Dramatic Shitposter to > Greentext@lemmy.ml • 8 months agoAnon meets a guy onlinediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1865arrow-down119cross-posted to: greentext@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1846arrow-down1imageAnon meets a guy onlinediscuss.tchncs.deDramatic Shitposter to > Greentext@lemmy.ml • 8 months agomessage-square83fedilinkcross-posted to: greentext@sh.itjust.works
minus-square@WhiteHawk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink82•8 months agoThey’d certainly get offended if someone referred to them as “latinx”, lol
minus-square@EmoBean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink44•8 months agoHow are people still saying that unironically?
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?
minus-squaremalijaffrilinkfedilink8•edit-28 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.
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
I’m from the wrong continent to really understand this issue in depth but what’s wrong with ‘Latin American’ as a term?
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.