Posted on 12/19/2020 2:45:58 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Although much of the mainstream media over the past few years has attempted to shove the term "Latinx" down our throats and the fact that the word is very unpopular in the Hispanic community, Washington Post Reporter Jose A. Del Real might have sounded what ultimately might be the death knell on 'Latinx.' And it's not because the left has necessarily become less woke. No, the real reason 'Latinx' might finally, mercifully be ditched is because Democrats believe that use of that word could have cost it votes in the 2020 election in Texas and Florida.
Del Real revealed the strong antipathy towards the term as well as its political liability for Democrats on Friday in "Latinx’ hasn’t even caught on among Latinos. It never will."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
Is that pronounced like “latex”???
Every Latina I know, hates this term, they don’t use it and think it is changing their language to satisfy some sort of political gender nonsense that didn’t need to be solved.
Its a shame that PC garbage is out to change the structure of a language that is spoken by a majority of the planet to satisfy overweight entitled he shes who don’t speak it anyways.
That’s my guess. Or Clorox or FedEx or Xanax.
No, Latin-Ex
Any term ending in ‘X’ tends to sound like a product.
I hear Latinx, I think clear floor wax, industrial strength.
I think it's pronounced "late inks."
In a related story many cartoonists dislike the term ‘Comix’
Latinos don’t appreciate Mexicans, Cubans, Venezuelans, Guatamalans, Argentinians, and Spaniards being lumped together.
So keep it up, and question their macho gender role cultures by eliminating that O.
Malcom X’s Puerto Rican cousin.
Speaking of which, when is AOC going to change her name to AOX?
She carries the name of a conquering Conquistador.
I’ll continue to use latinx as long as latinos and latinas insist on robbing anglo culture of anglo personal pronouns — Miss/Mrs. and Mr.. Until then, they can remain unisex x’s like the rest of us.
Democrats are morons. People from Spanish speaking countries are referred to as Latinos and Latinas. That’s how their language works. If Democrats want to continue to insult them, by all means, go for it. It’ll help Republicans to hold on to Florida and Texas a little bit longer.
Doesn’t matter what they don’t like.
The PTB have spoken. Latinos are asking to join white people on top of the hate heap if they resist.
“... “Latinx” down our throats and the fact that the word is very unpopular in the Hispanic community,...”
Latinx. When it absolutely, positively has to be virtue signaled overnight.
Best play on it I saw was some guy who said due to the incredible diversity of races and cultures in China the term “Chinese” was far too limiting - from now on he was going to call them “Chinx.” :)
DD’s Latina friend is annoyed by the term in casual conversation because it sounds like “stupid white people $#&+” like all the gender and pronoun BS ... but grudgingly accepts it in science or sociology papers.
Maybe because the term “latinx” denies them the dignity of letting them describe themselves in their own language and it rhymes with “stinks.”
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.