• DudePluto@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    27
    ·
    1 year ago

    “Latino” is still considered by many native speakers to be “neutral”

    So like, is there any sizeable Latin community actually calling for a gender neutral term or is this just a middle-class white people thing? Because as a white person I’ve never seen anyone push for this other than white people and it just seems like a white savior/ daddy knows best thing. But my experience is just my experience

    • j4p@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      1 year ago

      There are some people who identify as Latinx. Pew puts it at 2-3% of Latin Americans, usually those who are non-binary.

      I think the reason that it has the astroturfed white middle class vibe is that it’s really been pushed by corporate culture for whatever reason, who use it as catch all for all Latin Americans which clearly doesn’t line up with how the majority self-identify.

    • CreativeShotgun@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      I am trans and Latina and it is totally a thing. We have queer people too, we come in all the normal colors and a few weird ones too.

    • tuto@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      brezhoneg
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      That is what I myself thought on the first place, but it’s more of a “global” movement. It’s not just “white people”, but rather also native Spanish speakers learning nuances of other languages, plus Gender Studies research, etc.