Bling 31,683 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, MonsterJay said: Honestly makes me think of Madonna more than my own peeps lol I SCREAMED OP: WTF This is not America Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanLights 15,576 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, RAMROD said: Wow! How is that constitutional? Its not. It completely goes against Due Process Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling 31,683 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Morphine Prince said: I swear I only see non-Latinos using it. I understand it’s a gender neutral term but Spanish is not a gender neutral language. Masculine words are the default in Spanish. Latino, Latina, Latinos. That’s it. You could argue against it but that’s literally how the language is and I haven’t heard people complaining about it before. Sure it’s a product of a binary society but unless someone specifies they want to be called Latinx, I won’t be calling anyone that. Yeah I feel the same way about "Hispanic". I date and am friends with a lot of Latino/a/x/y/z/a and none of them prefer "Hispanic" even though it's supposed to be PC or whatever. I've also asked them about Latinx and half of them didn't even know what it meant. I think it's just another way to confuse others and then they get called out for being racist, ignorant, or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,741 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, AHippieIsBorn said: Yeah I feel the same way about "Hispanic". I date and am friends with a lot of Latino/a/x/y/z/a and none of them prefer "Hispanic" even though it's supposed to be PC or whatever. I've also asked them about Latinx and half of them didn't even know what it meant. I think it's just another way to confuse others and then they get called out for being racist, ignorant, or something. Hispanic is commonly used in the US. Just means Spanish speaking. It’s not “PC.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,947 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Morphine Prince said: I swear I only see non-Latinos using it. I understand it’s a gender neutral term but Spanish is not a gender neutral language. Masculine words are the default in Spanish. Latino, Latina, Latinos. That’s it. You could argue against it but that’s literally how the language is and I haven’t heard people complaining about it before. Sure it’s a product of a binary society but unless someone specifies they want to be called Latinx, I won’t be calling anyone that. In the Portuguese language we also have masculine and feminine for most words as well even objects For example a toilet (sanita) is feminine while a baking oven (fugão) is masculine. It's just a language thing. It's not even for people necessarily regular everyday objects have it too Now if someone is specifically uncomfortable with the word because of how they identify, by all means I have no issue accommodating them and calling them latinx But the majority of people like being refered to he or she. Because the vast majority of people like to be identified by the sex of their birth and only a relatively small percentage identify as non binary or transgender By calling everyone latinx ur actually taking away how most people would want to be refered to for the fear of the odd person you may offend In English we call people he or she... I know if we started using a gender neutral world instead I wouldn't like it. I identify as a man and I want to he called he @Rainbow1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werk 13,166 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Rainbow1 said: Can we please stop the term latinx as a Latino none of my family or friends use it lol 1 hour ago, Morphine Prince said: I swear I only see non-Latinos using it. I understand it’s a gender neutral term but Spanish is not a gender neutral language. Masculine words are the default in Spanish. Latino, Latina, Latinos. That’s it. You could argue against it but that’s literally how the language is and I haven’t heard people complaining about it before. Sure it’s a product of a binary society but unless someone specifies they want to be called Latinx, I won’t be calling anyone that. Does it also feel like whitewashing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 There have been many incidents like this recently too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanxDream 2,049 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 As a Latino, this scares me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,741 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Werk said: Does it also feel like whitewashing? I feel like the term is mostly used by English speakers tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica C 202 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Trump's America. RAH² + AH³ + (ROMA² + MA) + GAGA + (OHH + LA²) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 What is wrong with America? A beautiful country but a very racist one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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