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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has used her position to push use of the term so it's not exactly fringe.

• dekhn 4y ago
  it's not fringe, it's a subsection of progressives. I'm glad there were so many articles about this; it made clear to a lot of people who thought they had to say "latinx" to be inclusive, didn't actually need to do so (it seems like lots of people want external guidance about what they can and cannot say and somehow there was a message that latinx was inclusive).
  • chitowneats 4y ago
    "it seems like lots of people want external guidance about what they can and cannot say" Could this be because they've seen others socially ostracized or persecuted at work for unknowingly, innocently, violating whatever taboo progressives invented 5 minutes ago? They're afraid. I don't blame them.
    • dekhn 4y ago
      Yes, exactly. It was a lot worse about 5 years ago, at least now you can push back politely and not get insta-cancelled.