Title: Latino vs. Hispanic vs. Latinx: What the Terms Mean and How to Use Them | Reader's Digest
Headings: Latino, Hispanic, and Latinx: What the Terms Mean and How to Use Them
Latino, Hispanic, and Latinx: What the Terms Mean and How to Use Them
You may have heard the terms Latino and Hispanic. What about Latinx? Here's what these terms mean and how to use them correctly.
Whom does Hispanic encompass?
Is Latino any better?
What about Latinx?
How should you use each term?
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Content: The term is quickly growing in popularity in the United States and is used more frequently in the United States than in Latin America. The idea is that this term offers better representation for women and the non-binary community as its sole purpose is for the sake of inclusivity. While Latinx is popular across social media channels, a recent study by the Pew Research Center finds that only 23 percent of Latinos have heard the term and that only 3 percent of the total population are using it. According to the study, Latinx emerges from a worldwide movement to utilize gender-neutral nouns and pronouns. Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 are amongst the more prominent users of Latinx. Unsurprisingly, women who are most affected by the gender specificity of the Spanish language are also likely to use it. Once again, this term sparks plenty of resistance. One criticism of the term is that “it’s a way to take American values and anglicize the Spanish,” says Lopezrevoredo. Lopezrevoredo does not use the term Latinx to define herself because while she feels that Latino does denote gender neutrality, she also views the letter “x” as too contentious. At the same time, she acknowledges that “it’s important for people to feel as if there is a term that denotes who they are completely.”