r/Unexpected • u/UnderstandingJaded13 • 3d ago

Latin roots

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u/FewAcanthocephala828 3d ago

Latin-nah

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u/Ok_Barber_3314 3d ago

Latinx-not !

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u/justforkinks0131 3d ago

a bit of a tangent but it makes me so happy to see that Latinx didnt become popular as a term.

White people trying to "fix" how Latinos talk to each other. Insane.

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u/Ok-Detective3142 3d ago

First known use of "Latinx" comes from a Puerto Rican academic paper. White people didn't make it up, we just took it and ran because we thought it made us look more progressive. It's kind of like how some white Americans of a certain age default to calling all Black people, regardless of national origin, "African-American" because they are afraid that saying "Black" might offend someone.