Quote: (06-29-2013 11:39 PM)MidWest Wrote:
Quote: (06-29-2013 11:37 AM)Scarecr0w Wrote:
Quote: (06-29-2013 11:30 AM)MidWest Wrote:
Quote: (06-29-2013 11:02 AM)Scarecr0w Wrote:
Quote: (06-29-2013 10:56 AM)Hispanic_Reasoning Wrote:
why should I ask the people of the forum when:
1. I am of Mexican ancestry (both of my parents are Mexican nationals).
2. I have actually lived in Mexico.
3. I have traveled to Mexico so many times I have lost count (since I had diapers).
4. I'm considered darker than the average Mexian yet I look like a South Asian/Arab.
5. Genetically, Im more amerindian than the average Mexican yet I scored around 49% amerindian, 4% black, and the rest European.
average Mexican is around 55 to 60% European.
I'm not saying that is false. What i'm saying is that Mexico and Peru are very similar.
To make things easier consider this, in both countries 85% of the population is amerindian or mestizo(a mestizo which looks more amerindian than european), and the rest 15%(or maybe less) is white from european descent. There is also a difference, a small asian community in peru that i didnt see in mexico..
besides that I have traveled to both countries and both look the same to me..
Mexico is 12% indigenous compared to Peru which is 45% indigenous. No way in hell do Mexicans or Peruvians look the same.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_...e_Americas
The vast majority of Mexicans(+85%) look european to you? gimme a break..
I never said 85% of Mexicans look European. All im saying is that Peruvians and Mexicans do not look the same. Mexico has 12% of its population being indigenous, while another 14 or 15% or so being of pure European descent and 1 or 2% African. That leaves around 68-70% of people left which are Mestizo. And Mestizos in Mexico are about 55-60% European or more. These two are a great example:
George Lopez is 55% European and 32% Indigenous.
Jessica Alba (whose parents are from Guadalajara, Mexico by the way) is 87% European and 13% indigenous.
Excuse me, but you are giving me 2 examples of mexicans that work in the media industry?? How the heck is that representative of how a mexican looks??
Also your logic is flawed. If mexican mestizos have more than 60% of european ancestry they should look more european than amerindian...
This picture is a better representation on how the regular mexicans look:
http://www.drugwar101.com/blog/wp-conten...otest1.jpg