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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

There's been an effort to downplay the attempts made after massive backlash, especially with Latinx. That doesn't mean it didn't happen.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Nah, I was there. I remember it. At best it was a broader conversation about whether language should be more inclusive, which conservatives took as a personal attack because they lack the ability to understand abstract concepts. And there may have been a handful of people who made a personal decision to adopt the term. There was never anyone scolding people for not saying LatinX.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    I doubt anyone was ever shamed for not using Latinx, the problem there was more a mass amount of people that felt it was a way to erase their culture. It's a very wasp thing to create a term for a people and declare the most inclusive term without actually consulting anyone it addresses.

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