We are not "Spanish"....

It is a long hated thing by me and my family when people refer to us as spanish simply because of the language we speak. Not only is it a misrepersentation but also it does not allow us to claim our own identity. Personally, I am Puerto Rican. And I have never been to Spain. And besides using big words to explain all the injustices I have incurred because of this, I'd rather just say thats its really lame that we as a people are still categorizing people as we see fit and are not embracing indivuality.