the word is designed for english speakers, having a word to describe latin people be changed n order to please english speakers is weird, especially when people "correct" you for using latino/latina. Then there's the fact that Latine exists and actually sounds like something meant for latin people.
Yes, because there's nothing more progressive than to be lectured by people who are by and large monocultural and monolingual.
ay, muy chingon con tu cabron, there are some latinos using the word doesn't change the fact that its a word made so english speakers can use it
They're not being forced to use it, but it is being used to describe them or group them. That's the fundamental difference between this and everything else being mentioned as a comparison point here. This isn't an opt-in, it's a label.
Pretty sure that's already what's been implied a few times
People ignored "Latino" and "Hispanic" and "Chicano" and "- American" without breaking too much of a sweat.
I think americans have taken enough from Mexico and latin countries to the point that even something this small and silly pisses me off, but like I said If someone wants to use the word I will never correct them and If they want to be adressed that way I will
I've heard plenty of people take umbrage over those labels in the past. I'm not sure why it's okay to suggest that 98% need to "get over it" when it's a very complicated issue. I don't think that means they're "casually tossing aside a marginalized group".
Qué porciento de la población hispanohablante usa "latinx" o tan siquiera sabe qué es "latinx" en primer lugar? Respeto todo hispanohablante que decida identificarse o usar tales términos, pero el problema es cuando la cultura popular estadounidense decide de manera colectiva que esa es la manera única y correcta de usar el lenguaje español, lo cual es lo que está sucediendo en este caso.
Then why perpetuate the idea that anyone who uses those terms is not actually Latino? Not saying you are doing that, but so many people in this thread are erasing Latinos because of this and it's frustrating as all hell. I'm more than willing to have a conversation about the best way to tackle this in our language, but being called a Becky and being thrown out of the room in the first place is like... what the hell? Can only Latinos who hate the word Latinx even get a chance to say anything?
The people lobbing, without evidence, that this is white americans forcing something on a cultural whole, and all the concern trolling about its pronunciation are the people I'm specifically talking about. These are not real concerns and are super easy to get over.
Oh, that's fair, yeah. I think arguing who invented or pushed this terminology is a meaningless fight.
Yes, this is a huge difference.
Ahh fair enough, since you specifically referenced ninos/ninas then went to English words for the others I wasn't sure that you meant in Spanish specifically (so I was a little confused). I think doctores is surely gender neutral to the extent you'd use it when men and women were together in a group, yes? I like the idea of just always using the e instead -- that seems like a good compromise as it would certainly translate to being used much easier.
