Anonymous #1 13w

no same, it’s giving gen z that has minimal understanding of Spanish grammar and ignorance of most Latinos’ (THAT’S THE GENDER NEUTRAL FOR A GROUP) opinions 💀

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Anonymous slutty_anakin 13w

It was actually created by Hispanic gnc people. Before latinx, there was latin@. Most people have switched to using Latine, though, because it is much better incorporated into the language. As for most Latinos’ opinions, the current polls say 4% prefer latinx to other options, and 57% don’t care one way or the other. That’s pretty good adoption from the greater community, especially in such a short period of time. They/them has been used for an individual since the 1400s and there’s hella ppl—

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Anonymous #2 13w

Can I see which poll you used? :)

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Anonymous slutty_anakin 13w

(Genuine question, not even hating)

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Anonymous #2 13w

— still STRONGLY against it, saying it doesn’t work with English grammar, or that being nonbinary isn’t even an option.

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Anonymous slutty_anakin 13w

Ofc! https://news.gallup.com/poll/353000/no-preferred-racial-term-among-black-hispanic-adults.aspx

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Anonymous #2 13w

I’ve seen Sx, Srx, etc formally adopted into OLDER Spanish dictionaries even, but I’ve never seen Latinx be widely accepted, even if as an option for others

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Anonymous #2 13w

I found it reading through https://www.history.com/articles/hispanic-latino-latinx-chicano-background Which I was looking at because it was more objective than https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/why-is-latinx-still-used-if-hispanics-hate-the-term/ which was obviously holding latinx (technically latine) in high regard

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Anonymous slutty_anakin 13w

I forget which article it was, but one of them had a researcher claiming it was created by American, english-speaking Hispanic people for use in English conversations. But I’ve also heard before that it was coined in South America so idrk that for sure.

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Anonymous #2 13w

I wish there was a more conclusive study done with Spanish speakers extending into Latin America at least tbh. But thank you!

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Anonymous slutty_anakin 13w

(I know that there are even practical reasons why there isn’t such a poll as what I described, just wish there was. Tbh, most trans Latinos I know don’t prefer Latinx either but ofc I’m not one to immediately hate if someone came to me wanting to identify as it)

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Anonymous slutty_anakin 13w

Me too! I think part of it is bcos native speakers have a completely different understanding of the fact that it’s a ‘gender’ed language. I have a friend who is perfectly fine w their family and Latin friends referring to them as Latino, but prefers that the Americans use latine or Latino. They basically wanna make sure the Americans don’t slip back into the assumption of -o meaning “male”

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Anonymous #2 13w

Also meant to say genderqueer not just trans oops 💔 and yeah that’s pretty much how I see it is like I don’t see it as strictly masculine BUT can see how it can be confused

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Anonymous slutty_anakin 13w

See that’s kinda how I feel 😭 I usually try to use latine or Latin or Hispanic if appropriate because I know it’s a bit of a hot-button issue for many reasons. But if someone asked me to use latinx for them ofc I would. PS I’ve had friends say it’s kinda similar to “hey guys” or “what’s up dudes” where everyone knows that it’s gender neutral, but the subject is still uncomfortable bcos of their identity/history

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