Beyonce is Black — No, She’s Hispanic

How did Beyonce get in on this? SHe isnt Hispanic. I thought that was only for hispanic people … Im not being judgementle or anything, but I just dont get it :\

c’mon everyone bring the Beyonce hate.

I like Beyonce but having her in that list to me its just insulting the hispanics. Thats what I think and Im hispanic. Im pretty sure no magazine that just for black people would like a white or hispanic on there magazine. Thats what I think so dont judge me!

What that makes to sense. What the hell is the point of even doing the 50 most beautiful Hispanics if they aren’t ALL f*ucking HISPANIC?????????

Jesus you need to know history. the moores rule Europe for 700 yrs. the moores were black from africa. ever heard the name hanibal? so all you spanish ppl who are decendants from spain have the black blood running through you weather you like it or not. Scicily same thing . the moores was the ones who brought european into the light.

I am not Latina but I think that People en Espanol is wrong for placing Beyonce on the cover or even including her in the 50 most beautiful Hispanics, and I am black. Just as it is for blacks, it is even harder for the Latina celebrities to get the attention they deserve without it being over shadowed by a non-Latina celebrity. I mean that is like Ebony celebriting the 50 most beautiful black people and they add someone of another race in the picture, even thou all races have been featured in this magazine but to say that is what you are going to give me I expect to see nothing different than what you sold me on. Just my personal opinion.

I wonder how the other nominees truly felt about her presence at the photo shoot.

I can’t believe I am saying this but Jared you need to brush up on your historical education. For one thing Penelope Cruz IS not Hispanic either she is a Spaniard she is a European. So Penelope just like Beyonce are not hispanics. Hispanic means Spanish speaking from the Americans. I also want to point out to Jared yes there are black people that come from Spanish speaking countries that could call themsleves “Latinos,” Have you guys never been to Cuba or Brazil or Dominican Republic? Why are some people so ignorant? Did you not know that Sammy Sosa, Zoe Saladana and Alfanso Ribero and Pedro Martinez are black latinos? Just because a person is black does not mean the person isn’t Latino. Latino is NOT a race it is a CULTURE.

Andrea:

There is a difference between “Latin American” and “Hispanic.” Hispanics are those who derive from Spain - thus, the inhabitants of all Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain, are regarded as Hispanics. However, a Latin American individual is one who was born in a country that is located in the Americas/Western Hemisphere whose primary language is derived from Latin, such as Spanish or Portuguese. Penelope Cruz, for example, is in fact a Hispanic; yet she would not be classified as a Latin American. You may disagree with this explanation, but I should know since I was a Spanish major and am of Mexican origin.

Sorry, you are wrong. Hispanic refers to the people of the Americas and not Spain. The term derives from Hispanola, the name for the island that houses Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The last time I looked Spain is a part of Europe. Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas are European and not Hispanic. My family is from Honduras. I am surprised that Beyonce is on there but for as others have said, a lot of Latinos are of African descent. Latino or Hispanic is a culture and not a race.

beyonce does not belong on the cover nor does she belong on the list. It is very clear its a latinos list. For that matter lets start putting Mariah Carey on the cover..

Beyonce does not represent the latino community. sorry girl but they dropped the ball on this one..

How would you respond if that had put selma hayek on the BET cover or on the Cover of Ebony…these magazine are clearly representing thier culture…

Seems to me people espanol is letting People gringo run thier show.

too bad..

Look i’m black and latino myself and i agree. Beyoncé doesn’t belong to this list. How about Zoe Saldana, Christina Millian, they are latino. Being latino is more then an album. I’m sorry but i totally agree.

I don’t believe thi!s! Beyonce??? when is this ***** dieing anyway… ugghhh im so sick of her untalented ass she looks like a run over- over weight Chihuawa and she sings like a cat thats being choked uuuuggghhh… Someone should stop her father from calling all his big shot pals for favors such as this!.. Can you believe she also made No.1 on Askmen.com as the most desirable woman??? are people BLIND???

She should be on every list. She’s amazing in everything she does.

You folks are plain ridiculous! So the english People magazine chooses people of all walks of like in their 50 most beautiful - Americans or non Americans, whites blacks etc. Should they not?

Also, magazines like Essence magazine are known to choose Latino actresses in their hottest list.

As a matter of fact, BET had the 25 best dancers in African-American history and Shakira was one of them. I think she was top ten if I am not mistaken!

The African-American community has had a long relationship with the Latino community because Latino does not exclude black.

The Latino race is a mixture of Native American, European and African. I can’t believe how narrow minded some of you are on this subject.

FYI Jared: I think the correct term politically is Latino not Hispanic, per a lot of my Latino friends.

Essence Communications , Inc. (ECI) is out to capture the essence of African-American culture through publishing, fashion, and entertainment. The company publishes “ESSENCE,” which is geared toward African-American women and has a monthly circulation of more than one million. The company owns a stake in “Latina,” a bilingual publication aimed at Hispanic women in the US.

+++++++++++++ Actually, Essence Magazine basically LAUNCHED Latina magazine - the first widely distributed fashion mag in the US targeted to Latinas.

So you see, People en Espanol may have put ONE African-American non-Latina on their cover but Essence has been responsible for giving Latinas their own magazine for years where they get to be on covers every month!

So get over it all of you!

una caca,hispanics are those latin american, not spanish from spain, europe, i am from madrid,spain, in europe, and i am caucasian , not hispanic. do a bit of reading, please!!!!!!!!!

ATTENTION: Brazilians ARE NOT hispanics! Brazilians NEVER spoke Spanish. We speak PORTUGUESE. Brazilians are Lusophones, like Portugueses, Angolans and Mozambicans.

Brazilian do not even consider themselves like “latins” because today “latins” become synonymous to “hispanic”.

Oh gosh. What is America Ferrara doing there? She’s far from beautiful. Beyonce shouldn’t be there, since she’s not hispanic.

And yes, Brazilians are latin. The fact that most people don’t know what ‘Latin’ means doesn’t mean they’re not anymore. You’re right, they’re not hispanic, but they are still Latin, no matter what Americans say.

A Certain Smile and Andrea and eveybody else…

YOU NEED TO GET EDUDUCATED, THEN YOU CAN HAVE AN OPINION..

Hi spanic means to be derived from SPAIN!!…Therefore all of the other countries that have a cultural extension from Spain are Hispanic also..

HISPANIC refers to the spanish people and Spain, It comes from “HISPANIA”, THE ROMAN NAME FOR THE IBERIAN PENINSULAR, NOW SPAIN AND PORTUGAL!…HISPANIA ,OR NOW MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ESPANA!…

So if anyones the true hispanics its the spanirds..

Do your research,
now understand morrons!…..its doesnt come from Hispanola the island….who named the island???.the spanish! DUH..!

oh and to anyone calling hispanic a race ,its not.

wow . beyonce made it ? ummm im kinda upset becuase she isnt latina . now dont get me wrond im from the dominican republic and im a dark-skin latina . and i know of my roots . and we all know most dominicans are mulattos . but she is not a latina . spanish isnt her native tounge . i love beyonce and i think she is an amazing artist but if they wanted a true darkskin latina then they should have put zoe saldana on there or christina millian . everytime i turn to mtv tres there is beyonce . and no im am not racist to the african american people or anything i jus think that all 50 people in here should be hispanic . thats just what i think . and i really do like the fact that they are starting to recognize dark skin latinos but beyonce ??? noo sorry she is african american , spanish isnt her families native tounge . i jus feel a lil upset but ooh well what can u do . she is very talented and beautiful women .

you guys are pathetic, its just a magazine. go get jobs or something and stop wasting your times. before cursing what im saying. think realy hard about your arguments is it worth 2 min or is it pathetic and sorry?

THEY ARE ONLY PUTTING HER THERE BECAUSE SHE GOT A ALBUM IN SPANISH AND SAYS SHE WISHED SHE WAS LATINA BUT STILL THAT DESON’ T MAKE YOU HISPANIC, I DONT WANT TO BE MEAN OR ANYTHING BUT COME’ON ITS AN HISPANIC MAGAZINE GET IT “HISPANIC”?

Latino’s or Latina’s whole entire culture from the music, dances, instruments, style of dress, foods, and the list goes on, is purely AFRICAN!!!! The only thing LATIN or HISPANIC about the so-called LATINO or HIS-PANIC culture is the language, SPANISH or in the case of Brasil, PORTUGUESE!! Because Spanish and Portuguese are Latin languages, just like french and italian are…. But here in the so called new world (the americas), they only consider you latino or hispanic if you look like you’re half black and white, or a light-skinned back person like beyonce. Which is more than likely why you seen her sometimes ignorant ass on the cover of this gay ass mag. you’ll never see a bernic mac complected sister or brother on this cover, unless they totally disregard their blackness and replace it with the slave word LATINO or HISPANIC!!! A lot of you so called latinos and latinas are faking it!!! Knowing that you’re black and indian mixed, or just purely black or indian, but claiming this white spanish latino ****! and if you only claim that you’re latino or hispanic becuz of the language you speak, then what does that make your brothers and sisters in the U.S. and other ENGLISH speaking countries? Does that make us anglo becuz we speak english, or ingles? French is a latin language like spanish, so how come i never hear haitians referred to as latino since they speak french! What it turns out to be is if you look too african, like in haiti, then you can’t use the term hispanic or latino! In brazil they’ll find a few mixed looking black folks and then referr to them as latino, even though they speak a completely different latin language. You guys don’t call italians latino cuz they’ll whack jooze guys. And what crazy about that is that latin comes from italy! So **** all of you so called latinos and latinas and hispanics! cuz you’re obviously motherfuckas who are dumb and don’t know real history! and to me you’re no different than the spanish slavers who imposed that ugly ass euro spic language upon our people!! All of So-called Latin America is forever indebted to Natives and Blacks for our creation of what white latins and hispanics call Latino culture!!! You ************* castillian cave apes would have nothing without us!!! So pay respect or die!!!

ok People I am from Spain and YES WWERE ARE HISPANIC AND LATINO just not LATIN AMERICAN thats the only difference…. Latinos are from all countries derived from the latin language :Italian ,Spanish Porutguese, and French …….
OK now some Spaniards here in Spain are even more ignorant to think they are not hispanics saying they are caucasion WE ARE PURELY MORE HISPANOICS THAN THE LATIN AMERICANS THEY HAVE ARE BLOOD THUS CALLING THEM HISPANICS CUZ OF ARE LAGNAUGE ALSOO !! They dont want to be considered Indian or black becUSE obviosly we are not BUT LATINO/HISPANIC IS A CLUTURE LANGUAGE THING …its pissed me off that people from my own country think tht being called latino is imdediatly calling them black or indian THERES WHITE LATIN AMERICANS MANY OF THEM lol just