Is the term Latinx being forced on us?

Well, the term Latinx was first used online around 2004. It has become the go to term in social media by activists, students, and academics who seek to advocate for non-binary and gender queer individuals.

Its proponents argue that the term is inclusive of all "genders" and that it should replace the current terms such as Latino or Latina.

Many of those who are against the term simply argue the term Latinx breaks the rules of the Spanish language and they also argue that it is merely a tool used by radical LGTBQ groups who seek to impose their will and their thinking on the majority for political reasons.

So how has the Spanish-speaking Community reacted to it?

Well, the term Latinx has failed to gain any traction despite its push by some radical LGTBQ groups.. In general, the Spanish-speaking Community has rejected the term.

A 2021 poll by Democratic Hispanic Outreach firm Bendixen & Amandi International found that only 2% of those polled refer to themselves as Latinx, while 68% call themselves Hispanic and 21% favored Latino or Latina to describe their ethnic background. In addition 40 % of those polled viewed the term Latinx as offensive and 30% went as far to say that they would be less likely to support a politician or organization that uses the term..
However despite the rejection of the term by the overwhelming Spanish-speaking community, a small group has felt compelled to continue to sneak in the word in academic institutions without regard for the opinions of the larger community. The word Latinx which supposedly, initially sought to be inclusive has now been used as a tool by a minority to impose their will on others.

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[mrld]

Latino/Hispanic was invented by the US to classify unwanted immigrants. Not all Spanish Speakers want to be called Hispanics for Example the people from Spain. According to the US all people from Mexico to Argentina are Latinos, Latino means Latin Origin, so this is also wrong because for example in Mexico there are indigenous people not speaking Spanish, the same for other countries, thus they can not be considered Latinos because they lack Latin Language or Latin culture. The correct way to group people is by their country Name.

[deborahsaraiperdomo]

NO, US HISPANICS WANT TO BE CALLED SUCH, as well as 'Latino(s)' or 'Latina(s)'. It's that way for a reason (spanish grammar rules). And we didn't even ASK FOR THIS! LEAVE US ALONE! PLZ🥲and LatinX is like how teachers are using 'Mix' instead of 'mr.' or 'ms/mrs.'

[anotherhealingjourneybegins]

I was also cool with Latino. I don't care for this Latinx thing. At first I wasn't even sure if it was Latin-X or pronounced as 'la-tinks'

[fmc]

If someone wants to be called “LatinX” fine. But don’t impose that term upon the entire community and demand we all follow suit.

[Digimonisbetterthanpokemon]

Can we send this to the totally native Spanish speaker Alexandrrrriiiaaaa Ocasio who only uses a Spanish accent whenever it suits her.

[Dangic]

I have not met a Hispanic person in the last few years that accepts this term.
This across 3 States that I have lived in since 2019 (CO, CA, FL)

[VMan]

The thing is its also very rascist. Think about it spanish isnt the only romanticized language(italian, french, Portuguese) yet it's the only one that get this massive outcry by white college liberals to "correct"

[adriannieves]

Que se va pal carrajo ese chiste, yo siempre digo Latino/Latina.

[JesusLopez-unmw]

The term Latinx is a very stupid distortion of our real cultural common name, Latinos. That made up name is part of the extremist woke culture that pretends to classify every group by race, sex or sexual preference creating even more divisions that we already have. I consider that it insults our cultural heritage as Latinos. Regardless of the country that we came from we should not use it or adopt it. By the way yo soy Boricua y a orgullo lo tengo. Some pointed out that we are not Latinos. They are wrong, Latin comes from the language that gave us el castellano o español and it comes from the Roman Empire ancient Latin language. As a cultural group regardless of the Hispanic country that we came from we are all Latinos. Also Hispanic or Hispanos comes from the ancient name of Spain, Hispania under the Roman Empire. In other words Latin or Latinos describes the root of our common language and Hispanic describes one part of our racial composition as from Spain. Those are historical facts that form an important part of our historical heritage.

[eduardofktrmp]

I’m brown, I’m indigenous, yea Spanish speaking but I reject the white results.

[lizarodriguez]

I will always identify myself as LATINA, a WOMAN who is of Latin descent. Or Boricua!

[PL-upig]

Latino means Latin in English, the people from Latin America are called Latin Americans. There is no region or group of countries called Latinx America or Latine America.

[florinivan]

'only 2%' to be honest that's not bad considering it only appeared in 2004. Even moreso since its rise to proeminence only started in the 2010s.

[Spectaclecurl]

I’m Latino, LatinA is universal as you refer to a [persona=person] Latina

[detourautotransportllc]

I Do Not Like The Word Latin. InDont Speak The Latin Language.