Dramatic Shitposter to > [email protected] • 7 months agoAnon meets a guy onlinediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1866arrow-down119cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink82•7 months agoThey’d certainly get offended if someone referred to them as “latinx”, lol
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink44•7 months agoHow are people still saying that unironically?
minus-squaremalijaffrilinkfedilink8•edit-27 months agoAs far as I understand it, “Latinx” is supposed to be the gender-neutral form of Latina/Latino. Depending on who you ask, it may be more or less offensive than assuming their gender, or simply using a different word.
minus-squareKhruxlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoI’m from the wrong continent to really understand this issue in depth but what’s wrong with ‘Latin American’ as a term?
They’d certainly get offended if someone referred to them as “latinx”, lol
How are people still saying that unironically?
Latin akeese - I hate it, you should too
What does the x mean?
As far as I understand it, “Latinx” is supposed to be the gender-neutral form of Latina/Latino.
Depending on who you ask, it may be more or less offensive than assuming their gender, or simply using a different word.
Ok, thank you.
I’m from the wrong continent to really understand this issue in depth but what’s wrong with ‘Latin American’ as a term?