I've internalized Latino, even though I consciously know it erases me. Language is really deep in that way.
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In the last year or so, a lot of Latino men have very visibly revolted against the term Latinx. These men, who are all from the U.S., explain that *they* don't feel the term represents them. Oh the irony.
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These same Latino men, who never once raised concern over the fact that Latina women like me are made invisible by the word Latino, suddenly feel invisible. Tuh.
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Notice, by the way, that I still refer to myself as Latina. That's because I individually identify as Latina. When I'm in a group, I identify that group as Latinx. Individually, I'm an amiga. My friends? We're amigxs.
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I never perceived Latinx as a threat, the way I think many Latino men do. I get it, in some ways. Latino men are hated in society in so many ways. So you gotta hang on to what you got.
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Nor did I ever presume Latinx to be some kind of imperialistic neologism that we're imposing on older, poorer, and less educated people.
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Again: the person who explained amigxs to me what seems like forever ago was my elder. Poor in a way most of you will never understand poverty, and less educated as in never finished grade school. They got it. They taught me.
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Plus, this is a Guarani elder we're talking about. They reminded me that Spanish is an imperialist language; that we should challenge our allegiance to its purity.
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More than anything else, I'd like those of you who don't speak Spanish and are not Latinx to know that many of us do use the word. We're still working some of this out among ourselves, but in the meantime, we welcome you using the word.
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Replying to @aurabogado
Thank you for this thread. Is it pronounced like "ex" at the end? Lateen-ex? I tend to read it rather than say it, so I hope it's okay to ask. <3
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In answer to your question: I personally pronounce it la-teen-ex, but there are also other ways, and I think we're still working it out. Going to RT your tweet with more comment, too.
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Replying to @aurabogado @KTildenFrost
Stop lying only Hispanic Americans use it no latinos use it yes I'm saying latinos don't cry

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