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...just 3% of Hispanics and Latinos would describe their group using the term “Latinx.” It's a great neologism; mispronounced (identically) in both Spanish and
by jessaustin 5y ago
...just 3% of Hispanics and Latinos would describe their group using the term “Latinx.”
It's a great neologism; mispronounced (identically) in both Spanish and English! I said this word twice before I was strongly encouraged not to do so by those it theoretically describes.
- selimthegrim 5y agohttps://tulanehullabaloo.com/57213/intersections/opinion-latinx-vs-latine/ https://tulanehullabaloo.com/57213/intersections/opinion-lat...
- rayiner 5y ago“Latine” suffers from the same problem, which is that it’s mainly driven by the concerns and politics of highly educated white people, along with the small fraction of minorities who rely on highly educated white people for jobs, platforms, etc. The overwhelming majority of Hispanics speak a gendered language, think that’s fine, and don’t see a problem that needs solving. I’m not opposed to “identity politics”—but I think as it’s practiced in America it’s often parasitic. Activists—often in league with white elites—trade on the group’s political capital to advance views that are unrelated to or may be directly opposed to the interests of the group. It’s morally wrong to use a minority group’s political capital for ends that aren’t aligned with what the group wants. For example, in the context of this article: Hispanics are more supportive of increased policing than whites: https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/562738-poll-44-percent-want-more-police-in-their-community-compared-to https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/562738-pol.... Over the years surveys have shown this repeatedly: the majority supported stop and frisk in NYC when it existed; they were the least supportive of ending mandatory minimums, etc. Couching anti-police activism in terms of what “Latinx” or “brown” people want is just putting ethnic window dressing on white progressivism.
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- s1artibartfast 5y agoBetter yet is its replacement, "Latin@", which can not be pronounced at all. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/01/07/168818064/latin-offers-a-gender-neutral-choice-but-how-to-pronounce-it https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/01/07/168818064... >The University of Wisconsin uses it this way in the official name for its Department of Latin@ and Chican@ Studies. Karma Chavez, a professor there, said that the push toward gender neutrality in Spanish has been going on for decades. >OK, but how would you actually say it aloud? >"Well, this is where things get complicated," Chavez said. "Most people end up just saying Chicano and Chicana."
- rayiner 5y ago> >The University of Wisconsin uses it this way in the official name for its Department of Latin@ and Chican@ Studies. Karma Chavez, a professor there, said that the push toward gender neutrality in Spanish has been going on for decades. I love it when NPR segues to an ethnic studies professor to present the “POC view.” Professor Chavez attained tenure by winning the favor of the University of Wisconsin faculty—which, outside the engineering department, has got to be one of the whitest group of people in the country apart from NPR management.
- xyzzyz 5y ago> whitest group of people in the country apart from NPR management. Yeah, Fox News viewers are more racially diverse than NPR audience.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoNot sure if this is sarcasm, but may be true