I hate the term Latinx as a speaker of multiple Latin based langauges (Romance Languages).
it's like saying, "fuck your language of origin, lets fuck it"
it's like saying, "fuck your language of origin, lets fuck it"
Are you a spanish speaker?wow, yeah it's so corny trying to be gender neutral huh
black trans folks ofen don't live past their mid 30s these days but lol pronouns am i right
wow, yeah it's so corny trying to be gender neutral huh
black trans folks ofen don't live past their mid 30s these days but lol pronouns am i right
There you go. It just doesn't work as a logical replacement in the language.Either Latin-ex or Latinex
It's honestly not a great term. It works better in English than it does in Spanish. If you follow through logically and replace an X to make things gender neutral, you get in trouble really quick. How do you pronounce niñxs? doctorxs? architectxs?
Always thought it was really presumptuous for English speakers to try to replace the words Latino/a for their own version. Insulting even. So yeah, not surprised, lol.
The term Latinx emerged from American Spanish in the early 21st century,[11] and was reportedly first used online in 2004.[12] The term has gained popularity in social media, and is mostly used by community activists and in higher education settings by students, faculty, staff, and some administrators who seek to advocate for individuals living on the borderlines of gender identity.[13]
The term emerged in response to "to circumstances in which existent language structures fail to articulate value in appropriate ways."[14][15]
LGBT
Salinas and Lozano (2017) stated that the term is influenced by Mexican indigenous communities that have a third gender role, such as Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca (see also: Gender system § Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico).[13]
Is "Latin" not gender inclusive?I'm part of the 2% then!
It's way more gender inclusive and I despise how gendered Spanish is as a language. Not a fan of how Latin sounds, either. Latinx sounds cool
Its Resetera, people are dense as fuck and love erasing the contirbutions of non-whites to the discourse.
"woke" Anglo-Sphere "progressives" changing labels to define you without asking you... again
I mostly just say latin people. But latinx does sound more inclusive. Like how some folks are now using folx or womxn to be more inclusive of lgbtq people. I don't see a problem in using and popularizing it even if it's still quite unpopular. Languages evolve and with time more will identify with it.
Those things are not equivalent in any way.I am native spanish speaker. People that hate language progress sound to me just like people that hate gender neutral bathrooms and refuse to refer to people as "they" even when asked multiple times because it sounds weird.
I'm nonbinary so it's something I had to grow up with, which kind of sucks. Oh well, the least I can do is try to adopt more gender neutral language and encourage everyone who is open to the idea to do the same :)I guess this actually does make some sense and I had never thought about it in the context of how gender dependent the language is.
I am native spanish speaker. People that hate language progress sound to me just like people that hate gender neutral bathrooms and refuse to refer to people as "they" even when asked multiple times because it sounds weird.
Ah, ok. Is there a cultural reason why Latinx has become the genderless term of choice and not just "Latin"?
Singular "they" has centuries of use to recommend it at least, so I would assume it would be more accepted. But in general you're probably right.You'd probably get a similar poll result about English gender neutral terms too you know... Singular they, etc.... In as much as surprise most people who don't have to think about gender neutrality don't think about gender neutrality
My understanding is it came more from the LGBT english sphere and that "latin@" was the one that originated from spanish speakers. "Latin" seems to be by far the best english option to use just because you can pronounce it.
lol holy shit didn't we just have a thread about how we shouldn't be dismissive of nb/trans issues?
You'd probably get a similar poll result about English gender neutral terms too you know... Singular they, etc.... In as much as surprise most people who don't have to think about gender neutrality don't think about gender neutrality
Ah, ok. Is there a cultural reason why Latinx has become the genderless term of choice and not just "Latin"?
Ah, ok. Is there a cultural reason why Latinx has become the genderless term of choice and not just "Latin"?
Can't you just use "Latin"?
It's as gender-neutral as it comes. No "as" or "os". And it's still easy to pronounce.
I think Hispanic and Latino refer to two different things.Is it a problem to generally use term 'Hispanic'? That too is gender neutral, and sounds less cumbersome.
This is what I never understood. Latin is already a perfectly logical, gender-neutral word to use, so why invent one?
lol holy shit didn't we just have a thread about how we shouldn't be dismissive of nb/trans issues?
Who cares? It's a way for non-binary people to be gender neutral. 98% of people don't have problems with their birth genders.
How about trans people can use whatever they want as an identifier?
Is it a problem to generally use term 'Hispanic'? That too is gender neutral, and sounds less cumbersome.