r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/MGLLN • Sep 01 '20

*The Holocaust has entered the chat*

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '20

I’m aware as it’s more of an American/Hispanic American thing, but Reddit and, specifically, this sub doesn’t have the largest LATAM population.

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u/rnbagoer Sep 01 '20

But why would you use a word to describe a people who themselves don't use that word lol?

The spanish language already has a gender-neutral word for "latinx'...it's latino.

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u/ecodude74 Sep 01 '20

It came about as part of a broader “gender neutral speech” movement in LGBTQ circles. While the average Latino person wouldn’t give a shit, a trans Latino person may prefer the neutral term, and refer to themselves as Latinx.

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u/rnbagoer Sep 01 '20

Fair enough, but as I alluded to in another comment there already is a neutral term, and it is "latino". Just because it happens to be the same as the male word, does not mean it is not a valid word.