'LatinX' backfires on the Democrats

[Anonymous]

Gee, you wonder why the Trump, of all people, made huge headways with Latino voters?

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017d-81be-dee4-a5ff-efbe74ec0000

Only 2% of Hispanic voters chose the term 'LatinX' to describe their ethnic background.


Seriously, the Democrats spend so much time flailing around about whatever GOP does that Democrats fail to realize that they are overwhelmingly their own worst enemies the vast majority of the time. Thank god we have white progressives telling Hispanic voters that LatinX is the new appropriate term to use. The Democrats are making very dangerous assumptions that the growing Hispanic vote will be theirs. Judging by the LatinX fiasco, the Democrats are doing a good job drumming up votes for the GOP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gee, you wonder why the Trump, of all people, made huge headways with Latino voters?

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017d-81be-dee4-a5ff-efbe74ec0000

Only 2% of Hispanic voters chose the term 'LatinX' to describe their ethnic background.


Seriously, the Democrats spend so much time flailing around about whatever GOP does that Democrats fail to realize that they are overwhelmingly their own worst enemies the vast majority of the time. Thank god we have white progressives telling Hispanic voters that LatinX is the new appropriate term to use. The Democrats are making very dangerous assumptions that the growing Hispanic vote will be theirs. Judging by the LatinX fiasco, the Democrats are doing a good job drumming up votes for the GOP.

Thanks for the solution that didn't have a problem. I'm a Dem and I don't know anyone who uses the term in my age group. I hear some younger folks say it, but is not that common to hear. What's the big deal. I don't know ANY Latinos who use the term Hispanic unless they live in TX. The use of LatinX had no bearing on Trump.

Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

The GOP talking point about Democrats worked, what with people pushing it here, Facebook and in the media? Gosh, shocker.

I hope nobody falls for this thread. Can’t you guys see what the right wingers are doing again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GOP talking point about Democrats worked, what with people pushing it here, Facebook and in the media? Gosh, shocker.

I hope nobody falls for this thread. Can’t you guys see what the right wingers are doing again?

Politico is an arm of the Republican party?

[Anonymous]

The Spanish language itself is steeped in gender. English-speaking people trying to change and neutralize another culture’s language to suit their politically motivated worldview is deeply offensive to native Spanish speakers.

Duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Spanish language itself is steeped in gender. English-speaking people trying to change and neutralize another culture’s language to suit their politically motivated worldview is deeply offensive to native Spanish speakers.

Duh.

At my agency we recently had a mandatory training and we told to try to use LatinX and the native Spanish speakers gave this same feedback. But hey, if it makes the Upper West Side and NPR happy, I guess that is what you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The GOP talking point about Democrats worked, what with people pushing it here, Facebook and in the media? Gosh, shocker.

I hope nobody falls for this thread. Can’t you guys see what the right wingers are doing again?

Politico is an arm of the Republican party?

It's just a report with data. Literally no commentary at all. The OP is being a jerk.

[Anonymous]

I was at a college presentation and tour the other day with my senior and the world language chair used the term "LatinX." Immediately, you could see the parents (and students) shaking their heads and rolling their eyes. Funny how people who use that term are so oblivious to how dopey they look.

[Anonymous]

The hierarchy is clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at a college presentation and tour the other day with my senior and the world language chair used the term "LatinX." Immediately, you could see the parents (and students) shaking their heads and rolling their eyes. Funny how people who use that term are so oblivious to how dopey they look.

I could see the parents, but I don't believe you when you talk about the students. It's common enough among young people that students would not bat an eye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was at a college presentation and tour the other day with my senior and the world language chair used the term "LatinX." Immediately, you could see the parents (and students) shaking their heads and rolling their eyes. Funny how people who use that term are so oblivious to how dopey they look.

I could see the parents, but I don't believe you when you talk about the students. It's common enough among young people that students would not bat an eye.

Oh, but they did. Parents and kids were all exchanging the side eye. It was pretty funny, and doesn't concern (or surprise) me in the least that you don't believe it.

[Anonymous]

No one I know uses this term. It is yet again a right wing pushed tripe that people buy into.

[Anonymous]

So paternalistic and condescending of woke whitey telling the browns what to think. Kind of like when WaPo surveyed native Americans twice and surprisingly found that >90% had no issue with the name Redskins but woke whitey knew better than those ignorant savages. The hypocrisy and stupidity is absolutely amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The GOP talking point about Democrats worked, what with people pushing it here, Facebook and in the media? Gosh, shocker.

I hope nobody falls for this thread. Can’t you guys see what the right wingers are doing again?

Politico is an arm of the Republican party?

No, Politico is just ultra-access "journalism" and is easily played. The Republicans are better than the Democrats at using the media to launder/amplify these things. Politico does the same thing for all their sources.

[Anonymous]

My first generation Latinx boss uses the term Latinx to talk about diverse groups of people and so we all use it in our division. She identifies ethnically as Colombian.