The meaning of skin color in America has often been understood in the context of Black–White racial dynamics. However, as the soon-to-be largest ethnoracial group in the United States, Latinos are positioned to reshape the meaning of color and its relationship with many consequential outcomes. Drawing upon a survey that incorporates both the newly validated, interval-level Yadon–Ostfeld Skin Color Scale for human assessments of skin color, as well as more socially objective machine ratings of skin color, we are able to differentiate the physiological and social connotations of skin color. Our findings illustrate that politics are intertwined with how Latinos label their skin color. Latinos who overestimate their lightness (darkness) take less (more) liberal positions on racialized political issues than those who do not. Overall, we illuminate how skin color identification operates as a political statement for many Latinos, as well as how these patterns magnify racialized inequalities in America.

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¿ Mejorando La Raza？：美国拉丁裔肤色的政治暗示

在美国，肤色的含义通常是在黑白种族动态的背景下理解的。然而，作为美国即将成为最大的种族群体，拉丁美洲人的定位是重塑颜色的含义及其与许多相应结果的关系。根据一项调查，该调查结合了新验证的间隔级 Yadon-Ostfeld 肤色量表，用于人类评估肤色，以及更客观的皮肤颜色机器评级，我们能够区分生理和社会内涵肤色。我们的研究结果表明，政治与拉丁裔如何标记他们的肤色交织在一起。高估自己的光明（黑暗）的拉丁美洲人在种族化政治问题上采取的自由立场比那些不高估的人少（多）。全面的，