12896612, RE: I'll break it down so it ain't broke no more. Posted by Jay Doz, Tue Sep-15-15 04:52 PM
>As my homie BSR quoted above, Spanish is a very sexist >language so folks tied to more intellectual circles have >started writing 'latin@' and more recently latinx to be more >inclusive of both women and gender non-conforming peoples >(which in the case of the muxes of southern Mexico, for >example, have long been apart of our societies and cultures. > >I would say that Latinx is the safer word to use (the word me >and mines prefer), but you will find people on both (and >other) sides of the discussion and who prefer different terms. >You should ask them how they identify.
Why not use "Latin"?
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