Posted on 09/27/2022 6:35:36 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Salon published an article on Sunday warning that the term “Latinx” is neither popular nor “inclusive” enough to be used anymore.
“‘Latinx’ is used as an individual identity for those who are gender-nonconforming,” Professor Melissa K. Ochoa wrote, but said after the term became popular only with academics and young Americans rather than Spanish-speaking people, it should be retired.
The article, titled “Stop using ‘Latinx’ if you really want to be inclusive,” was republished from The Conversation. […]
In October 2017, Salon published a piece headlined “Forget About ‘Latino’ — why I’m all for ‘Latinx,’ and you should be, too.” Freelance journalist Yessenia Funes explained then how the term defied “the patriarchy” and served a progressive purpose. …
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Oh yeah? Well, what if I’m a Classics student who wants to take LatinX after successful completion of LatinIX?
Latinx+?
Sounds like Archie-Bunker-speak.
“Sounds like Archie-Bunker-speak.”
“Turlet...”
I like to use the term “people”.
This woke crap is the best show in town.
Liberals sure are wacky people.
At first: You should probably use the term “Latinx”.
Then: You must use the term “Latinx”.
Now: Don’t use the term “Latinx”.
I wonder what those zany goofballs will come up with next.
I work in academia and get to laugh a lot.
And no, I don’t give my ‘pronouns.’
They are serious, they will keep trying to make Spanish, a thoroughly gendered language, and Latino culture, which is also heavily gendered, into a college bookstore utopia. And they actually believe they are helping.
I knew this LatinX bulls### wasn't working when I listened to NPR when they first rolled it out. Every white-sounding talker used LatinX, but not a single Hispanic accented person... and they didn't dare correct them on the air (NPR will often include nonconforming viewpoints as a nod to the idea of nonbiased reporting, but frequently if wrongspeak is uttered, the host will hop in and add the "correct" language after the fact, as a form of gentle censorship). Even after what seemed like a year of running LatinX stories to try to force the language, not once did I ever hear someone not on NPRs payroll use the term.
And yes, I do listen to NPR, it's very handy to know what the lefties are going to try to push out as the next crisis of the week, and many of them are tested and researched in NPR stories first to gauge the lefty public's receptivity.
Isn’t it very colonial and patriarchal (etc., etc.) for English-speaking liberals to tell people of another culture and language how to speak their own language?
How about spicinix
Those with really long memories are probably wondering what happened to Chicano.
“Breakfast taco” is male-gendered. Perhaps we should try “Breakfast tacx”.
since they are canceling things that are not popular
CRT
defund the police
gender identity
Latex covers well.
How about plain old Latin? I think most people would figure out it wouldn’t, in this case, refer to the ancient Roman language.
Sometimes I think it would be best if most people were required to do hard, backbreaking, soul-killing labor for long hours to earn their daily bread, especially idle pinheads such as this, who spend their days on utter nonsense that is, at best, annoying to normal people.
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