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It seems to me the majority of the group should get to pick the labels used to describe the group. And since that hasn't happened yet with latinos, it’s unfair
by barelysapient 4y ago
It seems to me the majority of the group should get to pick the labels used to describe the group. And since that hasn't happened yet with latinos, it’s unfair to use ‘Latinx’ without their permission.
The analogue is the F and N words for people in those communities. Both of those words were forced on those communities by people outside those communities.
Forcing this label on latinos, without their consent, is an act of violence and furthers the long-standing marginalization of that community.
- a_shovel 4y agoIt seems hyperbolic to compare slurs to a word for a group that's merely unpopular. The framing of Latinx as a word unwillingly forced onto Latin Americans by outsiders is exactly why I brought up that some people use it to describe themselves.
- int_19h 4y agoThing is, there are also many Latinos who are complaining about it being forced on them and/or treat it as a form of cultural imperialism (not necessarily in these exact terms, but e.g. "anglos are mutilating my language"). So it can be offensive either way, and it's down to how many people you're willing to offend.
- barelysapient 4y agoI think its far to early in the etymological lifespan of words to make that claim.
- quattrofan 4y ago[dead]