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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Latinx" is something that clumsily works in written form, but not verbal form. It's really an inelegant term, so it really should just be retired from the lexicon. Rep. Gallego above really gets at the crux of the issue - gender-neutral terms already exist in the English language.

Somehow it made the linguistic jump from Lat-Am/Hispanic ethnic studies departments onto Twitter by activists. That's why you're seeing it more frequently - because its been trending on Twitter the last few years.

It wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that popularization of the term on social media was inorganically driven by forces seeking to increase divisions in the U.S.[/quote]

I'm pretty neutral about Latinx but the alternatives Gallego suggests are not great. Latin American implies you're from a country in Latin America. Many Latinos are US born. Hispanic means Spanish-speaking, which basically erases the indigenous heritage of Latinos and makes it all about Spain. Not saying Latinx is the answer but I don't think Gallego is as clever as he thinks he is.[/quote]

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