Posted on 12/06/2021 5:57:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
My friend: “Latino is literally all-inclusive. To change it to Latinx is not only counter-intuitive to the language, but offensive in trying to make a Spanish word fit English norms.”
Dem Pollster: Use of Term “Latinx” Hurting Democrats, Latinos/Hispanics Hate It My friend: “Latino is literally all-inclusive. To change it to Latinx is not only counter-intuitive to the language, but offensive in trying to make a Spanish word fit English norms.”
Posted by Mary Chastain Monday, December 6, 2021 at 05:00pm 22 Comments Share This StoryFacebookTwitterTelegramGabMeWeRedditEmail
We all know the Democrats and the left love to twist language and change definitions. I mean, we know they do not fit the definition of liberal or progressive.
We also know they have an obsession with gender-neutral language. English is not a gendered language unless talking about your biological sex. The language offers neutral language with “they,” “them,” “we,” “us,” and “it.”
Old English had gender grammar. It fell apart with Middle English.
The world has many gendered languages like Spanish. Since the Democrats and the left obviously know what is best for everyone they’ve tried to take over the Spanish language.
All nouns in Spanish have a gender. The masculine nouns end in “O” while the feminine nouns end in “A.” The masculine ending is the default ending. Words do not end in “X.”
We have Latino and Latina. A mixed-gender group of people is referred to as Latinos.
Well, despite the constant push from the left and the Democrats, a new poll from Bendixen & Amandi International showed Latinos do not care or find the word Latinx offensive and bothersome.
Bendixen & Amandi International is “a top Democratic firm specializing in Latino outreach.”
The company split the results into three groups: age, political party, and country of origin.
The vast majority of respondents chose Hispanic as the term closest to describing their ethnic background, including Democrats!
The company then asked the respondents if the term Latinx offends or bothers them. The people could answer “Yes, a lot,” “Yes, somewhat,” “Yes, a little,” “No, doesn’t bother me,” and “Don’t know/No answer.”
A combination of the yes questions added up to 40%. Yes, 40% of those polled find Latinx offensive or bothersome. But 57% of them said it doesn’t them.
Still, though, 40% is quite a bit. Pollster Fernand Armandi said: “The numbers suggest that using Latinx is a violation of the political Hippocratic Oath, which is to first do no electoral harm. Why are we using a word that is preferred by only 2 percent, but offends as many as 40 percent of those voters we want to win?”
Armandi pointed out the word Latinx is not the main reason why the Latino population has shifted to the right. He is correct. Republicans have made an incredible effort to reach out to the community. The situation on the border has not helped either.
My Mexican friend has been screaming about Latinx since it blew up. She tells me all the time it’s offensive. Today she told me: “Latino is literally all-inclusive. To change it to Latinx is not only counter intuitive to the language, but offensive in trying to make a Spanish word fit English norms.”
Joaquin Blaya, a founder of Univision and registered Democrat, said Latinx is not Spanish:
One of the founders of Univision, Joaquin Blaya, said they built the network around the concept of using the words Latino and, especially, Hispanic, because it reflected the Spanish language and united Spanish speakers from across Latin America. He said his objection to Latinx is that it’s “too weird. It’s dumb. It’s foreign. It’s not Spanish.”
“Democrats are helping Republicans make them look out of touch,” said Blaya, a registered Democrat. “We built a network around our Spanish language and we have a shared culture around it. Why are we trying to change this? It’s offensive to a lot of people.”
I wonder how the numbers would look if Bendixen & Amandi International polled people under the age of 18. It seems the younger generation has embraced Latinx.
But not "wise" latinas.
offensive in trying to make a Spanish word fit English normsMore Leftist cultural appropriation.
hey, im 69.
i could supply a four letter or a six letter word, specifically for this occasion.
The word sounds like the brand name of a laxative.
They do not understand the left.
All descriptors of people and action must be changed in order to embrace the New World Order.
The first several times I saw “Latinx,” I actually thought it was parody. Silly me: the Left is so out there, they are immune to parody.
look up the definition on a search engine ... there is a little speaker you can click for the pronunciation ...
The woke, white, rich liberals will educate these Latinos how sexist and discriminatory their language is.
Still no idea what it it, read it as latex..............
And “he” is generic - no need for “he or she”.
Why are leftist so hung up on labels?
Latino/Latina is a silly moniker anyway.
Latium was a region of Italy that’s now called Lazio. There was a “lingua Latina” that was spoken in the region. The Romans took that language far and wide, but it gradually devolved into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and others. No one calls Italians or French “Latinos,” but it would make just as much sense as using that term for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking immigrants from Mexico and Central/South America and their progeny.
The world has many gendered languages like Spanish. Since the Democrats and the left obviously know what is best for everyone they’ve tried to take over the Spanish language. All nouns in Spanish have a gender. The masculine nouns end in “O” while the feminine nouns end in “A.” The masculine ending is the default ending. Words do not end in “X.”
Not always. "Mano," which is feminine, is the word for "hand."
That was also my first reaction when I saw the term. I now pronounce it "late-inks."
Late inks? As in, tattoos that were gotten too late in life? LOL
I jokingly asked a Mexican guy I know how it’s pronounced. He said he doesn’t know anyone who uses it and has no idea how it’s pronounced since it’s not a real word. We both settled on “la tinks” since it’s the most ridiculous.
I was thinking it would be pronounced like Malcolm X or Racer X from Speed Racer cartoons.
That’s not as much fun.
Maybe it's just that Hispanics share so many of our work ethics, beliefs and values.
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