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hlthe2b

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13. They do. Latino, Latina, Latin are all terms used in lieu of Hispanic and not controversial.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #12)

Sun Sep 3, 2023, 11:16 AM

Sep 2023

LatinX is a newly coined nongendered term to accommodate transgender and nonbinary people that was recently coined (outside the Hispanic community) and the subject of great disdain by the Latino/Hispanic population.

I'm merely trying to figure out the confusion in your post and offer an explanation. Please don't jump all over me for merely trying to do so. .

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'Latinx': Why do many Hispanics hate the term? [View all] Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 OP

Ethnic groups define themselves the way they prefer. brush Sep 2023 #1

Hmm... Mike Nelson Sep 2023 #2

Worse in German Old Crank Sep 2023 #4

I think it's because Spanish relies heavily on "gendered" nouns and adjectives TlalocW Sep 2023 #3

excellent response Skittles Sep 2023 #5

I'm on DuoLingo as well TlalocW Sep 2023 #16

sweet! Skittles Sep 2023 #17

I use Duolingo too. Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 #18

well the next language I thought of was Norwegian Skittles Sep 2023 #19

I have done that too. Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 #20

and Yiddish too Skittles Sep 2023 #21

It's an agreement class. Igel Sep 2023 #22

i speak a little, and i live in a very mexicano hood. mopinko Sep 2023 #9

I'm not sure so much on "hard things" are male, etc. TlalocW Sep 2023 #15

Because the term did not originate within the Hispanic community. I got an earful from Denver to hlthe2b Sep 2023 #6

I knew it roscoeroscoe Sep 2023 #7

What's wrong with the term "Latin"? Is that too associated with stereotypes ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2023 #8

The controversy is over "LatinX" NOT LATIN hlthe2b Sep 2023 #10

Well, DUHH! I'm asking why people don't still use "Latin", like they used to! nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2023 #12

They do. Latino, Latina, Latin are all terms used in lieu of Hispanic and not controversial. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #13

Maybe latinos haven't integrated the term because they aren't as hung up Baitball Blogger Sep 2023 #11

Neo-colonialist claptrap bigmonkey Sep 2023 #14