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> It does in the case of the word "latinos", but it only says that the group is not all-female: this is the gender neutral form. And that requires information
by jahaja 6y ago
> It does in the case of the word "latinos", but it only says that the group is not all-female: this is the gender neutral form.
And that requires information about a groups composition ahead of time doesn't it?
Anyway, I think it's important to remember that this is English speaking folks that are trying to be more inclusive and finding "Latinos" to refer primarily to a group of males. They may even disagree with the original preference of Spanish to go with Latinos over Latinas for a mixed composition.
- xyzzyz 6y ago> And that requires information about a groups composition ahead of time doesn't it? No, because when you know nothing about composition of the group, you use the gender neutral form (masculine) instead of feminine one. > English speaking folks that are trying to be more inclusive and finding "Latinos" to refer primarily to a group of males. When American use the word “people”, it primarily refers to groups of Americans. Should they be more inclusive and invent a term, say, maybe peoplxs, that includes also non-Americans? That’s absurd, of course.
- jahaja 6y ago> When American use the word “people”, it primarily refers to groups of Americans. Should they be more inclusive and invent a term, say, maybe peoplxs, that includes also non-Americans? That’s absurd, of course. Sorry, but this makes no sense to me at all.