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Stereotypes of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States

Stereotypes of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States are ideas about what these groups of people are like. For example, people might say that all Hispanic and Latinos like spicy food or listen to Latin music. Stereotypes often involve putting all Hispanic and Latino Americans into the same category and making assumptions about them without knowing anything about any one person. This can be unfair because every person is different and has their own unique experiences and beliefs.