Dear Stupid People: White People From Spain Are White Regardless of Name.

*We went with the very broadest interpretation and included actors like Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz as "non-white," due to their Hispanic ancestry, despite the fact that many Hispanics may identify racially as white.

Huffington Post Since I know some geography, I know that Spain is a part of Europe. So how the hell did simply having a Spanish surname or "ancestry" make one non-white?

That's some bullshit. This is why I deal less and less with left leaning publications.