Latinx was created by Latino academics idk why people spout this idea that it’s a “white” creation (which opposes whiteness and Latin-ness in a way that exposes a lack of understanding of Latin America). It’s true that it has been largely replaced by alternatives like “Latine”, but the fact that Latinos who might not have particularly favorable views towards trans or non binary people oppose a gender neutral term is not the “own” people think it is.
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Latinx was created by Latino academics idk why people spout this idea that it’s a “white” creation (which opposes whiteness and Latin-ness in a way that exposes a lack of understanding of Latin America). It’s true that it has been largely replaced by alternatives like “Latine”, but the fact that Latinos who might not have particularly favorable views towards trans or non binary people oppose a gender neutral term is not the “own” people think it is.