Current Events > Does anyone say that "latinx" shit seriously?

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Purely 12/04/19 9:42:12 AM #1:	Is this really a thing we're supposed to be doing now? Latino is offensive because it implies a gender, so let's make up a word ending in x? <cite>Purely posted [p:931088694] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Is this really a thing we're supposed to be doing now? Latino is offensive because it implies a gender, so let's make up a word ending in x? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/04/19 9:43:56 AM #2:	Pareces enojado --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931088744] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Pareces enojado </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Soggy_Pocket 12/04/19 9:44:21 AM #3:	The Spanish language is gendered. --- Eat at the Aloha Snack Bar! Best eats this side of the island! <cite>Soggy_Pocket posted [p:931088755] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>The Spanish language is gendered.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 12/04/19 9:45:50 AM #4:	CyricZ posted... Pareces enojado Why did you change your original post? Also I think you mean "enojadx." Get it right! <cite>Purely posted [p:931088811] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted... </cite> <quote>Pareces enojado</quote> Why did you change your original post? Also I think you mean "enojadx." Get it right! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 12/04/19 9:46:13 AM #5:	Soggy_Pocket posted... The Spanish language is gendered. Don't worry, we'll just change the whole language to be gender neutral. Muy bien! --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:931088829] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Soggy_Pocket posted...</cite> <quote>The Spanish language is gendered.</quote> Don't worry, we'll just change the whole language to be gender neutral. Muy bien!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sauceje 12/04/19 9:46:46 AM #6:	I've seen a lot of people using that shit in Portuguese and I vehemently refuse to do so. There are also people who'll use @ for the gendered inflection, such as "amig@s" for "friends". --- He was born in a coop, raised in a cage, children fear him, critics rage, He's half alive, he's half dead, folks just call him Buckethead <cite>sauceje posted [p:931088854] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>I've seen a lot of people using that shit in Portuguese and I vehemently refuse to do so. There are also people who'll use @ for the gendered inflection, such as "amig@s" for "friends". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/04/19 9:47:49 AM #7:	Purely posted... Why did you change your original post? Also I think you mean "enojadx." Get it right! Because "You seem upset" doesn't really translate well to Spanish and I originally had "molesto", which translates more closely to "annoying" than "angry". Anyway, it's just shorthand. No one's forcing you one way or another. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931088884] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Purely posted... </cite> <quote>Why did you change your original post? Also I think you mean "enojadx." Get it right!</quote>Because "You seem upset" doesn't really translate well to Spanish and I originally had "molesto", which translates more closely to "annoying" than "angry". Anyway, it's just shorthand. No one's forcing you one way or another. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 12/04/19 9:48:57 AM #8:	sauceje posted... I've seen a lot of people using that shit in Portuguese and I vehemently refuse to do so. There are also people who'll use @ for the gendered inflection, such as "amig@s" for "friends". Woooow that is clever. It's like an a inside of an o. I never thought of it like that. <cite>Purely posted [p:931088919] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>sauceje posted... </cite> <quote>I've seen a lot of people using that shit in Portuguese and I vehemently refuse to do so. There are also people who'll use @ for the gendered inflection, such as "amig@s" for "friends".</quote> Woooow that is clever. It's like an a inside of an o. I never thought of it like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/04/19 9:49:35 AM #9:	Purely posted... Woooow that is clever. Y'know what? I agree. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931088934] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Purely posted... </cite> <quote>Woooow that is clever.</quote>Y'know what? I agree. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 12/04/19 9:49:55 AM #10:	I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:931088945] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrPeppers 12/04/19 9:52:52 AM #11:	Jagr_68 posted... I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language. All Romance languages are. To change them at such a fundamental level is to change the language. --- https://imgur.com/SGkkbF0 <cite>MrPeppers posted [p:931089038] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite> <quote>I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language.</quote> All Romance languages are. To change them at such a fundamental level is to change the language. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 12/04/19 9:55:01 AM #12:	Jagr_68 posted... I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language. The important thing is that people like TC can be mad at it --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:931089099] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite> <quote>I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language.</quote>The important thing is that people like TC can be mad at it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/04/19 9:58:55 AM #13:	MrPeppers posted... All Romance languages are. To change them at such a fundamental level is to change the language. I don't think that was the intent. It's just shorthand to use on social media, where characters tend to be at a premium. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931089203] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>MrPeppers posted... </cite> <quote>All Romance languages are. To change them at such a fundamental level is to change the language.</quote>I don't think that was the intent. It's just shorthand to use on social media, where characters tend to be at a premium. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Malfunction 12/04/19 9:59:45 AM #14:	So weird that angsty white Americans get so annoyed by this on this specific board <cite>Malfunction posted [p:931089228] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>So weird that angsty white Americans get so annoyed by this on this specific board </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 12/04/19 10:01:24 AM #15:	MrPeppers posted... Jagr_68 posted... I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language. All Romance languages are. To change them at such a fundamental level is to change the language. thank god languages never change. that would be too confusing. <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:931089276] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>MrPeppers posted...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite> <quote>I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language.</quote> All Romance languages are. To change them at such a fundamental level is to change the language. </quote> thank god languages never change. that would be too confusing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 12/04/19 10:04:10 AM #16:	CyricZ posted... I don't think that was the intent. It's just shorthand to use on social media, where characters tend to be at a premium. How is it shorthand? "Latino" is less characters than "Latinx men." eston posted... The important thing is that people like TC can be mad at it Oh so that's the actual purpose of this nonsense. <cite>Purely posted [p:931089357] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted... </cite> <quote>I don't think that was the intent. It's just shorthand to use on social media, where characters tend to be at a premium.</quote> How is it shorthand? "Latino" is less characters than "Latinx men." eston posted... </cite> <quote>The important thing is that people like TC can be mad at it</quote> Oh so that's the actual purpose of this nonsense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 12/04/19 10:05:23 AM #17:	Master_Bass posted... Don't worry, we'll just change the whole language to be gender neutral. Muy bien! Other languages have undergone shifts like this, like Swedish, Danish and yes even English. It wasn't specifically because of transgender rights or anything, it was just to clean the language up. So it's definitely not outside the realm of possibility for a language to just get rid of that. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving, 91 crafting <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:931089407] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Master_Bass posted... </cite> <quote>Don't worry, we'll just change the whole language to be gender neutral. Muy bien!</quote>Other languages have undergone shifts like this, like Swedish, Danish and yes even English. It wasn't specifically because of transgender rights or anything, it was just to clean the language up. So it's definitely not outside the realm of possibility for a language to just get rid of that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 12/04/19 10:07:35 AM #18:	Latini is a better alternative. The only reason to use X is to send a fuck you to society. --- It's Christmas at ground zero. Now the missiles are on their way. What a crazy fluke, we're gonna get nuked on this jolly holiday! <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:931089479] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Latini is a better alternative. The only reason to use X is to send a fuck you to society.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EbonTitanium 12/04/19 10:07:41 AM #19:	It sounds like an adult site. --- I don't know which is worse: fanboys or elitist. <cite>EbonTitanium posted [p:931089484] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>It sounds like an adult site. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 12/04/19 10:09:24 AM #20:	Skye Reynolds posted... Latini is a better alternative.. Nah, you're just making it sound like a Latios/Latias + Dratini fusion. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:931089537] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote>Latini is a better alternative..</quote> Nah, you're just making it sound like a Latios/Latias + Dratini fusion.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolboy11 12/04/19 10:10:07 AM #21:	eston posted... Jagr_68 posted... I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language. The important thing is that people like TC can be mad at it is it his economic anxiety causing him to be upset. --- "A superhero in the flesh, even at my worst I'm the best"-Big KRIT <cite>coolboy11 posted [p:931089560] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>eston posted...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite> <quote>I don't mind if the population of LGBTQ people want to label themselves as that but it's not going to be fully accepted or appropriated in the community anytime soon. Spanish is too culturally and historically ingrained as a gendered language.</quote>The important thing is that people like TC can be mad at it </quote> is it his economic anxiety causing him to be upset.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/04/19 10:10:59 AM #22:	Purely posted... "Latino" is less characters than "Latinx men." Do you see "Latinx men" being used? --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931089591] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Purely posted... </cite> <quote>"Latino" is less characters than "Latinx men."</quote>Do you see "Latinx men" being used? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 12/04/19 10:13:35 AM #23:	CyricZ posted... Do you see "Latinx men" being used? Yes. <cite>Purely posted [p:931089666] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted... </cite> <quote>Do you see "Latinx men" being used?</quote> Yes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/04/19 10:14:22 AM #24:	Purely posted... Yes. Can you provide an example? --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931089688] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Purely posted... </cite> <quote>Yes.</quote>Can you provide an example? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 12/04/19 10:18:29 AM #25:	CyricZ posted... Can you provide an example? If you insist. https://latinx.com/discover/pathways-of-success-latinx-men/ <cite>Purely posted [p:931089824] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted... </cite> <quote>Can you provide an example?</quote> If you insist. https://latinx.com/discover/pathways-of-success-latinx-men/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 12/04/19 10:19:27 AM #26:	i'm never going to use latinx except in the way I just did, to say I won't use it --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:931089860] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>i'm never going to use latinx except in the way I just did, to say I won't use it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 12/04/19 10:19:45 AM #27:	Jagr_68 posted... Skye Reynolds posted... Latini is a better alternative.. Nah, you're just making it sound like a Latios/Latias + Dratini fusion. Fine. Let's just drop Latin-X and call them the X-Men instead. --- It's Christmas at ground zero. Now the missiles are on their way. What a crazy fluke, we're gonna get nuked on this jolly holiday! <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:931089867] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted...</cite> <quote>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote>Latini is a better alternative..</quote> Nah, you're just making it sound like a Latios/Latias + Dratini fusion.</quote> Fine. Let's just drop Latin-X and call them the X-Men instead.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlephZero 12/04/19 10:20:21 AM #28:	extremely online twitter warriors --- "life is overrated" - Seiichi Omori 01001100 01010101 01000101 00100000 00110100 00110000 00110010 <cite>AlephZero posted [p:931089890] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>extremely online twitter warriors </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CyricZ 12/04/19 10:22:35 AM #30:	Purely posted... If you insist. https://latinx.com/discover/pathways-of-success-latinx-men/ I guess that's fair, but honestly it seems more of a branding thing given the website's name. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931089975] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Purely posted... </cite> <quote>If you insist. https://latinx.com/discover/pathways-of-success-latinx-men/</quote>I guess that's fair, but honestly it seems more of a branding thing given the website's name. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 12/04/19 10:32:38 AM #31:	Skye Reynolds posted... Jagr_68 posted... Skye Reynolds posted... Latini is a better alternative.. Nah, you're just making it sound like a Latios/Latias + Dratini fusion. Fine. Let's just drop Latin-X and call them the X-Men instead. plays TAS theme song --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:931090319] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted...</cite> <quote>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote>Latini is a better alternative..</quote> Nah, you're just making it sound like a Latios/Latias + Dratini fusion.</quote> Fine. Let's just drop Latin-X and call them the X-Men instead.</quote> plays TAS theme song</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pogo_rabid 12/04/19 10:35:39 AM #32:	Does anyone say that "latinx" shit seriously? Only non spanish speaking white people do. --- Ryzen 3800x @ 4.3, 32 gig @ 4000, 1070ti, 970pro, Asus Strix x570-E <cite>pogo_rabid posted [p:931090433] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Does anyone say that "latinx" shit seriously? Only non spanish speaking white people do.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sauceje 12/04/19 10:36:08 AM #33:	16-BITTER posted... How does this work irl? I've only ever seen it used in type, don't know how they'd use it in voice but I assume they'd revert back to the "x" thing --- He was born in a coop, raised in a cage, children fear him, critics rage, He's half alive, he's half dead, folks just call him Buckethead <cite>sauceje posted [p:931090457] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>16-BITTER posted... </cite> <quote>How does this work irl?</quote>I've only ever seen it used in type, don't know how they'd use it in voice but I assume they'd revert back to the "x" thing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
konokonohamaru 12/04/19 10:39:48 AM #34:	Yes people at my work have used it unironically --- A very happy young man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. <cite>konokonohamaru posted [p:931090581] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Yes people at my work have used it unironically</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Deadpool_18 12/04/19 10:41:41 AM #36:	This identity bullshit will give way to another issue soon. Give it a few years. --- You go, Glenn CoCo. <cite>Deadpool_18 posted [p:931090658] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>This identity bullshit will give way to another issue soon. Give it a few years.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VanananaHeyHey 12/04/19 10:41:46 AM #37:	When I was in middle school almost twenty years ago, I read something the teacher brought in about how Spanish-speaking feminists and other youth were using -e at the end of words to be neutral. Not sure why that didn't take instead. --- Please, call me Vanai. CE's official linguist, War-tor-le and Charizard <cite>VanananaHeyHey posted [p:931090663] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>When I was in middle school almost twenty years ago, I read something the teacher brought in about how Spanish-speaking feminists and other youth were using -e at the end of words to be neutral. Not sure why that didn't take instead.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Milkman5 12/04/19 10:43:32 AM #38:	only american liberals say this <cite>Milkman5 posted [p:931090729] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>only american liberals say this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gamer167 12/04/19 10:59:09 AM #40:	Why not just get rid of Latina and simply call both male and females Latino? <cite>gamer167 posted [p:931091302] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Why not just get rid of Latina and simply call both male and females Latino? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 12/04/19 1:28:36 PM #41:	gamer167 posted... Why not just get rid of Latina and simply call both male and females Latino? Because the -o ending is almost exclusively reserved for masculine nouns. Another difficult thing here is that Spanish is so the main language of many, many countries, so there'd be no easy way to standardize a change like that across all of them, since they have different governments, different cultural values, etc. "Latinx" is instantly recognizable and while I'm sure a lot of people don't agree with it, it is easy to understand. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving, 91 crafting <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:931097332] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>gamer167 posted... </cite> <quote>Why not just get rid of Latina and simply call both male and females Latino?</quote>Because the -o ending is almost exclusively reserved for masculine nouns. Another difficult thing here is that Spanish is so the main language of many, many countries, so there'd be no easy way to standardize a change like that across all of them, since they have different governments, different cultural values, etc. "Latinx" is instantly recognizable and while I'm sure a lot of people don't agree with it, it is easy to understand. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendary_zell 12/04/19 1:33:43 PM #42:	I legitimately don't see why people would be mad about this. It gets the job done. Language changes and it often changes in accordance with values. --- https://imgur.com/0Bi86cp <cite>legendary_zell posted [p:931097537] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>I legitimately don't see why people would be mad about this. It gets the job done. Language changes and it often changes in accordance with values. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/04/19 1:34:23 PM #43:	Yeah but what if I don't wanna do it and be a big baby about it? --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:931097580] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Yeah but what if I don't wanna do it and be a big baby about it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 12/04/19 3:22:08 PM #44:	legendary_zell posted... I legitimately don't see why people would be mad about this. It gets the job done. Language changes and it often changes in accordance with values. What values are those? <cite>Purely posted [p:931101924] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>legendary_zell posted... </cite> <quote>I legitimately don't see why people would be mad about this. It gets the job done. Language changes and it often changes in accordance with values.</quote> What values are those? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 12/04/19 6:56:24 PM #45:	Huh <cite>Purely posted [p:931110980] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>Huh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
XplodnPnguins92 12/04/19 6:59:53 PM #46:	nope --- https://imgur.com/Dn9vLMi <cite>XplodnPnguins92 posted [p:931111132] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>nope </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sktgamer_13dude 12/04/19 7:06:07 PM #47:	legendary_zell posted... I legitimately don't see why people would be mad about this. It gets the job done. Language changes and it often changes in accordance with values. Because outrage culture is a thing that affects everyone, even if one side believes it doesnt do it. --- https://imgur.com/jWVrg9U https://imgur.com/g2efUtT https://imgur.com/5dOwhaP https://imgur.com/LVdqu8J Go Cougs and M's #DI4B <cite>sktgamer_13dude posted [p:931111366] in Does anyon... [t:78225646]...</cite> <quote>legendary_zell posted... </cite> <quote>I legitimately don't see why people would be mad about this. It gets the job done. Language changes and it often changes in accordance with values.</quote>Because outrage culture is a thing that affects everyone, even if one side believes it doesnt do it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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