'LatinX' backfires on the Democrats

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

Do you not read articles in the media? Do you not see LatinX in advertising on Facebook posts? I see it all the time!

Uh, that’s the point. It’s only used by virtue signaling imbeciles.

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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.

Sure maybe in the pottery department at Emily Dickinson College, Latinx would be used, but not in the.math department at Carnegie Mellon

Watch out for the kiln, Fawn! I’ve got a baaaaaaddddd feeling about it!

I actually know a professor from Carnegie Mellon. She uses the term. She's in the English department. The point is that some people use it and some don't. It's not a big deal. All of a sudden, Rs care about Latinos. Interesting.

of course they care now. they see it is helping them convince hispanics to vote republican.

Shocker. I know. Some Hispanic people like low taxes for their business, and to refute the soft bigotry of low expectations offered by the democrats. It’s crazy.

And some want to pull up the ladder and not pass DACA

Especially the ones who followed the law and immigrated legally. It's insulting (btw) to treat all hispanics as though they are illegal immigrants.

My family "followed the law and immigrated legally". We could do that because we have education and money. The immigration system does not make it easy to come in legally if you do not have money. Yet our economy has a lot of demand for low-skilled workers. Often from the most hawkish anti-immigration people. They are the ones that hire undocumented immigrants and then commit wage theft.

If we really wanted no undocumented immigrants, then the best thing to do would be to focus enforcement efforts on the companies that hire them. But that has never been done. The reality is we want these workers, we just want them to live in fear so we can exploit them .

DP. At least be honest. Plenty of liberal business owners hire illegal, low-skilled workers. You know that, right?

So? Their politics align with their actions. They recognize the value of immigrants undocumented or not. Right-wing anti-immigration elected officials like Tommy Hamm who rail against undocumented immigrants but hire them and steal their wages are showing us what this system is really about.

If we don't want undocumented immigrants, WHY DON'T WE PROSECUTE THE COMPANIES THAT USE THEM?

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If we don't want undocumented immigrants, WHY DON'T WE PROSECUTE THE COMPANIES THAT USE THEM?

We do?

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/29/maryland-seafood-company-owner-gets-probation-afte/

We do?

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/29/maryland-seafood-company-owner-gets-probation-afte/

Not often. If you are anti undocumented immigrants, how are you okay with this unless your real agenda is to exploit immigrants, not keep then out? https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/do-employers-face-consequences-hiring-unauthorized-workers.aspx

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I'll say it again:

If you are anti undocumented immigrants, how are you okay with this unless your real agenda is to exploit immigrants, not keep then out? https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/do-employers-face-consequences-hiring-unauthorized-workers.aspx

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"Latinx is dumb and woke" says the ignorant person who refers to hispanic women as 'Latinos.'

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

Do you not read articles in the media? Do you not see LatinX in advertising on Facebook posts? I see it all the time!

Uh, that’s the point. It’s only used by virtue signaling imbeciles.

You mean like my 1st generation Ph.D. Latino colleague?

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

Do you not read articles in the media? Do you not see LatinX in advertising on Facebook posts? I see it all the time!

Uh, that’s the point. It’s only used by virtue signaling imbeciles.

It's only snowflake right wingers who are offended by it. Along with their fake "War on Christmas" whining.

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

Do you not read articles in the media? Do you not see LatinX in advertising on Facebook posts? I see it all the time!

Uh, that’s the point. It’s only used by virtue signaling imbeciles.

It's only snowflake right wingers who are offended by it. Along with their fake "War on Christmas" whining.

The kerfluffle is that the right wing is upset about people paying attention to non-whites when they shouldn't be.

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Do any elected democrats use this term? I’ve heard it used by lefty activists, but I’ve never heard Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, etc. say it. I don’t think I’ve even heard AOC say it.

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Biden and AOC have both used Latinx. According to this article about 1/4 of US lawmakers have used the term Latinx.

Most of them are Democrats.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/more-democratic-lawmakers-are-using-term-latinx-n1237884

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Anonymous wrote:Biden and AOC have both used Latinx. According to this article about 1/4 of US lawmakers have used the term Latinx.

Most of them are Democrats.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/more-democratic-lawmakers-are-using-term-latinx-n1237884

"Hispanic members of Congress were the most likely ones to use the term Latinx, with nearly 70 percent of Latino Democrats and 13 percent of Latino Republicans using it on social media."

This is an interesting counterpoint to the prevailing wisdom here that it's an invention of white progressives. I'm curious who the Latino Republicans using it are.

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Anonymous wrote:Do any elected democrats use this term? I’ve heard it used by lefty activists, but I’ve never heard Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, etc. say it. I don’t think I’ve even heard AOC say it.

AOC has definitely used it. And Julian Castro.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/more-democratic-lawmakers-are-using-term-latinx-n1237884

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https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/could-democrats-use-latinx-backfire-its-latino-outreach-n1285530

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Anonymous wrote:Do any elected democrats use this term? I’ve heard it used by lefty activists, but I’ve never heard Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, etc. say it. I don’t think I’ve even heard AOC say it.

AOC has definitely used it. And Julian Castro.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/more-democratic-lawmakers-are-using-term-latinx-n1237884

And there aren't even remotely as many hispanic Republican lawmakers as there are Democratic lawmakers

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Anonymous wrote:Are "white Hispanics" included in BIPOC?

Do you mean biracial Hispanics or lightskinned Hispanics?

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Anonymous wrote:Are "white Hispanics" included in BIPOC?

White Latina here and no, I do not consider myself BIPOC. Technically I do have some indigenous ancestry (more than Elizabeth Warren), so I think it is a bit of a gray area. But most people who don't know me see me as White and treat me as such which is different from how my friends and family who are BIPOC are treated.

I'm a biracial Latina (half-Mexican, half-white, blonde hair, green eyes, pale skin, looks very white despite being raised by a single Mexican mother) and I don't consider myself BIPOC because I simply am not a person of color. I do consider myself a minority though.