’t mean being mexican nor latin american it’s so funny.
Yup. Only white people care. I remember white people getting so angry at the Mcfarlen, USA movie about the white cross country coach being a white savior. My Honduran family literally loves that movie, loves that migrant workers stories are being told and just like the coach for being a good person.
So you guys are okay with her not nobody else interesting your comment is reason people don't know anything about Gene and race she wasn't Hispanic but a lot of us knew this yet she okay play Hispanic roles individually I have have Filipino friends just say she don't look it that's what what happens when Mistake someone race sounds like what do to black people now today! I love that majority of the comments need apply that to days things since they accepted her now we need that for my people now yeah all kin folk and not kin folk 👏🏾‼️💯
@@rantingintothevoid thats not correct, Hispanic loosely means "related to spain" people born, raised, and genetically from Spain ARE hispanic. it is an ethnic descriptor, not a geologic descriptor. Latin American is more than just hispanic as well, Brazil is considered latin american, but because they have portugese history and not spanish they are NOT hispanic. filipinos have every right to call themself hispanic if they so choose, the genetics, parts of the culture, and even the language is heavily influenced by spain due to spains like 300 years of occupation
Because it’s not a real race or ethnicity it’s a linguistic group It’s like saying Black and American Indians who speak English are Anglos. It’s absurd
@@AntiStraightMaleSocietyI’ve lived in Idaho my entire life alongside several native communities. Everyone I’ve talked to has embraced the term “American Indian” and have some contempt for white people who keep trying to change it. Not unlike like my Central and South American kinsmen who find the term “Latinx” colonial virtue signaling, as well as my wealthy native African side who doesn’t even know what the “correct” term is anymore. I’m African, Aztec, Spanish, German, Jewish, and a practicing Catholic. I’ve been called everything over the years. I can’t keep up with all the terms. People assume I’m Filipino because of my “oriental eyes.” Like I said. I’m from Idaho. You should come visit if you wanna see what real racists and Nazis are like. 😉
@@nialeemaria why tf you mention the state where you from and your racial ethnicity to me? All I'm saying is that Native Americans are called native americans. Indians are weirdøs from South Asia
She’s not just Philippino. She’s also Hawaiian and various other ethnicities. She wouldn’t be able to get typecast anywhere if directors really cared to be accurate. She can play whatever role she wants
It's kinda like when Rob Schneider was talking about the criticism he got when he played a Chinese character. He talked about his mixed ethnic background, and how he felt like he should be allowed to play roles that reflected other sides of his background other than his White side.
As in Native Hawaiian? I know Hawaiians share some DNA with Filipinos but a lot of Filipinos migrated to Hawaii, and her mother grew up in Mindanao. How can she be Hawaiian?
As a Latino of Hispanic origin, I have no issue with Vanessa playing a Latina. Filipinos feel like cousins to us. Edit: quite remarkable that so many people don’t know that not all Latinos are Hispanic. I implore you to look up the difference before reacting any further. Thank you.
if you are American your opinion doesn't matter nor are you seen as a part of the actual latino or hispanic community. Especially with how you described yourself. there are literally no latinos of hispanic origin, thats not how it works. Your origin would be your country of origin, hispanic refers to spanish colonialism and its assimilation of spanish. We don't consider that origin unless your entire family is from spain and then you are not latino or hispanic.
Filipino American not Philippines. Filipinos have more common with Chinese actually South Chinese and Malaysian and Indonesian people on a daily basis. That guy should have named his book Pinoy not Filipino it would have been more accurate.
I know a woman that explained all this to me. She looks blasian. Black and Asian but she's cuban and Filipino. Beautiful brown skin, lose curly black dark hair, and almond shaped eyes.
@@jeremys6631Malaysians are often dark too. Not usually presented but especially in ancient asian society there are paintings of dark skin asians. Usually when people buy wigs of Malaysian or Burmese the curl is thick, dark and dense. Of African and Asian mixed descendants.
Right. Hispanic is an ETHNICITY. Not a race… Which is why everything undoubtedly states I’m a black man, but my cultural upbringing is Hispanic/Latino (Dominican republic) Race = Nature (out of the womb, your DNA, and more importantly phenotype, physical traits) 🧬 📌 Ethnicity = Nurture (what you learn from society) 📝📌
Respectfully, she doesn’t “get a pass” because she didn’t ask for that pass to begin with…She’s Filipina so why can’t y’all just accept that and let her represent who she actually is rather than try and claim her? I’m sorry but sometimes Hispanic people try to claim Filipinos like we want to be you and it’s honestly very weird. Also, for anyone who is interested: The Philippines was conquered centuries ago. There’s this misconception that Filipinos and Spaniards are “basically the same” when that’s such a misguided idea set in a lack of understanding. And sadly, a lot of Filipinos are also guilty of fueling this narrative that they are “basically Hispanic,” while dismissing other aspects of their culture under the rug while highlighting the Spanish influence. This is bad because it contributes to the erasing of what was once our culture, in its entirety, rather than just cherry picked bits. One misconception I notice is that we carry Spanish last names simply because we carry Spanish blood. In reality, we have Spanish last names because the Spaniards forcefully assigned them to us, whether we had Spanish in our lineage or not. Don’t get me wrong, there are cultural influences for sure as well as the country converting to Catholicism, but there is also so much more regarding Filipino culture that has influence from other countries as well as their own. Also, it’s important to mention the toxic beauty standards Filipinos have set for themselves. Newsflash, a lot of Filipinos don’t even look “Spanish,” they look Filipino! None of my relatives really look Spanish, a few could pass as Hispanic but most of them are undoubtedly Filipino/Southeast Asian in looks. But unfortunately there is a lot of self hate in the Philippines which contributes to the idea that they need to act as though they are “basically Hispanic.” In Filipino media you will see it- they fill their media with the most white passing or Hispanic passing Filipinos they can hire. If you are mixed with white or Hispanic, they will likely hire you to “represent” Filipinos. It’s an unfair representation set in toxic beauty standards, which contributes to the world believing that “all Filipinos simply look Hispanic” when in reality Filipinos are an extremely mixed race with different “looks.” The Philippine culture is too diverse and influenced, the topic is very nuanced in ways that even it’s own people don’t always want to talk about, which is why I wanted to bring this up.
@@TheJcris87White people STAY getting passes! There’s a WHOLE LONG LIST ON GOOGLE THAT shows all of the whites cast as people of color. So I don’t get why they are upset that a mermaid is black. I think it’s hilarious that big grown adults are still crying over a FAKE FISH!
As a Hispanic who visited the Philippines I never felt out of place there. In fact, the main language there has so many words derived from Castilian (Spanish) and the food and culture. So I dare to say I feel an affinity to Filipinos as Hispanics. They are wonderful, hard working people. And Yes, I will consider all of them as cousins. The next time I go to Philippines I will try to learn Tagalog as much as I can. Gracias and Salamat Po !
Given the word Hispanic is taken from the Roman word for the whole territory of Iberia, one could say anyone from any Spanish or Portuguese colony is Hispanic. That is, unless, you take pride in racial designations handed to you by the literal US Police. That's where "Caucasian" and "Hispanic" got their modern designations, by the way.
Yes it all started when colonial powers saw the successful result via england and poor India and so the powers would be at the time wanted to emulate the successful results between those 2,,,the dutch & Germany had dealings with Japan,Ottomans with Indonesia France had Siam so poor Spain failed at the race in the Asian trade route and took Philippines, gave them a book with 2 sticks as payment,there was a period where the Vatican swagged their room with Philippines ruby and Aztec gold(where most in the worlds natural deposits at the time came from)
@@emilyjennings4362nah girl. I'm filipino and I call myself a mexican of asia. 😂😂 but in all seriousness, It's kinda true though. When you check surrounding areas, we have more spanish names, we have lots of spanish inspired foods, some of our words still root from spanish words. Even my last name is Spanish - Cervantes 😂🤣 so I guess our country needs a new perspective on this. But not my job though so let's just all carry on 😁
@@aidanagain995yes all spanish but u guys dont speak spanish u didn’t adopt the language and with that u guys have not totally acknowledged the hispanic culture…. like Im colombian and for me filipino people are asian… ppl from venezuela chile or any other real hispanic country (latin america) is an equal to me…
Actually the Philippines was a colony of Spain for over 300 years and was part of the Galleon trade with Mexico that went from Manila to Acapulco and back. Spanish was spoken and taught in schools up until the US colonized the country in 1898, after which we were made to use English. The Filipino language itself still has a lot of borrowed Spanish words but is based on one of 172 languages and dialects that we have (even the Filipino greeting of Kamusta is taken from Como estas). We even have Chavacano, which is our own Spanish-based Creole language spoken in the province of Zamboanga. Tl;dr we did adopt all the Spanish culture, we’re past that now but we still have a long history with Mexico.
@@luvlost03 you do realise that white latinos exist right? Talk about being ignorant🙄 Also you Americans need to stop using the word “Caucasian” to refer to white people. That word belongs to the people of the caucasus. Most white americans do not originate from there. Stop using it
I bet only non Hispanics were upset. 🙄I've recently had the privilege of working with a Latin/Hispanic community group and they're SO kind and accepting. They were clients but now close friends. They basically adopted us and especially our son who cones along to "help" on projects but ends up getting treats and hugs and now is learning Spanish. ❤❤❤
I’m Hispanic and although I’m not offended, i do think it’s a bad choice on their part. My sister bought her doll cause she thought she was Latina- I bought it for her actually cause I was in high school when this movie came out. So, although I think it sucks, we should - as a community-ask for better representation.
@@AirFire18 Given her substantial Hispanic ancestry, she's considered of Latin descent, making her Latina, correct? People from South America also don't have a 100% Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or even French ancestry since it's been mixed with the native population. So, I'm a bit puzzled about the confusion since she was a Latina playing a Latina role, wasn't she?
according to the US census bureau, Hispanic is an ethnicity, not a race. the majority of Hispanics in the US are considered racially white in the eyes of the US census bureau.
As a Latino guy, we claim Filipinos as part of the culture. Also don't forget Dave Bautista and Lou Diamond Phillips are also Filipino too but growing up we just accepted Bautista and Lou Diamond played Richie Valens so he's chill too.
@@ONELOVE-bk7tx Yes he's got some Cherokee descent but almost anytime someone says they have Cherokee descent there's some doubt...I saw someone mention that that was how people used to hid having black ancestry.
@@mcsuchnsuch "Not my Richie" 😪 FUN FACT: In the beginning when the family is working in the orchard and when Bob and Richie run up the hill was filmed in my hometown. Apricot orchards in Hollister, California 😁
I’m loving the responses from my Latin and Hispanic people. We don’t care! We love our Filipino brothers and sisters! It’s all good. We don’t need other people to be offended for us.
Yeah my family is half Filipino and their last name is San Jose we get Spanish mail all the time 😂 and my dad's name is Miguel 😂 The Spanish did take over soooo it shouldn't be that big of a deal
If her character is Philippina, yes that makes sense, but it isn’t. Most Philippinos are not even mixed with Spaniards. They were forced to take on Spaniard last names. Messed up. Hispanics, are already under represented and the few that are there are given to Asians - 🤦🏻♀️
Yeah right. Girlie can't even speak our language and yet she openly accepted that position from the son of a former dictator from a horrid political clan that continues to deny their crimes to the Philippines for decades
@@LunaticTheCat yeahh so? 😭 I'm not the one who said "I'm Latinas and..." so it doesn't apply to me does it?? I'm aware I'm just one person, but her comment I'm not sure she is so why you telling me this???
She is an actress if that is the role she was given then there is nothing wrong with it. But im sure she said she was a Hispanic back then, as a Filipino myself I would have done the same, I mean who doesn't want to work and get paid by millions for a little lie.
@@whitepouch0904 she never did. People just assume because of the way she looks and her high school musical character. I read a magazine interview and she said she was Filipina, Irish, French, and Native American.
I’m Hispanic, and definitely not upset that the beautiful Vanessa played this role. It’s called acting, and she’s invited to my house for coffee and pan dulce anytime.
For us Filipinos, our days of the week are the same as in Spanish. And we both share champurrado, but ours is a chocolate pudding with rice. Filipinos and Latinos are cousins when it really comes down to it.
No we're not...filippino people are ASIAN...right next to the China sea right next to Japan and Malaysia and Thailand and Hong kong...you are NOT the same we speak Tagalog and have over 7 thousand dialects on that Island...we are NOT spanish...the reason why a lot of us have Spanish names is due to Spains occupation...most but not all filippinos changed a lot of their Asian names to fit the trend
@@thegoldenbowl5217 In a way, yes, we are. Have you forgotten about our history? Being a colony of Spain for over 300 years means we've had a lot of interactions with both Spain and Mexico (e.g., the galleon trade with Alcapulco), leading to a significant number of interracial relationships. Whether consensual or not. This means many Filipinos have various degrees of Hispanic blood. Also, had we not been colonized by the US, we would have been the only Spanish-speaking country in Asia.
@@majorlazor5058 There is no such thing as pure Filipino unless you're one of the indigenous tribes in my country. Even then, I still doubt it. We are such a diverse race we can actually start singing We Are the World. 🤣
“Hispaniola” was the name of Spain’s colonial empire, which Phillipines was in. They’re Hispanic, despite removing most of the Spanish from their language. The country is still named after a “Phillip” from Spain’s monarchy.
As a Latina married to a Filipino, I can comfortably say we are basically the same thing, 😆 Huge family events with insane amounts of food where no one knows anyone but everyone is an aunt, uncle, or cousins.
Filipinos and Hispanics are completely different races and cultures. Ultimately, Filipino culture is SE Asian. The Philippines has more in common with Indonesia and Malaysia, similar food, languages, way of life. The connection with the Philippines and Mexico is highly highly exaggerated. Having Spanish surnames, close knit families, being Christian, fiestas, or 1 or 2 similar dishes does not correlate to being very “similar” to Mexico lol.
@@racooncity3325 For you to say that filipinos have a *completely* different culture from "hispanics" confirms that you either know little about them or nothing at all
As a Hispanic, I think she's fine to act in Hispanic roles, she's never been disrespectful to our culture and Filipino culture is just as rich and gorgeous!!!
@@jbak87 Hispanic is of Spanish descent. She is of Spanish descent. So he must mean Gabriella is Latino. Otherwise it makes no sense to say Gabriella is Hispanic, but Vanessa isn't. Because Vanessa, being Filipino, is in fact Hispanic. But not Latino.
@@greco-romano9852My ancestors were from Spain, they settled in the new world hundreds of years ago. Some mixed with indigenous people but not a lot. I wasn’t taught Spanish but does that still mean I’m Hispanic?
@@jbak87 according to american definition sure.. America has been redefining what it means to be hispanic -- in philippine terms, america has been removing hispanic from Philippines after the Philippine-American war in 1898.. so since 1900's
I lived in Hawaii yrs ago, while there, I ran into filipinos and some even had my spanish last name. Funny enough, I was asked if I was filipino....at first I was like...do I look filipino to you? But I soon remembered photos of my mother when she was young and she did resemble some of the filipinos I saw. Not to mention, the filipino asking me so happened to have my last name as well....lol Later on, i did notice spanish influence in their language as well....so we like distant cousins lol
Okay are the Indonesian distant cousins of Arabs then? Indonesians are Muslims, have Arabic names, and the Malay language/culture has a lot of Arabic influence. Definitely not Filipinos are more related to the Indonesians then Spanish people and Indonesia are more related Filipinos then Arab people. That's why the country of the Philippines claims parts of the Indonesian island of Borneo because Filipino Muslims used to rule parts of the island during the Medieval times
@@stop.juststop okay so how are they Hispanic then? The United States has a ton of influences from different cultures too and one of the largest Spanish speaking communities in the world and nobody in Latin America considers the U.S as Hispanic.
@@Blu3Blaze18 the dfference is that the arabic names traveled through persia/ iran and then through indian and then to indonesia. Meanwhile the spanish directly colonized bringing over settlers over about 300 years the difference being the directness in which it came left a bigger genetic , cultural and linguistic impact
@@thrifty6304 oh really that explains why Filipinos only got Spanish names in a royal decree during 1860s when the Spanish officially laid claim to the Philippines in 1565. What were the Spanish doing in the Philippines during the entire 300 year rule until the decree? Especially when they forced Aztecs to have Spanish names in the 1520s. And not all of the Philippines were under Spanish rule for 300 years
Why do people not know how casting works.? It's not just about accuracy it's about talent. Vanessa had the talent and looked the part and isn't pretending to be someone there not what actors are supposed to do.
@@Uratroll there were a lot of problems with that movie but the casting wasnt one of them imo. ariel is a fictional character and even though her iconic look included her being white it’s simply not relevant enough to her story to warrant the outrage of the actress portraying her being a different race. its just simply a different iteration of ariel. no one gave them nearly enough shit for how they changed her sisters, when it’s the exact same thing.
@@pokaay3163 idc that Ariel was black I had no problem with it I don’t think you really understood what I was trying to say. Also there really wasn’t anything wrong with the movie it was a good movie.
@@elithluxe7568 yes tf she did don’t lie to yourself like that. Halle’s voice and acting were on point and also casting once again has nothing to do with looks.
exactly she even looks hispanic so i dont see the issue. It wouldve been weird if she didnt look hispanic tho, but they couldve easily changed the characters race since her race didnt even matter in the story
So what? Greece 🇬🇷 was ruled by Turkey 🇹🇷 for 400 or (Northern Greece) 500 years. Also Spain 🇪🇸 was ruled by Arabs for 800 years but obviously the Spanish or Greeks don't wanna talk about that.
Ikr like what has the world come to when everyone is fighting about race, when has race ever matters when it comes to acting, Like it's called acting of a reason which means you can be whatever the writer and producers said you should be . remember when man use to play women then when women weren't allowed to act so men took the part of women on stage with good make-up. But now everyone is sensitive we have to have this race complaining that race complaining saying someone is taking a role from another race like I don't understand is my movie shouldn't I be the one to pick who I think is good enough regarding their race as far they look a bit similar to the part and with a little makeup on they can look like the character and also can act the part very well even if they are of different race . Some people may look the part but can't act as good as the one who doesn't so you are telling the writer or producer to go into the world and start checking everyone from that race till they see someone who can act. People keep forgetting not everyone can do a good job when it comes to acting . This race thing is getting ridiculous and ruining movies and shows . This is why we don't have good movies anymore how sad, And also didn't Vanessa acted the part long time ago nobody complain about her acting but now they know she isn't the race they thought she was and now they are here complaining like their lives depends on it .
There’s no reason that casting a Filipino actress to play a character with a Spanish last name should be perceived as dishonest by anybody. Many people in the Philippines have Spanish last names regardless of their genetic makeup and so do many Filipino Americans.
As a Filipino American 1st generation, I can confirm that Vanessa took the right role with the right name, considering half our people have Spanish surnames. I didn't know this was supposed to be a fully Latina role - I thought she was supposed to portray half Spanish/half Filipino roots as Gabriela Montez.
I mean I doubt casting is going to call for DNA testing for certain ethnicity to be authentic. To them and for a lot of people she looked like she could pass as Hispanic so everyone rolled with it. Knowing she's Filipino is cool since we're seeing more representation but it shouldn't change who someone should play as in TV shows or movies.
Yes, it’s just dumb that people want to be outraged just because of that. She does look Hispanic she really doesn’t look Asian and as you said Filipinos have Spanish surnames. So what is the big deal? I’m Hispanic and I don’t mind it at all specially because I would rather have another minority actress play a Hispanic role than a white actress.
Kind of but we're not belong to your family, Latinos don't even like Filipinos because of certain things like "Latino wannabe" as your people says. But we don't acknowledge the idea that we're Latinos because we're actually not, we are Asians, and we just share some culture with Latinos but most of it belongs to Asia. Anyway, thanks for the support.
@@hirayamanawari3583 bruh yall the only asians who are nice by heart (other asians can also be like that, but i want to say that ive seen filipinos being real good hearted no matter what other could say to them, theres that difference ) and strong mentally and yall are free ppl not like others living an asian bot life where only the system and the reputation counts..mostly its exactly because of the spanish history idk, but you guys are good at being decent ppl.latinos love real people ! ( and fake latinos ..idk i never heard a filipino call himself that, but i believe you ) only prob i see with the phillipines is the wish to be white and how that influences the ppl and allday life.. it would be nice to see to go away from that ASIAN wish to be so white..that def. stems from asian culture..and look at latinos .. colour doesnt matter and a tan is def beautiful !!!!! spaniards should have taught that more there, cuz spanish ppl also dont judge in colours. :(
@@LiillyMiilly I get what you said. Filipinos like the idea of being white it is because of brainwashing or whitewashing by our colonizers in the past, American and Spanish. I don't want to explain further but because of them, some hate their color (being colored people), our identity, and specially we lost some of our culture, and history.
Filipinos don't speak Spanish and the few that do have Spanish or Mexican ancestry only have it at more than 5%. It would be like the Hispanic community calling George Lopez Black just because he has 5% percent African ancestry 😐
She’s 25% cooler to me because of this. Filipinos are some of the most solid (hard working, smart, genuine, kind) people I know. Not that I’ve seen any of those shows, or really know her much. She’s also beautiful AF, it’s a win win for every role she’s in.
@@snowlily6601i dont know i had a very different experience in high school regarding filipinos. They always made fun of me because i was subhuman. I guess it just depends on the area.
Exactly! I’m Mexican-American. I’m pale and look like a female Edward Cullen. I’ve been mistaken for American, German, Italian, Argentinian, Spanish, Russian, etc. But, I’ve never been mistaken for Mexican or Hispanic. I clearly remember Latinos being racist to me because, they thought I was White. 😆😆😆
Catherine Zeta Jones is white and she was born in Walse and she played Latina roles. Anyone feels offended about this?🙄 She and Vanessa Hudgens didn't offend the Laitno community. They didn't mock them.
People from Thialand and Cambodia get mistaken for Hispanics as well. It's obviously because the Native Americans from Latin America originally came from Asia.
@googisfreelol Vanessa hudgens will fit right in in Spain. majority of the hispanic celebrities you see on TV are majority spanish % GEnetically meaning they look no different than Spanish people/White. Spanish people is just Hispanic face + White skin all the beautiful actress on telenovela you see are the same they are majority Spanish DNA meaning they look no different than the females in Spain.
As a Hispanic I’ve always just accepted Filipinos as Hispanics because Hispanic to me is a cultural signifier not just a racial one many Hispanics are not even majority Spanish in their make up I see no reason for that to be a reason to exclude Filipinos. TLDR welcome my Hispanics from Asia Edit: yall are really salty about something that really wasn’t meant to be serious smfh touch grass
This comment reminds me of that vid about Asian girls saying Filipinos are Spanish acting like Chinese or Spanish in Asia 🤣 and I can't even get mad cause even my grandma have Spanish surname too 🤣 and I love Asian culture 😂 and yet other Asian girls don't see us As Asian 😂 geez!
As a Hispanic person I understand that Hispanic means people who are native Spanish speakers. No matter the country if the main language is Spanish then they are hispanic, so Filipinos cannot be hispanic thats nonsense, but I could really care less if a Filipino plays a hispanic….
Just look up the definition of Hispanic in google 🙄 but please don’t be around saying that its okay to “welcome” anyone to become hispanic trying to change the fundamental definition of the word due to current inclusive cultural bs because that is just not right. 😑 keep it smart people.
@@love7love we're not playing hispanic, and if history could speak in our behalf we didn't ask and NEVER would want to have Spanish surnames, and not all Filipinos have Spanish surnames. It's so happens that those surnames were from our ancestors who happens to be from overseas and yet they went here to messed around! But what can we do? That happens and we have no other choice but to embrace it. Some Filipinos have Chinese surnames because of their ancestry and that's it. It's not like we can choose our own Surnames. Plus filipinos never claim that we're Hispanic or Spanish or whatever and we will never do that, cause that's a insult to our national heroes who sacrificed their own lives just to kick out that Spaniards here, except those who are half Spanish half Filipinos now. So please don't say that we're playing hispanic that's kind of insulting.
As a Filipino, almost no one has racially profiled me correctly except other Asians And even then, there's a 50/50 chance of getting called Mexican lol
Someone called me a sp*c on a forum once cos they saw my name (my FB was attached) and thought I was Hispanic lol Had to look up the word cos I've never seen it before and wasn't sure if it was a typo or not 😂
As a mixed Asian, I've had the same happen to me. Of course because of Spain, I had a Spanish last name and teachers and students would always assume I was Mexican. Even got asked if I was related to another girl because we "looked alike." Now I just get stupid questions like was I a mail order bride?
Saying she’s not Hispanic because he’s philipina is like saying mexicans are hispanics because they are from mexico. My country Spain conquered las Filipinas in the 1500s and it got it’s independence in te 1800s. So it’s just like any other viceroyalty that got it’s independence in that century. You don’t have to be from Spain to be hispanic.
@@arnaubasulto4448But I thought people from Madrid don’t consider themselves Hispanic. My grandmother was from Barcelona and she told me people in Madrid don’t consider themselves Hispanic.
oh, let me guess. The people complaining bout cultural appropriation are not Latinos, because no Latino will say "Hispanic" because that includes the Spanish and anyone would rather have a Philipino woman playing a Latina than hear a Spanish accent saying "I'm from Mexicou". We do not care and even if we cared share colonizer, a passion for mangoes and the chancla, we are practically related
....i don't have a passion for chancla (tsienalas para us filipinos)..... i'm scared of it!!! don't let a mother a get a hold of a chancla!!! JUST DON'tt!!
Montez is a very common surename in the Philippines. And most of them are of Spanish descent. So high-school musical casting is still accurate. Even the series was played by Olivia Rodrigo, a half Filipina. So what are they surprised about?
@mayloo2137 They're saying that since Montez is a common Filipino name, the character of Gabriella Montez could realistically be Filipino. Thereby making it a little less egregious that they casted a Filipino to play her
As a Mexican man i can attest that i do not care. People need to stop being offended for us acting like theyre so righteous because they "stand up for us"
Acting has always been political, because race has always been political in this country. The whole reason black face is even a thing is because only white people could get cast in movies, so they'd put white actors in makeup to make them look like other races. It's baked into the history of acting, so whether you like it or not doesn't really matter
It's always been a political place. But thanks to the Internet being a hub of information, some people are becoming self proclaimed experts about any and all issues while simultaneously becoming offended by being overstimulated. It's hilarious.
@@strummerdagr8z385can you read? The comment said IF you aren’t hurting anyone you should be fine. I don’t think anyone was hurt by Vanessa Hudgens playing the role. As the video stated, Filipinos are a greater minority in the states and have fewer roles written for them.
Everyone that grew up in Latin America considers Filipinos our “cousins” and literally has no problem with a Filipino actor playing a Hispanic role. We might not share the same language, but our cultures are more similar than people realize
@@lissm109nah, i am from visayas, we speak 50% spanish in our language, our food, our religion, our culture, the name of our streets, places, our names heavily influence by spain.
"Filipinos are just Mexicans in Asia." - Jokoy, a Filipino comedian. I am Filipino and yes we don't look like the typical Mainland Asian or even South East Asian you see in the movies. I honestly didn't even know she was a Filipino until our local news reported it a couple of years after HSM 3 premiered.
Just because Filipino people have a little spanish blood in them doesn't make them mexican. I think people are getting term Mexican and Spanish confused because the majority of Mexicans are Amerindian while most Spanish people are mediterranean whites. the Aztecs even called themselves the Mexica people before the Spanish Conquistadors arrived
true. not all have spanish blood. the reason we have spanish/mexican surnames is because of Narciso Claveria's decree for the people who don't possess surnames. the fact that we act like Hispanics is due to being colonized for more than 300 years (333 to be exact). @@raidernation2163
They can’t have Mexican ancestry unless they mixed with Mexicans otherwise they came from mixing with Spaniards . Because as far as I know we’re on completely diff parts of the world . And the Spanish were the ones that went over there . But you can claim them all you want I really could care less lmao
@@lft3636 No, because most of us were Spanish anyway. It’s like the US with Great Britain. In fact Mexicans went with the Spaniards to conquer the Philippines and it was ruled from Mexico City. They even brought Filipino slaves on the Manila galleons. Completely different from your people’s experience.
@@Duquedecastroevery race has struggles yall literally making big fuss omfg the og actress wants play the role she was back then nooooo because she's not Latino Hispanic but Filipino Hispanic huhhhhhh
As a latino person, I think many of us consider Filipinos to be our Asian cousins. We share a history of Spanish colonization, and we have a lot of linguistic and cultural similarities, too.
Wow its too bad that Filipinos prefer to speak English and the American culture over Spanish and Hispanic cultures especially since they were under U.S colonization less than quarter of the time they were under Spanish occupation
Y'all's husbands are the same as me, and I've gotten mistaken for Latina. I've also gotten mistaken for "Italian or something" (which isn't incorrect as one of my great-grandfathers was Italian).
A couple of conclusions from the comments. Generally speaking, 1.Latinos don't care if a non-Latino actor plays one on TV or the movies as long as they fit the part. 2. Filipinos are generally thought of as really cool people.
Lou Diamond Phillips, an American Filipino actor, portrayed Ritchie Valens, who was Mexican-American, in "La Bamba". He also portrayed a cholo in "Stand and Deliver". As a Hispanic, I was not offended at all. He did a great job!
Philipino people do have Hispanic last names though, I've worked with them. So the fact that her character's last name was Hispanic doesn't really mean much 😅
As a Mexican I consider my Filipino friends as our cousins, those complaining know nothing about Filipino colonial history and probably like to be call Latinx.
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As a Puerto Rican dating a Filipina, culturally we give the same vibe. Didn't know Vanessa Hudgens was Filipina, my wife can thank her for Paving the way
it is wrong when the first thing you say when refering to a person is the ethnical origin (specially tv reporters), leave that to social services or philosofers@@asli9812
There’s nothing wrong with recognizing different races and cultures. There’s no denying that every race has their own features that others don’t have. The problem starts when a small group of select Americans decides that they’re going to use historical events from hundreds of years ago to justify their bad behavior and life choices, and ultimately put the blame for their failure onto another group of people who had nothing to do with said history. The racial conflict started when people wanted to become victims and use that to get what they want without taking blame for any mistakes.
As a Filipino-American, you don’t know how many times I have been mistaken as Hispanic, I once took a Spanish class and even she thought I was Hispanic
Filipinos can be considered as Hispanics. You don’t have to speak or know Spanish in order to be Hispanic. Hispanic really just means that you come from a country that has significant historical and cultural ties to Spain. Although the Philippines is obviously in Asia, many aspects of their culture has been immensely influenced by Spain. Of course, the Philippines does retain a vast amount of their own unique Southeast Asian/Austronesian culture. But this in no way diminishes the impact that Spain had on the Philippines, or on other countries that it colonized, which many retain aspects from the cultures that inhabited its region before the arrival of the Spanish. So if you’re Filipino, I would see no error if you were to identify as being Hispanic. Hispanicity is not dependent on race. There are many people of African, Asian, and other ancestries that identify with Hispanic culture, because their country of origin was influenced and colonized by Spain. This also of course doesn’t take away from Filipinos being Asian. They are 100% Asian. But again if they choose too they can choose to identify as Hispanic. Just not Latino. Latino means from Latinamerica, and obviously the Philippines is in Asia.
I’m Filipino and you worded so perfectly exactly what I think. Our identity is not so cut and dry. But if one pays attention and learns basic Philippine history, it’s not so hard to put together. Thank you!
The problem is Americans, the Philippines was a Spanish territory, by defanition she is hispanic, they language cultur and food have strong Spanish roots.
And aided eachother in times of need such as WW. The 201st Fighter Squadron part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force. Provided air support against the Japanese forces.
When the Phillipines and the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico today) were Spanish territories, there was an annual trade route that went from Manila to Acapulco and back. It was referred to as the route of the Manila Galleons. That annual trade route lasted for more than 250 years.. It was the first Trans Pacific trade route. This is one of the reasons Hispanic Americans have a connection to the Phillipines and vice versa.
Actually he was still playing a white man. His character was trying to portray a black man in a movie but his character was white. They made his character a method actor so he stayed in character the whole time. It was making fun of Orson Welles academy award winning portrayal of Othello in blackface in 1951 and academy award winning movies in general.
You’re black? I don’t care. I also don’t think you’ve seen Tropic Thunder or you’d know that RDJ was playing a white man playing a black man who was criticised for taking a roll a black man should’ve been given.
My father was first generation Spanish Basque. We have a very unique surname. While growing up in Hawaii I noticed there were several names in the phone book (yes, we had phone books when I was growing up 😂😂😂). I got curious and called them to see if we were related and found they were all Filipinos. At age 14 I dove into learning Spain’s history just so I could understand how our family name from the Pyrenees mountains of Spain ended up on an island in the South Pacific. Truly amazing how we are all tied to one another across this world.
i think the term Hispanic means your roots are derived from the Spanish speaking motherland aka Spain. so yeah, technically Filipinos are Hispanic. Many Filipinos have Spanish last names like Diaz, Guzman, Delgado, etc. much of the language still has chunks of Spanish in it. as far as I’m concerned, she’s not really much different than we thought she was. plus, they’re actors. would people be surprised to find out Robert Downy Jr. isn’t actually Iron Man?
No, Filipinos are not Hispanic. Being Hispanic means that you are descended from a country whose primary language is Spanish. BTW I'm not trying to argue against the fact that they're actors, and it doesn't matter. I just wanted to make clear of misinformation.
@@CristianMartinez-rq4hvbro did you not listen to the video, the Philippines was colonize for 300 years... Do you think those fuckers did not go raping woman or puting their own kin on here? heck the term "filipino" was used to refer to spaniards living in PH...
@@CristianMartinez-rq4hv well the Philippines were under Spanish rule for some time, so there’s probably a lot of Spanish blood going around, making many Filipinos part Hispanic. my homeland was a Spanish colony much like the Philippines, only we were much smaller so the natives assimilated into the Spanish lifestyle much faster. there’s not a single bloodline left that’s purely indigenous, everybody is part Spanish in one way or another. if that makes us Hispanic, i’m willing to bet it in some ways makes Filipinos Hispanic.
@@ethan-gy2sx Well they would have a tiny bit of Spaniard blood, but it’s too little for them to consider themselves to be from Spain, and from others to say that they are from a Spanish speaking county. Their country is the Philippines, and they have their multiple language’s, and Spanish is not the primary one. It’s too far fetched to say they are Hispanic.
@@CristianMartinez-rq4hv i guess it depends to what degree of Spanish influence you would consider them “enough” Spanish to be Hispanic. mind you, i’m more so coming from the perspective of my own culture rather than the Philippines, mainly due to the very similar Spanish history. i would consider our culture to be partially Hispanic. i don’t know how a hardcore Filipino would react. I am part Filipino, just not culturally involved enough to call Filipinos fully Hispanic as if it’s a matter of fact. i just know the language much like my cultures own has heavy Spanish influence. many words and phrases are just plain Spanish just spelled and pronounced differently.
Fun fact: Morgan Freeman played Red in The Shawshank Redemption, a role that was written to be a white Irish guy. Can we stop whining about ethnic representation and just focus on the actor‘s ability to play the role?
I always thought Morgan freemans character was called red coz it was short for redding his characters last name not because he was supposed to have red hair or be Irish. although being black dosn't mean he can't be Irish, as their are alot of black people with Irish ancestry in America and their are quite a few black people with red hair (although to be fair Morgan freeman dosn't actually have red hair) but if they had dyed his hair a natural red shade for this movie, it wouldn't have looked out of place on him he has the right coloring for red hair P.s people get made when white people play roles meant for poc because there isn't enough roles for poc to begin with, so a poc taking a role meant for someone white isn't as big of a deal as there is more than enough white roles to go around, and as Morgan was not playing a historical figure it shouldn't matter
only people from america say this and odds are no one in mexico would consider you mexican. You'd be looked at like the american you are because you really arent apart of the mexican community. Just a gringa now
@@queeffersthrlnd1620 those are lies lmao Even if they see a mexican person born and raised in the US, mexicans would still see them hispanic/latino bc of their appearance. "Gringo(a)" is usually refer to white anglo americans.
@@AntiStraightMaleSociety Also no, gringo means anyone from the US. Not just white people, loser Americanized Mexicans have always been called gringos here. You just don’t know shiiit.
Mexican here and a lot of times I cannot tell if a Filipino is not Hispanic so it’s never bothered me. In addition, we share the history of being oppressed by the Spanish to the Filipinos are bros.
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As a Hispanic, Stop feeling offended on our behalf, we don't give a fuck.
tell that to that hispanic btch thats playing snow white
Well said
Exactly.
Most Hispanics (I assume) know Al Pacino isn’t Cuban. That doesn’t stop people from liking ‘Scarface’.
@@Garrett316not only that, we are proud of our gendered language, we don't do "Latinx" that's not a real thing that Hispanic people respect, we respect our language more than snowflakes feelings
If they were cast to Vanessa Hudgens in Asian roles, the internet would probably blow up with even more contrived outrage due to her appearance.
I get that outrage though. It’s not so much about genotype, but phenotype. The typical mestizo type look is what should be considered desirable in their eyes.
Yea. She doesn't really look Asian, she looks Hispanic. But there should also be roles specifically for Filipinos as well. I don't think I've ever seen Filipino characters in shows/movies.
can't appease the mob and it's pointless to try
@@lreneewell9154Because Hollywood doesn’t like Asians even though Asians make a lot of money for them by watching their dumb movies. Diversity to Hollywood only means whites, blacks and lgbtq
Asians get whitewashed all the time. Filipinos don’t have a problem with people like Vanessa. Look at tv shows and movies from the Philippines. Look at Miss Universe contestants from the Philippines.
It’s we white people who have a problem and cause a ruckus if a white character is played by a person of color. And when it comes to Asians in Hollywood, we practically blacklist them LOL
As a Hispanic, we literally don’t care. She looks the part, she can play it.
Came to say the exact same thing
Also, like, they use “hispanic” as if that didn’t mean “that speaks spanish”. People from US realizing not being white doesn’t mean being mexican nor latin american it’s so funny.
Yup. Only white people care. I remember white people getting so angry at the Mcfarlen, USA movie about the white cross country coach being a white savior. My Honduran family literally loves that movie, loves that migrant workers stories are being told and just like the coach for being a good person.
@unruidodefondo that's common sense?
So you guys are okay with her not nobody else interesting your comment is reason people don't know anything about Gene and race she wasn't Hispanic but a lot of us knew this yet she okay play Hispanic roles individually I have have Filipino friends just say she don't look it that's what what happens when Mistake someone race sounds like what do to black people now today! I love that majority of the comments need apply that to days things since they accepted her now we need that for my people now yeah all kin folk and not kin folk 👏🏾‼️💯
“She isn’t hispanic” proceeds to explain her hispanic roots. 👍
Spain** is in Europe. Hispanic refers to Latin America
@@rantingintothevoid thats not correct, Hispanic loosely means "related to spain" people born, raised, and genetically from Spain ARE hispanic. it is an ethnic descriptor, not a geologic descriptor.
Latin American is more than just hispanic as well, Brazil is considered latin american, but because they have portugese history and not spanish they are NOT hispanic.
filipinos have every right to call themself hispanic if they so choose, the genetics, parts of the culture, and even the language is heavily influenced by spain due to spains like 300 years of occupation
@@rantingintothevoid no. Hispanic refers to people who speaks spanish
So if some ones dad speaks Spanish and their child doesn't that means the dad is Hispanic and his biological child is not right?@@vp9742
Exactly
There isn’t really a specific look of a Hispanic anyways. We’re all different colors. 👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿
Because it’s not a real race or ethnicity it’s a linguistic group
It’s like saying Black and American Indians who speak English are Anglos. It’s absurd
@@thesteelecrusader7778they're called native Americans not "indians"
@@AntiStraightMaleSocietynah Indians work
@@AntiStraightMaleSocietyI’ve lived in Idaho my entire life alongside several native communities. Everyone I’ve talked to has embraced the term “American Indian” and have some contempt for white people who keep trying to change it. Not unlike like my Central and South American kinsmen who find the term “Latinx” colonial virtue signaling, as well as my wealthy native African side who doesn’t even know what the “correct” term is anymore.
I’m African, Aztec, Spanish, German, Jewish, and a practicing Catholic. I’ve been called everything over the years. I can’t keep up with all the terms. People assume I’m Filipino because of my “oriental eyes.”
Like I said. I’m from Idaho. You should come visit if you wanna see what real racists and Nazis are like. 😉
@@nialeemaria why tf you mention the state where you from and your racial ethnicity to me? All I'm saying is that Native Americans are called native americans. Indians are weirdøs from South Asia
It turns out Tom Holland doesn’t actually have spidey powers in real life so we decided it’s an outrage that he’s been casted as Spider-Man.
and Robert Pattinson isnt really a vampire 😡
fired
😮 Elsa a not a human but a drawing
I don’t think Arnold Schwarzenegger is really a Terminator. Cultural appropriation.
cast*
*TOM HOLLAND IS SHORT AND UNMASCULINE* - ok enough FACTS
People acting like Filipinos don't have Hispanic surnames...Gabriella Montez could very well have been Filipina. 🤣🤣🤣
I was literally looking for the comment. These “woke” ppl are very weird.
Indeed they are. 😂
But the character wasn’t though
@@TruuColorZ her ethnicity isn't mentioned anywhere.
Exactly
She’s not just Philippino. She’s also Hawaiian and various other ethnicities. She wouldn’t be able to get typecast anywhere if directors really cared to be accurate. She can play whatever role she wants
She can play a real life Moana
@@Yoyomu205 Fo' real
It's kinda like when Rob Schneider was talking about the criticism he got when he played a Chinese character. He talked about his mixed ethnic background, and how he felt like he should be allowed to play roles that reflected other sides of his background other than his White side.
Filipino
As in Native Hawaiian? I know Hawaiians share some DNA with Filipinos but a lot of Filipinos migrated to Hawaii, and her mother grew up in Mindanao. How can she be Hawaiian?
As a Latino of Hispanic origin, I have no issue with Vanessa playing a Latina. Filipinos feel like cousins to us.
Edit: quite remarkable that so many people don’t know that not all Latinos are Hispanic. I implore you to look up the difference before reacting any further. Thank you.
We share so many similar words with them because we were both invaded by the Spanish
Hispanic and Latina aren’t races.
if you are American your opinion doesn't matter nor are you seen as a part of the actual latino or hispanic community. Especially with how you described yourself. there are literally no latinos of hispanic origin, thats not how it works. Your origin would be your country of origin, hispanic refers to spanish colonialism and its assimilation of spanish. We don't consider that origin unless your entire family is from spain and then you are not latino or hispanic.
@@onedudethelegend you don’t know how to read.
@@queeffersthrlnd1620 you will be ok. Run off now.
"OMG a Filipino played a Hispanic woman!! Anyway" said by every Hispanic person ever
Hispanic ppl are the last ppl to trip over something like this
So did Lou Diamond Philips! He played Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba, he’s half Filipino, half white!
@@ocsjc13True. Hispanics are pretty chill about this kind of stuff.
@@ocsjc13clap for yourself
@@michaelcortez6596what was the white?
“The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race” by Anthony Ocampo is a great book about this topic.
Ooh, that sounds like a fascinating book.
Filipino American not Philippines. Filipinos have more common with Chinese actually South Chinese and Malaysian and Indonesian people on a daily basis. That guy should have named his book Pinoy not Filipino it would have been more accurate.
I know a woman that explained all this to me. She looks blasian. Black and Asian but she's cuban and Filipino. Beautiful brown skin, lose curly black dark hair, and almond shaped eyes.
@@jeremys6631Malaysians are often dark too. Not usually presented but especially in ancient asian society there are paintings of dark skin asians. Usually when people buy wigs of Malaysian or Burmese the curl is thick, dark and dense. Of African and Asian mixed descendants.
Right. Hispanic is an ETHNICITY. Not a race…
Which is why everything undoubtedly states I’m a black man, but my cultural upbringing is Hispanic/Latino (Dominican republic)
Race = Nature (out of the womb, your DNA, and more importantly phenotype, physical traits) 🧬 📌
Ethnicity = Nurture (what you learn from society) 📝📌
Can we stop worrying about people’s heritage and just hire actors based on how well they can act? This is getting ridiculous.
As an Hispanic, even I sometimes am not sure whether the person in front of me is Latino or Filipino. Lol. I say she gets a pass.
Respectfully, she doesn’t “get a pass” because she didn’t ask for that pass to begin with…She’s Filipina so why can’t y’all just accept that and let her represent who she actually is rather than try and claim her? I’m sorry but sometimes Hispanic people try to claim Filipinos like we want to be you and it’s honestly very weird.
Also, for anyone who is interested: The Philippines was conquered centuries ago. There’s this misconception that Filipinos and Spaniards are “basically the same” when that’s such a misguided idea set in a lack of understanding. And sadly, a lot of Filipinos are also guilty of fueling this narrative that they are “basically Hispanic,” while dismissing other aspects of their culture under the rug while highlighting the Spanish influence. This is bad because it contributes to the erasing of what was once our culture, in its entirety, rather than just cherry picked bits.
One misconception I notice is that we carry Spanish last names simply because we carry Spanish blood. In reality, we have Spanish last names because the Spaniards forcefully assigned them to us, whether we had Spanish in our lineage or not. Don’t get me wrong, there are cultural influences for sure as well as the country converting to Catholicism, but there is also so much more regarding Filipino culture that has influence from other countries as well as their own.
Also, it’s important to mention the toxic beauty standards Filipinos have set for themselves. Newsflash, a lot of Filipinos don’t even look “Spanish,” they look Filipino! None of my relatives really look Spanish, a few could pass as Hispanic but most of them are undoubtedly Filipino/Southeast Asian in looks. But unfortunately there is a lot of self hate in the Philippines which contributes to the idea that they need to act as though they are “basically Hispanic.” In Filipino media you will see it- they fill their media with the most white passing or Hispanic passing Filipinos they can hire. If you are mixed with white or Hispanic, they will likely hire you to “represent” Filipinos. It’s an unfair representation set in toxic beauty standards, which contributes to the world believing that “all Filipinos simply look Hispanic” when in reality Filipinos are an extremely mixed race with different “looks.”
The Philippine culture is too diverse and influenced, the topic is very nuanced in ways that even it’s own people don’t always want to talk about, which is why I wanted to bring this up.
@@LM.312you want to deny a poc woman a free pass? That's not very progressive of you.
@@TheJcris87White people STAY getting passes! There’s a WHOLE LONG LIST ON GOOGLE THAT shows all of the whites cast as people of color. So I don’t get why they are upset that a mermaid is black. I think it’s hilarious that big grown adults are still crying over a FAKE FISH!
@@LM.312Touch grass
And even if u could differentiate them it doesn't matter so 🤫
As a Hispanic who visited the Philippines I never felt out of place there. In fact, the main language there has so many words derived from Castilian (Spanish) and the food and culture. So I dare to say I feel an affinity to Filipinos as Hispanics. They are wonderful, hard working people. And Yes, I will consider all of them as cousins. The next time I go to Philippines I will try to learn Tagalog as much as I can.
Gracias and Salamat Po !
Como estas...became kumusta kana. Just one example
A lot of mixed race in the Philippines.
Given the word Hispanic is taken from the Roman word for the whole territory of Iberia, one could say anyone from any Spanish or Portuguese colony is Hispanic. That is, unless, you take pride in racial designations handed to you by the literal US Police. That's where "Caucasian" and "Hispanic" got their modern designations, by the way.
Same!
@@mags6946they’re essentially our cousins. Shout out to them, for boycotting grapes in the fields with my great grandparents!
I’ve heard a handful of times that Filipino people are considered the Mexicans of the Asians 😂
Yes it all started when colonial powers saw the successful result via england and poor India and so the powers would be at the time wanted to emulate the successful results between those 2,,,the dutch & Germany had dealings with Japan,Ottomans with Indonesia France had Siam so poor Spain failed at the race in the Asian trade route and took Philippines, gave them a book with 2 sticks as payment,there was a period where the Vatican swagged their room with Philippines ruby and Aztec gold(where most in the worlds natural deposits at the time came from)
Filipinos don’t call themselves Mexican/Latino/Hispanic only foreigners do that
@@emilyjennings4362nah girl. I'm filipino and I call myself a mexican of asia. 😂😂 but in all seriousness, It's kinda true though. When you check surrounding areas, we have more spanish names, we have lots of spanish inspired foods, some of our words still root from spanish words. Even my last name is Spanish - Cervantes
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so I guess our country needs a new perspective on this. But not my job though so let's just all carry on 😁
@@aidanagain995yes all spanish but u guys dont speak spanish u didn’t adopt the language and with that u guys have not totally acknowledged the hispanic culture…. like Im colombian and for me filipino people are asian… ppl from venezuela chile or any other real hispanic country (latin america) is an equal to me…
Actually the Philippines was a colony of Spain for over 300 years and was part of the Galleon trade with Mexico that went from Manila to Acapulco and back. Spanish was spoken and taught in schools up until the US colonized the country in 1898, after which we were made to use English. The Filipino language itself still has a lot of borrowed Spanish words but is based on one of 172 languages and dialects that we have (even the Filipino greeting of Kamusta is taken from Como estas). We even have Chavacano, which is our own Spanish-based Creole language spoken in the province of Zamboanga.
Tl;dr we did adopt all the Spanish culture, we’re past that now but we still have a long history with Mexico.
As a Hispanic woman, we come in every shape and color…. Even Margot Robbie can play a Latina role for me …
What about green? Has there been a hispanic hulk yet?
There has been a hispanic Green Lantern, which is nice.
Are you kidding me you want a Caucasian women to Play a litina? What a sell out
@@luvlost03 you do realise that white latinos exist right? Talk about being ignorant🙄
Also you Americans need to stop using the word “Caucasian” to refer to white people. That word belongs to the people of the caucasus. Most white americans do not originate from there. Stop using it
Absolutely. Look at Anya Taylor-Joy. Her mom is of Argentinian descent and she speaks perfect Spanish.
@@luvlost03 why are you speaking for Hispanic? The white superior complex is annoying.
I'm pissed af that Ariel wasn't an actual real mermaid
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For real 😂😂😂
Comparing a fictional character to an actual race
I am Mexican and Filipinos are like brothers and sisters. My school was a majority Hispanics and Filipino and we enjoyed sharing spicy candy.
And the culture is so similar. Best short term relationships was with these two
No.
Marimar was even a hit during the 90s.
@@erenjaeger1738 uh, yes? 😂 everyone’s spreading love but you weirdo
I’m Filipino and a small percent Spanish because Spanish colonized the Philippines, so does that make us Hispanic?
Mark Ruffalo played the hulk and he’s not even green.
Omg! They casted a non green person!
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same with tom holland, he aint no damn spider
@@ajet13 but his mother’s sister is an AUNT so….
lmao
I bet only non Hispanics were upset. 🙄I've recently had the privilege of working with a Latin/Hispanic community group and they're SO kind and accepting. They were clients but now close friends. They basically adopted us and especially our son who cones along to "help" on projects but ends up getting treats and hugs and now is learning Spanish. ❤❤❤
I’m Hispanic and although I’m not offended, i do think it’s a bad choice on their part. My sister bought her doll cause she thought she was Latina- I bought it for her actually cause I was in high school when this movie came out. So, although I think it sucks, we should - as a community-ask for better representation.
@@AirFire18
Given her substantial Hispanic ancestry, she's considered of Latin descent, making her Latina, correct? People from South America also don't have a 100% Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or even French ancestry since it's been mixed with the native population. So, I'm a bit puzzled about the confusion since she was a Latina playing a Latina role, wasn't she?
As a Mexican: Omg who CARES?
Exacto 💯💯💯
Neta wey
Literally, we r so chill lol
Woke white people
As a Filipino, why bothers you? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Any race can play hispanic.... Hispanics arent exclusove to a single race.
This will never be understood by the masses
Exacto 👌🏻
You can tell people don't understand this basic concept based on the comments lol.
That is exactly true, but many people don't understand this!
according to the US census bureau, Hispanic is an ethnicity, not a race. the majority of Hispanics in the US are considered racially white in the eyes of the US census bureau.
As a Latino guy, we claim Filipinos as part of the culture. Also don't forget Dave Bautista and Lou Diamond Phillips are also Filipino too but growing up we just accepted Bautista and Lou Diamond played Richie Valens so he's chill too.
Lou Diamond Phillips is Filipino? 🤯
@@ONELOVE-bk7tx Yes he's got some Cherokee descent but almost anytime someone says they have Cherokee descent there's some doubt...I saw someone mention that that was how people used to hid having black ancestry.
Don’t forget Bruno Mars, Nicole from “Pussycat Dolls” Olivia Rodrigo, APL DE ÁP, Jokoy and many more
It’s all about Richie and his flying guitar!! What about me?! What about Bob, Mom?!!
@@mcsuchnsuch "Not my Richie" 😪
FUN FACT: In the beginning when the family is working in the orchard and when Bob and Richie run up the hill was filmed in my hometown. Apricot orchards in Hollister, California 😁
I’m loving the responses from my Latin and Hispanic people. We don’t care! We love our Filipino brothers and sisters! It’s all good. We don’t need other people to be offended for us.
Filipinos have SPANISH LAST NAMES too so it STILL makes sense for her to play “Gabriella Montez”
no it doesnt,
Yeah my family is half Filipino and their last name is San Jose we get Spanish mail all the time 😂 and my dad's name is Miguel 😂 The Spanish did take over soooo it shouldn't be that big of a deal
If her character is Philippina, yes that makes sense, but it isn’t. Most Philippinos are not even mixed with Spaniards. They were forced to take on Spaniard last names. Messed up. Hispanics, are already under represented and the few that are there are given to Asians - 🤦🏻♀️
@@a.k.salazr 100%
@@a.k.salazr I feel like Asians are even more under represented :/
As a Mexican, Filipinos are like that half sibiling your father had before marrying your mother.
No bruh, you are that 1st half sibling, after you throw them spaniards out (after your independence) they transferred all the crappy leaders here. 😂
Yeah, that's how I feel as a Mexican , they're like our cousins
@@danielasanchez4674as a Filipino, I agree xDDDDDD
Bahaha this was funny 😂
@@danielasanchez4674 Isn't everyone technically like your cousin?
As a Costa Rican I'm not mad she takes latina roles. Get the money, my Filipina queen
@Kingdraco064 the 2017 wants your joke back
Yeah right. Girlie can't even speak our language and yet she openly accepted that position from the son of a former dictator from a horrid political clan that continues to deny their crimes to the Philippines for decades
Thats why shes so gorgeous..Filipinas are beautiful..
Im latina and I don’t give an f. She looked the part and that is enough ✨
Cool. You're one person though.
@@Laura-sg6ssCool, and so are you.
@@LunaticTheCat yeahh so? 😭 I'm not the one who said "I'm Latinas and..." so it doesn't apply to me does it?? I'm aware I'm just one person, but her comment I'm not sure she is so why you telling me this???
@@Laura-sg6ss230 ppl liked that comment though
@@Laura-sg6ssuhh bro theres tons of hispanics talking about how they dgaf here idk what your intention was with this reply lmao
One thing both us Filipinos and Hispanics can REALLY relate on is if mama has the slipper....you gonna die!!
I'm neither, but I know enough to absolutely love this comment!
Or belt. Or spatula. Or the good ol open hand.
@@lmoral222sometimes a hanger. extra damage when they break, and theres more in the laundry.
Yes but that's getting canceled by the latinxs types, the woke victimized cry babies
Also that tin of butter cookies only has a 50% chance of actually containing cookies
As a Hispanic woman, I don't think there's anything wrong with a Filipina actress playing a Hispanic character
She is an actress if that is the role she was given then there is nothing wrong with it. But im sure she said she was a Hispanic back then, as a Filipino myself I would have done the same, I mean who doesn't want to work and get paid by millions for a little lie.
@@smokers1231000I don’t remember she said she was Hispanic. Ever since I knew she was half Filipina
That’s because Hispanic isn’t a race.
@@whitepouch0904 she never did. People just assume because of the way she looks and her high school musical character. I read a magazine interview and she said she was Filipina, Irish, French, and Native American.
As a hispanic, I dont agree. She is not hispanic or latino. She is Asian and Pacific islander. There IS a difference
I’m Hispanic, and definitely not upset that the beautiful Vanessa played this role. It’s called acting, and she’s invited to my house for coffee and pan dulce anytime.
Nobody cares if she's Spanish, Hispanic, Filipino, or any other thing. She played the role bc she fits an image.
exactlyyyyy
Them leaks a while back were sweeeet
Spanish people are hispanic
Latinos and Filipinos have ALOT in common, sit them down to eat some lechon and watch them bond like they were lost siblings.
The Latin tribes from the Roman peninsula.......never reached America or the Philippines..,.... We also spell it with an F ....Filipina....!!!!.
For us Filipinos, our days of the week are the same as in Spanish. And we both share champurrado, but ours is a chocolate pudding with rice. Filipinos and Latinos are cousins when it really comes down to it.
No we don't. We are not siblings. Filipinos are Asian. End of story.
Amen!
they are mostly austronesian though
As a Hispanic woman I’m not offended by her we are practically the same😭😭
No we're not...filippino people are ASIAN...right next to the China sea right next to Japan and Malaysia and Thailand and Hong kong...you are NOT the same we speak Tagalog and have over 7 thousand dialects on that Island...we are NOT spanish...the reason why a lot of us have Spanish names is due to Spains occupation...most but not all filippinos changed a lot of their Asian names to fit the trend
@@thegoldenbowl5217lots of Hispanic population has Asian blood in their veins, so... Whatever, who cares?
@@thegoldenbowl5217 In a way, yes, we are. Have you forgotten about our history? Being a colony of Spain for over 300 years means we've had a lot of interactions with both Spain and Mexico (e.g., the galleon trade with Alcapulco), leading to a significant number of interracial relationships. Whether consensual or not. This means many Filipinos have various degrees of Hispanic blood. Also, had we not been colonized by the US, we would have been the only Spanish-speaking country in Asia.
I know Filipinos who hate being confused with Mexicans.
@@majorlazor5058 There is no such thing as pure Filipino unless you're one of the indigenous tribes in my country. Even then, I still doubt it. We are such a diverse race we can actually start singing We Are the World. 🤣
“Hispaniola” was the name of Spain’s colonial empire, which Phillipines was in.
They’re Hispanic, despite removing most of the Spanish from their language.
The country is still named after a “Phillip” from Spain’s monarchy.
As a Latina married to a Filipino, I can comfortably say we are basically the same thing, 😆 Huge family events with insane amounts of food where no one knows anyone but everyone is an aunt, uncle, or cousins.
Filipinos and Hispanics are completely different races and cultures. Ultimately, Filipino culture is SE Asian. The Philippines has more in common with Indonesia and Malaysia, similar food, languages, way of life. The connection with the Philippines and Mexico is highly highly exaggerated. Having Spanish surnames, close knit families, being Christian, fiestas, or 1 or 2 similar dishes does not correlate to being very “similar” to Mexico lol.
Lol!!
@@racooncity3325nah yall latinos from asia
@@racooncity3325 For you to say that filipinos have a *completely* different culture from "hispanics" confirms that you either know little about them or nothing at all
Thank You
As a Hispanic, I think she's fine to act in Hispanic roles, she's never been disrespectful to our culture and Filipino culture is just as rich and gorgeous!!!
You speak Spanish? If not you’re not Hispanic
Thank you! 🤍✨
Love this comment and love you 💛
period
Well stated! Thank you ❤
Clarification.
She IS Hispanic.
She ISN'T Latino.
Hispanic is a Spanish speaker. A Latino is one of Latin American descent.
@@jbak87
Hispanic is of Spanish descent.
She is of Spanish descent.
So he must mean Gabriella is Latino.
Otherwise it makes no sense to say Gabriella is Hispanic, but Vanessa isn't.
Because Vanessa, being Filipino, is in fact Hispanic.
But not Latino.
@@greco-romano9852My ancestors were from Spain, they settled in the new world hundreds of years ago. Some mixed with indigenous people but not a lot. I wasn’t taught Spanish but does that still mean I’m Hispanic?
@@brandonmireles3249
You're of Spanish descent.
Yes?
@@jbak87 according to american definition sure.. America has been redefining what it means to be hispanic -- in philippine terms, america has been removing hispanic from Philippines after the Philippine-American war in 1898.. so since 1900's
I lived in Hawaii yrs ago, while there, I ran into filipinos and some even had my spanish last name. Funny enough, I was asked if I was filipino....at first I was like...do I look filipino to you? But I soon remembered photos of my mother when she was young and she did resemble some of the filipinos I saw. Not to mention, the filipino asking me so happened to have my last name as well....lol Later on, i did notice spanish influence in their language as well....so we like distant cousins lol
Okay are the Indonesian distant cousins of Arabs then? Indonesians are Muslims, have Arabic names, and the Malay language/culture has a lot of Arabic influence.
Definitely not Filipinos are more related to the Indonesians then Spanish people and Indonesia are more related Filipinos then Arab people. That's why the country of the Philippines claims parts of the Indonesian island of Borneo because Filipino Muslims used to rule parts of the island during the Medieval times
@@Blu3Blaze18Cool. But why make it a competition rather than understand that the Philippines had a ton of influence from multiple cultures?
@@stop.juststop okay so how are they Hispanic then? The United States has a ton of influences from different cultures too and one of the largest Spanish speaking communities in the world and nobody in Latin America considers the U.S as Hispanic.
@@Blu3Blaze18 the dfference is that the arabic names traveled through persia/ iran and then through indian and then to indonesia. Meanwhile the spanish directly colonized bringing over settlers over about 300 years the difference being the directness in which it came left a bigger genetic , cultural and linguistic impact
@@thrifty6304 oh really that explains why Filipinos only got Spanish names in a royal decree during 1860s when the Spanish officially laid claim to the Philippines in 1565. What were the Spanish doing in the Philippines during the entire 300 year rule until the decree? Especially when they forced Aztecs to have Spanish names in the 1520s. And not all of the Philippines were under Spanish rule for 300 years
Why do people not know how casting works.? It's not just about accuracy it's about talent. Vanessa had the talent and looked the part and isn't pretending to be someone there not what actors are supposed to do.
Try to tell them that about the little mermaid 🙄
@@Uratrollbecause the little mermaid didn't look or act the part
@@Uratroll there were a lot of problems with that movie but the casting wasnt one of them imo. ariel is a fictional character and even though her iconic look included her being white it’s simply not relevant enough to her story to warrant the outrage of the actress portraying her being a different race. its just simply a different iteration of ariel. no one gave them nearly enough shit for how they changed her sisters, when it’s the exact same thing.
@@pokaay3163 idc that Ariel was black I had no problem with it I don’t think you really understood what I was trying to say. Also there really wasn’t anything wrong with the movie it was a good movie.
@@elithluxe7568 yes tf she did don’t lie to yourself like that. Halle’s voice and acting were on point and also casting once again has nothing to do with looks.
As a hispanic woman, I literally could not care less about who she plays. That's the great thing about acting; you can be whatever you want.
exactly she even looks hispanic so i dont see the issue. It wouldve been weird if she didnt look hispanic tho, but they couldve easily changed the characters race since her race didnt even matter in the story
IIRC Sofia Vergara is actually blonde, she dyed her hair coz "Latinas aren't blonde" or some shit
@@ngndnd you cant “look Hispanic” when it’s not a race, but I agree with everything else 🤭
I just wish for one day that people would stop feeling offended for others.
Many people don’t realize that the Philippines was under Spanish rule for 300 years. But you don’t hear them complaining. 👀
It's funny the world doesn't care about race except the US because of them race is so controversial. 💀
So what? Greece 🇬🇷 was ruled by Turkey 🇹🇷 for 400 or (Northern Greece) 500 years. Also Spain 🇪🇸 was ruled by Arabs for 800 years but obviously the Spanish or Greeks don't wanna talk about that.
I’m Hispanic and idc that she was casted as a Hispanic girl. It’s called ACTING 😂 Everyone always has something to be “offended” by. SMH 😂
Ikr like what has the world come to when everyone is fighting about race, when has race ever matters when it comes to acting, Like it's called acting of a reason which means you can be whatever the writer and producers said you should be . remember when man use to play women then when women weren't allowed to act so men took the part of women on stage with good make-up. But now everyone is sensitive we have to have this race complaining that race complaining saying someone is taking a role from another race like I don't understand is my movie shouldn't I be the one to pick who I think is good enough regarding their race as far they look a bit similar to the part and with a little makeup on they can look like the character and also can act the part very well even if they are of different race . Some people may look the part but can't act as good as the one who doesn't so you are telling the writer or producer to go into the world and start checking everyone from that race till they see someone who can act. People keep forgetting not everyone can do a good job when it comes to acting . This race thing is getting ridiculous and ruining movies and shows . This is why we don't have good movies anymore how sad, And also didn't Vanessa acted the part long time ago nobody complain about her acting but now they know she isn't the race they thought she was and now they are here complaining like their lives depends on it .
@@BStarlight well look at black people they're always offended about pretty much everything.
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There’s no reason that casting a Filipino actress to play a character with a Spanish last name should be perceived as dishonest by anybody. Many people in the Philippines have Spanish last names regardless of their genetic makeup and so do many Filipino Americans.
Exactly.
me: a mexicsn filipino googling my surnames (unsurprisingly from the same origin).
Ive met many Filipinos that are indistinguishable from Mexicans and have spanish surnames too.
Lou Diamond Phillips
Fr I know a Filipino whose last name is Torres lmao
As a Filipino American 1st generation, I can confirm that Vanessa took the right role with the right name, considering half our people have Spanish surnames. I didn't know this was supposed to be a fully Latina role - I thought she was supposed to portray half Spanish/half Filipino roots as Gabriela Montez.
I mean I doubt casting is going to call for DNA testing for certain ethnicity to be authentic. To them and for a lot of people she looked like she could pass as Hispanic so everyone rolled with it. Knowing she's Filipino is cool since we're seeing more representation but it shouldn't change who someone should play as in TV shows or movies.
Yes, it’s just dumb that people want to be outraged just because of that. She does look Hispanic she really doesn’t look Asian and as you said Filipinos have Spanish surnames. So what is the big deal?
I’m Hispanic and I don’t mind it at all specially because I would rather have another minority actress play a Hispanic role than a white actress.
@@Crisfer05 the funny thing, the only people seem to be outraged are black people. they are getting more mad as well because we dont act like victims
Either way she is gorgeous
As a Latina I don’t t care if she is cast as a Hispanic , she’s beautiful
But she is Hispanic too, as the video explained...
@@gs7828 Spanish is spoken in the Philippines by a small minority. I'd certainly call them Hispanic.
Finally someone understand and did not offended like other comments.. thanks for appreciating d beauty of Vanessa..
Seriously I agree I could care less what nationality or ethnicity a person who is an actor is playing
yup we latinos support pinoys
Kind of but we're not belong to your family, Latinos don't even like Filipinos because of certain things like "Latino wannabe" as your people says. But we don't acknowledge the idea that we're Latinos because we're actually not, we are Asians, and we just share some culture with Latinos but most of it belongs to Asia. Anyway, thanks for the support.
@@hirayamanawari3583 bruh yall the only asians who are nice by heart (other asians can also be like that, but i want to say that ive seen filipinos being real good hearted no matter what other could say to them, theres that difference ) and strong mentally and yall are free ppl not like others living an asian bot life where only the system and the reputation counts..mostly its exactly because of the spanish history idk, but you guys are good at being decent ppl.latinos love real people ! ( and fake latinos ..idk i never heard a filipino call himself that, but i believe you ) only prob i see with the phillipines is the wish to be white and how that influences the ppl and allday life.. it would be nice to see to go away from that ASIAN wish to be so white..that def. stems from asian culture..and look at latinos .. colour doesnt matter and a tan is def beautiful !!!!! spaniards should have taught that more there, cuz spanish ppl also dont judge in colours. :(
NO
@@LiillyMiilly I get what you said. Filipinos like the idea of being white it is because of brainwashing or whitewashing by our colonizers in the past, American and Spanish. I don't want to explain further but because of them, some hate their color (being colored people), our identity, and specially we lost some of our culture, and history.
@@LiillyMiillybeautifully said. I agree with you, I also wish that the Asian wish to be white be gone.
As a Hispanic I welcome all my Filipino brothers and sisters ❤️. You’re more than welcome to take whatever role best suits you. We all need that 💰
Nah
Even through history, Filipinos and Hispanics have gone through nearly identical colonizations. There's only a very thin line that separates the two
@@Duquedecastroyou’re not a real one
@@plushygunA fine line??😂 you have to be joking, that’s nonsense. Mexico and Spain maybe, but not the Philippines, no one ever says that.
What if I can't speak perfect Spanish? I know SOME words in Spanish, but I'm not fluent in it.
I love these mental gems Karine❤️ 🌸 this was such a good topic💕
As a Filipino who has a Spanish and Portuguese blood running in my veins, I approve Vanessa Ann Hudgens to play Hispanic roles
300 years of mix?
Yes, we have something in common !
Same
As a Latin, I considered Filipinos as cousins. They are super chill, they like to drink and they have bomb food 😍🤞
Yep. They're pretty cool people.
Filipinos don't speak Spanish and the few that do have Spanish or Mexican ancestry only have it at more than 5%. It would be like the Hispanic community calling George Lopez Black just because he has 5% percent African ancestry 😐
She’s 25% cooler to me because of this. Filipinos are some of the most solid (hard working, smart, genuine, kind) people I know. Not that I’ve seen any of those shows, or really know her much. She’s also beautiful AF, it’s a win win for every role she’s in.
Lol let one be your boss and find out how nice they are
Ur kidding right? They r the most average asians of all asians lol.
Right and there known to be under dogs in the Asian community
@@snowlily6601i dont know i had a very different experience in high school regarding filipinos. They always made fun of me because i was subhuman. I guess it just depends on the area.
@@Halo4beatsB02you are subhuman???
There's a lot of Spanish in the Filipino language. The crap that this generation complains about
Okay there's a lot of Arabic in the Spanish language so what's your point?
I'm brazilian, but I could easily be a german character in a movie. People don't always look like what you expect for their nationality.
haha where do you think nazis moved ? argentina especially is filled with germans. Perhaps you do have german ancestry, do a genetic test
Brazilian is a nationality. A Chinese person can be Brazilian . There’s difference between race, ethnicity and nationality
@@2000s_brat oh shut up. You didn’t even comprehend what I wrote.
Exactly! I’m Mexican-American. I’m pale and look like a female Edward Cullen. I’ve been mistaken for American, German, Italian, Argentinian, Spanish, Russian, etc. But, I’ve never been mistaken for Mexican or Hispanic. I clearly remember Latinos being racist to me because, they thought I was White.
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@@SweetPurebloodAngel again. Mexican is a NATIONALITY. It’s not a RACE. A Chinese person can be Mexican.
As a Filipino guy, I'm loving you all in the comment sections. Thank you for defending us Filipinos and protecting our girl Vanessa.
Gladly! Hope I can visit one day! ❤
@danika9411 of course you are very much welcome in our country.
we're all in this together!
She looks latina tho
We are Hispanic brothers I love my Filipino people .
As a Latina, I don't care about her ancestry. She did great in that movie, and that's all that matters.
As a white Im extremely offended on behalf of all Latinas 😡
Catherine Zeta Jones is white and she was born in Walse and she played Latina roles. Anyone feels offended about this?🙄 She and Vanessa Hudgens didn't offend the Laitno community. They didn't mock them.
@@verycoolguy5947 you joking.
We are not offended. She can play the role as a Latina any time she wants .. we don’t care.
@@Oswvalale that’s why I care on behalf of you 😘… I mean grrr 😡
@@verycoolguy5947 😂😂🤣🤣 thanks for your concern. You are the best
My mom is Filipina and often gets mistaken as Hispanic. She jokes that Filipinos are the Hispanics of Asia bc of the history.
People from Thialand and Cambodia get mistaken for Hispanics as well. It's obviously because the Native Americans from Latin America originally came from Asia.
Spanish is not a race, its a language. Spain is Spanish. We need diversity
Thank you!! Its true as Hispanics can be any race..
But native Spanish people are white europeans though
I think you meant hispanic or Latino isn't a race. Spanish (people genetically tied to spain) is absolutely an ethnic/racially identifiable group.
@googisfree yeah, I think the media confuses Spanish Europeans with Mexicans or Arabs. When in fact they're white
@googisfreelol Vanessa hudgens will fit right in in Spain.
majority of the hispanic celebrities you see on TV are majority spanish % GEnetically meaning they look no different than Spanish people/White.
Spanish people is just Hispanic face + White skin
all the beautiful actress on telenovela you see are the same they are majority Spanish DNA meaning they look no different than the females in Spain.
The part that really upsets me is that high school musical was made 17 years ago... omg
How tf are you upset at time for moving forward? wth lmao
@@Said-zl2xc no I'm just upset that I'm old as hell lol
@@nickark4807you got me there. 😅😂
I don't really care. That were girly movies that my older teenage sisters would make me watch anyway
@@6lackMamba24 doesn't change the fact that we're old now
As a Hispanic I’ve always just accepted Filipinos as Hispanics because Hispanic to me is a cultural signifier not just a racial one many Hispanics are not even majority Spanish in their make up I see no reason for that to be a reason to exclude Filipinos. TLDR welcome my Hispanics from Asia
Edit: yall are really salty about something that really wasn’t meant to be serious smfh touch grass
This comment reminds me of that vid about Asian girls saying Filipinos are Spanish acting like Chinese or Spanish in Asia 🤣 and I can't even get mad cause even my grandma have Spanish surname too 🤣 and I love Asian culture 😂 and yet other Asian girls don't see us As Asian 😂 geez!
Definitely not
As a Hispanic person I understand that Hispanic means people who are native Spanish speakers. No matter the country if the main language is Spanish then they are hispanic, so Filipinos cannot be hispanic thats nonsense, but I could really care less if a Filipino plays a hispanic….
Just look up the definition of Hispanic in google 🙄 but please don’t be around saying that its okay to “welcome” anyone to become hispanic trying to change the fundamental definition of the word due to current inclusive cultural bs because that is just not right. 😑 keep it smart people.
@@love7love we're not playing hispanic, and if history could speak in our behalf we didn't ask and NEVER would want to have Spanish surnames, and not all Filipinos have Spanish surnames. It's so happens that those surnames were from our ancestors who happens to be from overseas and yet they went here to messed around! But what can we do? That happens and we have no other choice but to embrace it. Some Filipinos have Chinese surnames because of their ancestry and that's it. It's not like we can choose our own Surnames. Plus filipinos never claim that we're Hispanic or Spanish or whatever and we will never do that, cause that's a insult to our national heroes who sacrificed their own lives just to kick out that Spaniards here, except those who are half Spanish half Filipinos now. So please don't say that we're playing hispanic that's kind of insulting.
When speaking about a woman, the correct term to use is _Filipina._
As a Filipino, almost no one has racially profiled me correctly except other Asians
And even then, there's a 50/50 chance of getting called Mexican lol
Someone called me a sp*c on a forum once cos they saw my name (my FB was attached) and thought I was Hispanic lol
Had to look up the word cos I've never seen it before and wasn't sure if it was a typo or not 😂
Well you are the asian mexicans
As a mixed Asian, I've had the same happen to me. Of course because of Spain, I had a Spanish last name and teachers and students would always assume I was Mexican. Even got asked if I was related to another girl because we "looked alike." Now I just get stupid questions like was I a mail order bride?
I got called Chinese as a kid but as I got older and got tanner I got mistaken for Guatemalan
Philipinas dont look asian they look Latinas... Look at the beauty contestants for miss universe...
She's Filipina? That's so crazy, i thought she was Hispanic for real. Gorgeous woman regardless
Saying she’s not Hispanic because he’s philipina is like saying mexicans are hispanics because they are from mexico. My country Spain conquered las Filipinas in the 1500s and it got it’s independence in te 1800s. So it’s just like any other viceroyalty that got it’s independence in that century. You don’t have to be from Spain to be hispanic.
Half Filipinos and half Native Americans (Hispanics) are similar because they’re both half Asian half white (wasian/mestizo)
@@arnaubasulto4448But I thought people from Madrid don’t consider themselves Hispanic. My grandmother was from Barcelona and she told me people in Madrid don’t consider themselves Hispanic.
@@arnaubasulto4448Hispanic means coming from a country that speaks Spanish. less than 600 people in the Phillipines can actually speak the language 😂
Bruh
Jo Koy has a special where he jokes with an audience member about if he's Latina or Filipino, it's pretty gold.
I was just thinking about it😂
Literally what came to mind seeing this
Love the one about his mom just randomly pointing and going "FILIPINO??" to every Hispanic-looking person she sees 😂
She’s half American and half Filipino…😊 her mom is filipina and her dad is American
Each day I get more and more convinced that I may actually have filipino blood in me
As a Hispanic-Latino myself, I consider all Pinoy/Pinay honorary siblings
We don’t need that honor. We have our own identity.
Sameeeee we got too many things in common to not
As a full hispanic/latino, they are not.
No!! Some of us Filipinos are Hispanic. Some of us speak creole Spanish
@@whitepouch0904tell them
oh, let me guess. The people complaining bout cultural appropriation are not Latinos, because no Latino will say "Hispanic" because that includes the Spanish and anyone would rather have a Philipino woman playing a Latina than hear a Spanish accent saying "I'm from Mexicou". We do not care and even if we cared share colonizer, a passion for mangoes and the chancla, we are practically related
....i don't have a passion for chancla (tsienalas para us filipinos)..... i'm scared of it!!! don't let a mother a get a hold of a chancla!!! JUST DON'tt!!
@@JojieCertezarun from the Chancletas too
Montez is a very common surename in the Philippines. And most of them are of Spanish descent. So high-school musical casting is still accurate. Even the series was played by Olivia Rodrigo, a half Filipina. So what are they surprised about?
Her real-life name is Vanessa Hudgens. Try saying that instead of referring to her as her character name.
@mayloo2137 lmao thats because her dad is am american. Her mom is a 100% filipina. And you didnt get the point.
@@Sejuani89 Stop confusing Vanessa's real name and life with her character name. The two are separate.
@mayloo2137 They're saying that since Montez is a common Filipino name, the character of Gabriella Montez could realistically be Filipino. Thereby making it a little less egregious that they casted a Filipino to play her
@@hannahw7023 it is fiction.
As I white person I can confirm we wanted to stir up more racial tension with this one
As a Mexican man i can attest that i do not care. People need to stop being offended for us acting like theyre so righteous because they "stand up for us"
I miss when acting was just acting not fkin political
I agree with you
Just existing is political.
"How did you get this job? You must be a diversity hire."
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Acting has always been political, because race has always been political in this country. The whole reason black face is even a thing is because only white people could get cast in movies, so they'd put white actors in makeup to make them look like other races. It's baked into the history of acting, so whether you like it or not doesn't really matter
everything is political, it always has been and will be. that’s just how it is, i guess🤷♀️
It's always been a political place. But thanks to the Internet being a hub of information, some people are becoming self proclaimed experts about any and all issues while simultaneously becoming offended by being overstimulated. It's hilarious.
As a Filipino Mexicans are our distant cousins. I love them.
Support our cousins!!!
There are more hispanics than mexicans
En realidad todo latinoamerica ya que a los dos los conquistó España
As a Mexican I love you too
Yes :) as a Mexican we love you too, cousins!
She's so fine, regardless of her ethnicity
Sometimes, you just have to act. If you look or sound the part, and aren't hurting anyone, then you should be fine
Yes you are, example John Wayne played Genghis Kong with heavy make up
@@strummerdagr8z385can you read? The comment said IF you aren’t hurting anyone you should be fine. I don’t think anyone was hurt by Vanessa Hudgens playing the role. As the video stated, Filipinos are a greater minority in the states and have fewer roles written for them.
You mean treating POC like white people where a german actor can play a russian? Outrageous!!!
@@strummerdagr8z385Id like to know how that even hurts anyone? Like seriously people don't know what being hurt actually is anymore.
taking roles from hispanics is literally hurting them so your shit does not apply.
Everyone that grew up in Latin America considers Filipinos our “cousins” and literally has no problem with a Filipino actor playing a Hispanic role. We might not share the same language, but our cultures are more similar than people realize
Yeah culture wise, food wise, last names.and the list goes on.....
Even Tagalog has a lot of Spanish influence
I grew up in Latin America and never heard of them
I have never considered them cousins, only Asians with a huge Chinese influence
@@lissm109nah, i am from visayas, we speak 50% spanish in our language, our food, our religion, our culture, the name of our streets, places, our names heavily influence by spain.
"Filipinos are just Mexicans in Asia." - Jokoy, a Filipino comedian. I am Filipino and yes we don't look like the typical Mainland Asian or even South East Asian you see in the movies. I honestly didn't even know she was a Filipino until our local news reported it a couple of years after HSM 3 premiered.
We still look south east Asian though, it's just local networks like casting mestizas lol
Just because Filipino people have a little spanish blood in them doesn't make them mexican. I think people are getting term Mexican and Spanish confused because the majority of Mexicans are Amerindian while most Spanish people are mediterranean whites. the Aztecs even called themselves the Mexica people before the Spanish Conquistadors arrived
true. not all have spanish blood. the reason we have spanish/mexican surnames is because of Narciso Claveria's decree for the people who don't possess surnames. the fact that we act like Hispanics is due to being colonized for more than 300 years (333 to be exact). @@raidernation2163
I don’t agree with this you have Spanish blood not Mexican blood . 2 completely diff things .
They can’t have Mexican ancestry unless they mixed with Mexicans otherwise they came from mixing with Spaniards . Because as far as I know we’re on completely diff parts of the world . And the Spanish were the ones that went over there . But you can claim them all you want I really could care less lmao
No one is calling her casting problematic except 5 people on Twitter.
Filipinos understand the struggle, let her play the character.
Struggle? There is no struggle. If anything Hispanics have no struggle compared to filipinos
@@Duquedecastro Not as many Hispanics use skin bleaching creams as Filipinos
@@DuquedecastroSoooo, you mean to say that being under Spanish rule for almost 400 years is not a struggle? ok, got it 👌
@@lft3636 No, because most of us were Spanish anyway. It’s like the US with Great Britain. In fact Mexicans went with the Spaniards to conquer the Philippines and it was ruled from Mexico City. They even brought Filipino slaves on the Manila galleons. Completely different from your people’s experience.
@@Duquedecastroevery race has struggles yall literally making big fuss omfg the og actress wants play the role she was back then nooooo because she's not Latino Hispanic but Filipino Hispanic huhhhhhh
As a latino person, I think many of us consider Filipinos to be our Asian cousins. We share a history of Spanish colonization, and we have a lot of linguistic and cultural similarities, too.
Wow its too bad that Filipinos prefer to speak English and the American culture over Spanish and Hispanic cultures especially since they were under U.S colonization less than quarter of the time they were under Spanish occupation
Speak for yourself. I don't consider themselves brothers, cousins or family in the slightest. I'm tired of that narrative. They're Asian.
My husband is half white half Filipino, it’s always fun to hear what people assume his ethnicity is, most people guess he is Mexican
My husband is half white and half Filipino too, and when I saw him he looked Hispanic to me
Y'all's husbands are the same as me, and I've gotten mistaken for Latina. I've also gotten mistaken for "Italian or something" (which isn't incorrect as one of my great-grandfathers was Italian).
A couple of conclusions from the comments. Generally speaking, 1.Latinos don't care if a non-Latino actor plays one on TV or the movies as long as they fit the part. 2. Filipinos are generally thought of as really cool people.
Lou Diamond Phillips, an American Filipino actor, portrayed Ritchie Valens, who was Mexican-American, in "La Bamba". He also portrayed a cholo in "Stand and Deliver". As a Hispanic, I was not offended at all. He did a great job!
Richieeeeeeeeeeee
Lou Diamond Phillips is Filipino???😮😮😮
@@sanniwartinen3595Yes he is
Oh damn really, didn’t know that 😅, no Wikipedia back then.
Love him ❤️
Philipino people do have Hispanic last names though, I've worked with them. So the fact that her character's last name was Hispanic doesn't really mean much 😅
I don’t remember them ever mentioning anything about her ethnicity either
Yes, there's that too.
As a Mexican I consider my Filipino friends as our cousins, those complaining know nothing about Filipino colonial history and probably like to be call Latinx.
In fact we are ALL cousins-- we were created from the same 2 people 😊😊 plz see JW/Jehovah's Witnesses to learn how God will SOON bring Equality +Justice +a life of Abundance to EVERY Human on Earth 🌎🌍 who becomes His friend JW ❤
I have Spain f friends.
Oh yeah "Latinx" 🤢
100%
What’s that mean “Latinx”?
As a Puerto Rican dating a Filipina, culturally we give the same vibe. Didn't know Vanessa Hudgens was Filipina, my wife can thank her for Paving the way
americans : we are not racist at all. Also americans: lets divide people in 34 different etnichal origins
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with dividing people into ethnicities. We are not all the same and that’s okay 👍🏽.
it is wrong when the first thing you say when refering to a person is the ethnical origin (specially tv reporters), leave that to social services or philosofers@@asli9812
There’s nothing wrong with recognizing different races and cultures. There’s no denying that every race has their own features that others don’t have. The problem starts when a small group of select Americans decides that they’re going to use historical events from hundreds of years ago to justify their bad behavior and life choices, and ultimately put the blame for their failure onto another group of people who had nothing to do with said history. The racial conflict started when people wanted to become victims and use that to get what they want without taking blame for any mistakes.
@@asli9812ah reverse -apartheid.
Go back to school.
@@BAlex2209how is that reverse apartheid?? Different ethnicities exist all over the world
As a Filipino-American, you don’t know how many times I have been mistaken as Hispanic, I once took a Spanish class and even she thought I was Hispanic
Most Hispanic people in the US look Native American. Most Hispanics have Native North American blood. Vanessa is also part Irish.
why ignore the fact that Vanessa is biracial with a Caucasian father?
Filipinos can be considered as Hispanics. You don’t have to speak or know Spanish in order to be Hispanic. Hispanic really just means that you come from a country that has significant historical and cultural ties to Spain. Although the Philippines is obviously in Asia, many aspects of their culture has been immensely influenced by Spain. Of course, the Philippines does retain a vast amount of their own unique Southeast Asian/Austronesian culture. But this in no way diminishes the impact that Spain had on the Philippines, or on other countries that it colonized, which many retain aspects from the cultures that inhabited its region before the arrival of the Spanish.
So if you’re Filipino, I would see no error if you were to identify as being Hispanic. Hispanicity is not dependent on race. There are many people of African, Asian, and other ancestries that identify with Hispanic culture, because their country of origin was influenced and colonized by Spain.
This also of course doesn’t take away from Filipinos being Asian. They are 100% Asian. But again if they choose too they can choose to identify as Hispanic. Just not Latino. Latino means from Latinamerica, and obviously the Philippines is in Asia.
I’m Filipino and you worded so perfectly exactly what I think. Our identity is not so cut and dry. But if one pays attention and learns basic Philippine history, it’s not so hard to put together. Thank you!
This is such a perfect response. ❤
Hispanic means country that speaks spanish
Well. She is half white (Irish-French father) and half Fillipina to have that look and her last name (Hudgens)
@@Greeniegottalentyou nailed it better.
The problem is Americans, the Philippines was a Spanish territory, by defanition she is hispanic, they language cultur and food have strong Spanish roots.
For the record, as a Mexican man, we love Filipinos.
They are our Asian Primos since both cultures are very similar.
And aided eachother in times of need such as WW. The 201st Fighter Squadron part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force. Provided air support against the Japanese forces.
When the Phillipines and the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico today) were Spanish territories, there was an annual trade route that went from Manila to Acapulco and back. It was referred to as the route of the Manila Galleons. That annual trade route lasted for more than 250 years.. It was the first Trans Pacific trade route. This is one of the reasons Hispanic Americans have a connection to the Phillipines and vice versa.
Do Mexicans love black people, though?
Well, as a black man, I think Robert Downey Jr. did a spectacular job depicting a character of my ethnicity!😂
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Ain't nothing
But a thang
Actually he was still playing a white man. His character was trying to portray a black man in a movie but his character was white. They made his character a method actor so he stayed in character the whole time. It was making fun of Orson Welles academy award winning portrayal of Othello in blackface in 1951 and academy award winning movies in general.
You’re black? I don’t care. I also don’t think you’ve seen Tropic Thunder or you’d know that RDJ was playing a white man playing a black man who was criticised for taking a roll a black man should’ve been given.
@@Brakdaytonwho shit in your cornflakes 😂
My father was first generation Spanish Basque. We have a very unique surname. While growing up in Hawaii I noticed there were several names in the phone book (yes, we had phone books when I was growing up 😂😂😂). I got curious and called them to see if we were related and found they were all Filipinos. At age 14 I dove into learning Spain’s history just so I could understand how our family name from the Pyrenees mountains of Spain ended up on an island in the South Pacific. Truly amazing how we are all tied to one another across this world.
Basques were a big part of the crews that sailed to the new world and probably from there, most likely Mexico, to the Philippines
There are a bunch of Spanish Basque in Idaho in the US. That is where my father grew up. I am 1/4 basque.
@@sheasheagaming1660 my father’s family settled in Northern NV and Southern Idaho. Chances are high our families are related in some way.
What's the surname?? I'm Filipino and I'm curious if I've met Filipinos with the same last name.
@@my_other_side473 Ugalde
No Hispanic people are offended by this
i think the term Hispanic means your roots are derived from the Spanish speaking motherland aka Spain. so yeah, technically Filipinos are Hispanic. Many Filipinos have Spanish last names like Diaz, Guzman, Delgado, etc. much of the language still has chunks of Spanish in it. as far as I’m concerned, she’s not really much different than we thought she was. plus, they’re actors. would people be surprised to find out Robert Downy Jr. isn’t actually Iron Man?
No, Filipinos are not Hispanic. Being Hispanic means that you are descended from a country whose primary language is Spanish. BTW I'm not trying to argue against the fact that they're actors, and it doesn't matter. I just wanted to make clear of misinformation.
@@CristianMartinez-rq4hvbro did you not listen to the video, the Philippines was colonize for 300 years... Do you think those fuckers did not go raping woman or puting their own kin on here? heck the term "filipino" was used to refer to spaniards living in PH...
@@CristianMartinez-rq4hv well the Philippines were under Spanish rule for some time, so there’s probably a lot of Spanish blood going around, making many Filipinos part Hispanic. my homeland was a Spanish colony much like the Philippines, only we were much smaller so the natives assimilated into the Spanish lifestyle much faster. there’s not a single bloodline left that’s purely indigenous, everybody is part Spanish in one way or another. if that makes us Hispanic, i’m willing to bet it in some ways makes Filipinos Hispanic.
@@ethan-gy2sx Well they would have a tiny bit of Spaniard blood, but it’s too little for them to consider themselves to be from Spain, and from others to say that they are from a Spanish speaking county. Their country is the Philippines, and they have their multiple language’s, and Spanish is not the primary one. It’s too far fetched to say they are Hispanic.
@@CristianMartinez-rq4hv i guess it depends to what degree of Spanish influence you would consider them “enough” Spanish to be Hispanic. mind you, i’m more so coming from the perspective of my own culture rather than the Philippines, mainly due to the very similar Spanish history. i would consider our culture to be partially Hispanic. i don’t know how a hardcore Filipino would react. I am part Filipino, just not culturally involved enough to call Filipinos fully Hispanic as if it’s a matter of fact. i just know the language much like my cultures own has heavy Spanish influence. many words and phrases are just plain Spanish just spelled and pronounced differently.
Fun fact: Morgan Freeman played Red in The Shawshank Redemption, a role that was written to be a white Irish guy. Can we stop whining about ethnic representation and just focus on the actor‘s ability to play the role?
Bad example since Morgan Freeman isnt playing an Irish guy
As an Irish Man I don’t have a problem! Now I can’t see anyone else in the role!
I always thought Morgan freemans character was called red coz it was short for redding his characters last name not because he was supposed to have red hair or be Irish. although being black dosn't mean he can't be Irish, as their are alot of black people with Irish ancestry in America and their are quite a few black people with red hair (although to be fair Morgan freeman dosn't actually have red hair) but if they had dyed his hair a natural red shade for this movie, it wouldn't have looked out of place on him he has the right coloring for red hair
P.s people get made when white people play roles meant for poc because there isn't enough roles for poc to begin with, so a poc taking a role meant for someone white isn't as big of a deal as there is more than enough white roles to go around, and as Morgan was not playing a historical figure it shouldn't matter
There isn’t a shortage of representation of white Irish guys so that’s not a fair comparison.
@blackguyofthesouth2161 that is exactly the same.comparison.
As a Mexican woman, I don’t see an issue. Filipinos are like our cousins. I look Filipina then Mexican so it’s understandable.
only people from america say this and odds are no one in mexico would consider you mexican. You'd be looked at like the american you are because you really arent apart of the mexican community. Just a gringa now
@@queeffersthrlnd1620 those are lies lmao Even if they see a mexican person born and raised in the US, mexicans would still see them hispanic/latino bc of their appearance. "Gringo(a)" is usually refer to white anglo americans.
@@AntiStraightMaleSociety Also no, gringo means anyone from the US. Not just white people, loser Americanized Mexicans have always been called gringos here. You just don’t know shiiit.
@@AntiStraightMaleSociety😂
They our not Cousins, piche chinos
Mexican here and a lot of times I cannot tell if a Filipino is not Hispanic so it’s never bothered me. In addition, we share the history of being oppressed by the Spanish to the Filipinos are bros.