Title: To Be Or Not to Be Latinx? For Some Hispanics, That Is the Question.
Headings: To Be Or Not to Be Latinx? For Some Hispanics, That Is the Question.
To Be Or Not to Be Latinx? For Some Hispanics, That Is the Question.
To Latinx or Not to Latinx?
Latinx fits within our broader history in the U.S. of using various terms to describe our identity
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Content: For people who are traditionally marginalized, that milli-second of politeness and recognition towards someone who is gender queer, tells them that you see them, that you are an ally.” Conversations about Latinx, Scharrón-del Río believes, often reveal who is privileged, because people who do not have a history of being excluded may not understand the importance of being included. “ As Latinos, we pride ourselves on the strength of our family ties,” she said. “ Using Latinx is a way to bring visibility to people who have been marginalized and who we have not taken care of as part of our families.” Latinx is just one solution to the complexity and slipperiness of labelling Latinos. And it doesn’t have to supplant other words. Prof. Roy Pérez, Willamette University
While words like Latino and Hispanic have been adopted by corporations seeking consumers among the nation’s largest minority group, it remains to be seen if this will be the case with Latinx. “We don’t have a consensus among ourselves yet about the word Latinx, so it would be hard for mainstream corporations to embrace it,” said Natasha Pongonis, co-founder and co-owner of The Nativa, a multicultural communications agency that focuses on the Hispanic market. “ Unless you are in news, PR, or academia, this is still a very new word.” “Latinx is used primarily among college students and millennials, so things could start to change as more of them enter the workforce and begin to reshape it.”