people of color & Hispanic & so forth

[Bob Fitzke]

Isn't it customary in some parts of the Spanish-speaking world for kids
to take their mother's name? I always thought that makes a lot more
sense. After all, she KNOWS, the father only believes.

Bob

Lynne Murphy wrote:
 I often avoid the whole situation by saying 'Spanish-surnamed', but
that's pretty sexist--assuming that people have their father's names and
only the father counts toward assessing your ethnicity.