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> Those embracing Latinx have explained that the word — and the trend of making Spanish words gender-inclusive by ending them in an X — is not a product of the
by theandrewbailey 5y ago
> Those embracing Latinx have explained that the word — and the trend of making Spanish words gender-inclusive by ending them in an X — is not a product of the U.S. left or white elites, but instead, can be traced back to Latin America and Latinos.
It might not be a product of the U.S. left or white elites, but it comes off that way.
- dragonwriter 5y agoIts imposition of it as an external description of people who do not self-identify with the term is a product of the US white, Democratic center-right, elites. The term itself is a product of the Spanish-speaking LGBTQIA+ community.