Latino groups want to do away with “Latinx”

Posted on AllSides January 4th, 2022
From The Left
Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/Axios

Elected officials, a major newspaper and the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. have all spoken out strongly in recent weeks against the continued use of "Latinx," the gender-neutral term promoted by progressives to describe people of Spanish-speaking origin.

Why it matters: The pushback highlights some generational, class and regional divisions among Latinos as their numbers and influence grow in the U.S. It also reflects a movement by some Latinos to define themselves rather than be labeled by predominantly white progressives and Latino academics who advocate for using the term.

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https://www.axios.com/the-rise-and-fall-latinx-latino-hispanic-142d2a32-5b01-46f7-b680-76d0ea0928eb.html

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