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Topic subjectRE: I'll break it down so it ain't broke no more.
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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"?