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Latinx(+) is a term I’ve never heard a latino person use in real life. It seems like needless kid gloves and bastardization of language.
by l33t2328 5y ago
Latinx(+) is a term I’ve never heard a latino person use in real life. It seems like needless kid gloves and bastardization of language.
- blueflow 5y agoThis is woke signalling and is a kind of public performance.
- cyberlurker 5y agoI don’t have data for this, but it is probably language popular in Black and Latino Twitter communities. I’m assuming those not engaged in those communities don’t use the “x” or “+”.
- CydeWeys 5y agoThey're not for use in real life, they're for statistical aggregation of e.g. someone who is both Black and Latino. It's a way of saying "X plus maybe also other things" rather than "X only".
- danpalmer 5y agoI also don't use the term "White British" to describe myself even though it is the demographic I select on surveys. These terms are useful for demographic measurement, not for personal description. Another commenter gives a good explanation – that the + is there to include those who identify as mixed race. Latinx is used to aggregate Latino/Latina identities. These terms are useful with even the smallest amount of interest given to why they might be. I'd encourage you to be more curious rather than jumping to the conclusion that this stems from some cultural over-sensitivity.
- ceilingcorner 5y agoThere’s an easy word for this: Latin.
- donohoe 5y agoRuby, Ruby on Rails, React, jQuery, Vue, Svelte, Vagrant are terms I’ve never heard a regular person use in real life. The former in particular seems like needless kid gloves and bastardization of language.
- throw_m239339 5y agoBecause the people who come up with these silly monickers are all about subverting language and changing the definitions of words. It's their modus operandi. He who controls language, controls thoughts.