Dramatic Shitposter to > Greentext@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoAnon meets a guy onlinediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1876cross-posted to: greentext@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1876imageAnon meets a guy onlinediscuss.tchncs.deDramatic Shitposter to > Greentext@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square83fedilinkcross-posted to: greentext@sh.itjust.works
minus-square@WhiteHawk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink86•1 year agoThey’d certainly get offended if someone referred to them as “latinx”, lol
minus-square@EmoBean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink45•1 year agoHow are people still saying that unironically?
minus-squaremalijaffrilinkfedilink8•edit-21 year 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•1 year 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?
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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?