That stupid made-up non-word Latinx [used for confused Latino/Latina people who claim to be non-binary] is bugging the shit out of me tonight.

HOW in the hell are you supposed to pronounce it?

How about "La-TEENKS"?

Or how about just say "Latin", that applies to everybody.

Sorry, I missed your second option.

What a coincidence, just recently I had a real live Latina woman pronounce it for me: It's exactly as it's spelled:

"Latin-ex" or just like "Kleen-ex."

LaTwinks ??? I don't mind them.

Not getting any dates lately, r5?

Everyone time I come across it I hear it in my head as "lah-TINKS" which just sounds ridiculous.

And yet, I'm neither a bigot or a homophobe.

See, I thought maybe you were angry because you're lonely. But, I realize you could be lonely because you wallow in misery. That's certainly a hallmark of mental illness. Are you self-medicating?

La Tinks. How you thinks?

Oh wow, I didn’t know this was an option.

I think “Latin” is pretty good. I had a Cuban friend who used that. Like “Latin guys are hot and sucio” or “That’s different from Latin food”.

It’s pronounced “pendejo”.

You say 'Latin', then cross your fingers to make X and look smug.

I find this one particularly fascinating. He/she in English being replaced with they...as a language person, it irks me but I can adapt to this.

Latinx seems very different, though. In English, only pronouns are gendered and so it’s pretty easy to iron out the binary gendering of the language. In Romance language such as Spanish, nouns are gendered and inherently binary. So are Latinx people proposing an overhaul of their entire language to make it more gender-neutral like English is?

How about "fucked up Latins"?

This is just a non-sexist plural for Hispanic (plus Brazilians). It has nothing whatsoever to do with trangenders, etc.

Latino and Latina are the male ("o" ending) and female ("a" ending) identifiers, and the default for the plural is the masculine noun "Latinos." So "Latinx" is the plural when you don't want to be a sexist.

You're welcome.

If you wanted people to pronounce it "laTEENex," you should have spelled it "Latinex."

I still don't understand the reason for "Latinx." Why is is spelled that way? Please don't respond by something equally confusing by saying it's not binary. What the fuck is binary?

R17, well, problem solved for the word “Latino”. How does one deal with the rest of the language? Are we going to see “flacx” “guapx” “estupidx”?

Hahahaha that would be so funny.

It's being done with Filipinx.

But this is happening in the USA. The Filipinos in the Philippines think you all be crazy.

Just say “brown bodies.”

R20, it is to avoid using gender-specific descriptors like Latino (male) and Latina (female).

R17, yes, I'm curious about that as well -- "Eres muy hermosx" ??

"You say 'Latin', then cross your fingers to make X and look smug."

What has your experience been so far with crossing your fingers and looking smug? I'm sure you have many stories to regale us with.

'Calling humorless twat at R26!'

I also pronounce it as La-TEE-nex, r18. But how would the plural form be pronounced? La-TEE-nex-ses?

What does the letter "x" sound like in tagalog?

This is stupid. It's not "La-TEEN-ecks". It can't be. If Hispanic people just fucking insist on using Hispanic pronunciation for this idiotic word, as in the "Latin" part of "Latinx" being pronounced "La-TEEN", then it follows that the "x" part must also be pronounced with the same rule, given that it's in the same fucking word.

And the Hispanic pronunciation for "x" is that noise people make when they're trying to hock up a bit of phlegm -- not "ECKS".

You can't pronounce Latinx in Spanish. In the SJW efforts to support gender neutralism, they've become racist imperialists who force English words onto other cultures.

So "Lyn-gchhhhhh" *spit* *choke*

Got it.

Yes. And who wouldn't be proud to be called that.

Why wouldn't Latinos want to be gender specific? In other words, why do they want to be gender neutral?

[Quote]In other words, why do they want to be gender neutral?

The Latinos in the United States are becoming this way. Latinos still living in their respective countries aren't much on board about this radical change. In fact, most don't care two shits that the Spanish language is "sexist," and they're still fine that the language typically takes the masculine form, unless it's specific regarding the females in question.

[quote]Why wouldn't Latinos want to be gender specific? In other words, why do they want to be gender neutral?

Because they're brainwashed SJW shitheads.

For us Americans, we had the same dilemma with the formerly neutral "he." We had to change it to "he or she," which gave rise to the now-popular "they," which infuriates the grammar nazis if you say something like "anyone with a question should raise their hand."

R29, there is no x in Tagalog, but there is x in Filipino. It can either be pronounced the English way or the Spanish way depending on word origin.

Please stop giving this horseshit credence by discussing it.

“Dumb ass”

And “trans” is pronounced “homophobe,” which is why the same people who force Latinx down our throats are also openly calling gays & lesbians “queers” despite our disgust for that word.

Dammit

Do you need to put on a fake Spanish accent when saying it though?

It's been what, 40 years since Jane Curtin/SNL mocked newscasters with their forced trillings of "Managua, Nicaragua" and they're still at it. Only Spanish too. You never her "Pah-reee, Frawnce" or "Berlin, Deutschland"

Some insight from Time.

[Quote]For some, using Latinx can feel feminist. Cristina Mora, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, says she first encountered it as a gender-neutral term that young people were using because they were “tired of reaffirming the patriarchy inherent in language.” For example: In Spanish, a group of women is referred to as Latinas, while a group of men or a mixed group — even one that is mostly women — is a group of Latinos. Feminists might balk at this the same way they’d balk at using he as a default pronoun or referring to mixed groups as “guys” but never “gals.” The subtext is the same: It’s a man’s world, you ladies are just in it.

[Quote]Latinx gives people a way to avoid choosing a gender for a group or an unknown individual, much like using singular “they” avoids the choice between “he” or “she” in English. Both are gaining steam in a time when America is rethinking gender and whatever boundaries might come with it.

[Quote]And while there has been criticism that it’s not clear [bold]how to pronounce Latinx — many say “La-TEE-nex,” like Kleenex ...[/bold]

To neoliberals in academia trying too hard, not “to some”

[quote]Both are gaining steam in a time when [b]America[/b] is rethinking gender and whatever boundaries might come with it.

Exactly. In the US. Not in actual Spanish-speaking countries. Find me someone living in Mexico or Colombia who is pushing this Latinx term.

[quote]But this is happening in the USA. The Filipinos in the Philippines think you all be crazy.

Because we don't have enough real problems, so we have to invent our own to "fix".

I'm latino and refuse to use this gender neutral moniker. Is it so hard to memorize LatinA for women and LatinO for men? Or just say latino all together.

R48 Sadly this part of identity politics has taken over Latin America. I'm half Brazilian and travel constantly throughout Latin America (I'm also fluent in Spanish) and it has become a trend to use the X for gender neutrality all around Spanish speaking countries and Portuguese speaking Brazil. As a matter of fact I suspect this is a Latino invention, as every single word in any of the romantic languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Italian and French) has a specific gender, so the thing could've started there.

If you speak Spanish or Portuguese you'll notice that even viral online campaigns from Mcdonalds etc now use gender neutral variations with X to sell their products on twitter, IG and Facebook. It's something very noticeable.

Do they have "transkids" in Latin America, R52?

R53 Brazil as far as I know just passed a law guaranteeing what has been termed social-name change for trans people. It's something to use socially before transitioning happens, which by the way the Brazilian public system pays for (I've interviewed a couple of trans people who had their sex change operation completely free, but they are required to undergo two year compulsory therapy.) Gays and trans are very popular soap opera characters now, so my relatives tell me.

David Miranda, Glen Greenwald's Brazilian husband is an openly gay politician in Rio de Janeiro and he was the one who proposed the legislation and is also pushing trans rights too, including a controversial law to allow parents to allow their underage children to go through sexual reassignment surgery. All that I know.

I happened to be looking at Bunnika-style Tumblrs today and saw “Brujx”. Some Latinx Wiccan enby.

Hearty laugh and I rushed here to tell you hookers.

Thanks, R54. Depressing. I don't get why gay people would support that, especially the kid stuff. Some political stuff we don't know about maybe? Especially as they both have political connections.

"Calling humorless twat at [R26]!'"

An unfunny prick always blames a vagina for his bad jokes. He then claims women aren't funny to bolster his ego, thus ensuring he's both a prick and an asshole and therefor really can fuck himself.

It doesn't exist pendejo, OP.

Oh Jesus. I had to listen to some smug, representation-obsessed “writer” on that show Vida (which like ten people watch) repeat this word (Latinx) over and over again on a panel of representation-obsessed writers. Hollywood is losing its mind and creativity to this sort of shit. I imagine this is an extension of academia. Another weird insular world where people bully you into submission with this shit.

What's Vida? Sounds like a tranny show or Jean wearing lesbian call- in show. W.e. Want good tv? Don't make it personal! Don't try to see yourself in the characters but just empathize and learn.

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