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> Being gender neutral/genderless in this case is also actively ignoring Spanish linguistics (and arguably culture). That argument that conflates the Spanish l
by jakelazaroff 8y ago
> Being gender neutral/genderless in this case is also actively ignoring Spanish linguistics (and arguably culture).
That argument that conflates the Spanish language and Latin American culture (which is not homogenous). Portuguese actually edges out Spanish in terms of European languages in South America, and there are hundreds of indigenous languages spoken there [1]. It's an appeal to the purity of a culture that is itself a product of colonialism.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_South_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_South_America
- flyingfences 8y ago> Portuguese actually edges out Spanish in terms of European languages in South America We're not in South America, though. In the context of this article, we're talking about a town in the USA with a large number of immigrants from Latin America as a whole, most of whom are Hispanic and comparatively few of whom are Brazilian.
- jakelazaroff 8y agoThis subthread is an aside on the term "Latinx" in general, outside the context of this article. I'm specifically responding to the meme described by the GP, which ostensibly was not created in response to this article but to address general usage of the term "Latinx".
- flyingfences 8y ago> but to address general usage of the term "Latinx" Which, again, in English, is usually used when discussing immigrants, most of whom are Hispanic.
- jakelazaroff 8y agoIt sometimes refers to people who happen to be immigrants, but it's not often used in the context of a discussion involving immigration. Broadly, it refers to people and culture originating in Latin America. Many people use it to self-identify.