Title: Real Talk: Should We Just Stop Using the Word 'Latinx?' | BeLatina
Headings: Real Talk: Should We Just Stop Using the Word ‘Latinx?’
Real Talk: Should We Just Stop Using the Word ‘Latinx?’
What is Latinx?
So, What’s the Debate Around Latinx?
What is the Solution?

Content: they are simply Latinx. They can exist without gender restrictions, celebrating who they are and the background that they are proud of without the constraints of strict gender boundaries. According to Mark Hugo Lopez, who directs Hispanic research at the Pew Research Center, “Latinx fits within our broader history in the U.S. of using various terms to describe our identity. It is pan-ethnic like Hispanic, and political in a sense like Chicano.” While the Pew Research Center has considered incorporating the word into its census surveys, no changes have been implemented to date. Ed Morales, in a piece for The Guardian, explains why he embraces Latinx. “ I embrace Latinx because of its futurist implications. Like superheroes of color and the possibilities inherent in girls and everyone else who code, Latinx represents an openness that is increasingly under threat in a political climate that is most intent on drawing borders, keeping outsiders out, and using violence to keep it that way.” Some argue that the term Latinx does not need to supplant other terms, but rather offer another option for those who do not identify as Latino or Latina. It’s not about taking away someone’s identity;