NEW: 23% of U.S. Hispanics have heard of the gender-neutral pan-ethnic label, Latinx, but just 3% say they use it to describe themselves. 1/ https://pewrsr.ch/2F9F7AB pic.twitter.com/QlS6JLnq0c
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Among Hispanics aware of the term Latinx, one-in-three say it should be used to describe the nation’s Hispanic or Latino population; 65% say it should not be used. 6/ https://pewrsr.ch/2F9F7AB pic.twitter.com/Ra0SBGCvSu
Overall, few Hispanics prefer “Latinx” over “Hispanic” or “Latino” as a pan-ethnic term. 7/ https://pewrsr.ch/2F9F7AB pic.twitter.com/WNlTzEuv1v
Preference for Latinx as a pan-ethnic term is higher among those who are aware of it – 10% in this group say they prefer Latinx over Hispanic or Latino. Yet even among those aware of Latinx, the terms Hispanic (50%) and Latino (31%) are preferred. 8/ https://pewrsr.ch/2F9F7AB pic.twitter.com/7QXsLa1S5w
When asked in an open-ended question what Latinx means in their own words, 42% of those who have heard the term describe it as a gender-neutral one. Others express disagreement or dislike of the term (12%) or describe it as LGBTQ-inclusive (9%). 9/ https://pewrsr.ch/2F9F7AB pic.twitter.com/LVVblaY8A8
A separate analysis of Google Trends data finds the relative popularity of the term Latinx in online searches in the U.S. has increased since 2016, but its search level still remains far below Latina, Latino and Hispanic. 10/ https://pewrsr.ch/2F9F7AB pic.twitter.com/mIQbScE2T1
These are some of the findings from our new survey about the term Latinx. For more, please read our full report:https://pewrsr.ch/2F9F7AB
Latinx is a colonizing term that refuses to acknowledge gender as a binary. It’s insulting to other cultures as well as my own.
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