They donāt want a relationship, they want a never ending storyline. And if thereās no drama then theyāll make some.
This was my life for 7 years. Iāve been happily single ever since she found some other poor sob to torment with her bullshit.
If thereās something that drives me up the wall, itās this shit. You found someone nice and you blame them for your fuckups and try to turn everyone against them. How scummy can you be!
Somewhat tangential, but my sister-in-law insists that people use ālatinxā whenever she hears someone say latino or latina. This despite the fact that latinos overwhelmingly prefer the terms ālatinoā or āhispanicā to describe themselves; in fact most have never even heard the term latinx and most of those who have are offended by that, not by latino or hispanic. I like pointing out to my (very white) sister-in-law that there is nothing more white than telling other ethnicities what they should or should not be called.
Latino/a individuals have overwhelmingly said āNoā to Latinx.
I havenāt had many latina friends, but the ones I have had basically said a slur would actually be less offensive than latinx, and yeah, white people dictating what other cultures can and canāt doā¦ kinda racistā¦
Latine! It has the added benefit of being pronounceable in Spanish, unlike latinx.
The male form doubles as gender neutral. Some people have tried to start using -e ending, but Iām pretty sure basically no one actually uses it.
Edit: Gotta love the dualing anecdote replies.
e ending is what Iāve seen from gender non conforming spanish-as-first-language speakers most often. Iām gonna go with it until it starts being overwhelmed with something else, languages being living things and them being the people who I see as having any right to determine this bit.
They can call themselves latinx and I would call them that as well, if thatās what they choose. The issue is with people (like my sister-in-law) insisting that everybody hispanic should be called latinx.
im just saying, those are the only people who I listen to on this discourse and I will parrot whatever they say, because my tounge absolutely defiles that language every time I try to speak it, and donāt think straight cis people have a right to an opinion here, regardless of their language preference.
most of those who have are offended by that
Iāve never heard of anyone having strong feelings, one way or the other, outside of the Internet.
Most of the Latino people I know are down to be called Spanish. Latinx is ridiculous.
Guessing youāre being downvoted because Latino != Spanish just like American != British. āSpanish descentā is applicable to some, but Latino backgrounds are as diverse as American or Canadian backgrounds. It doesnāt refer to a race or culture but to people who identify with the Latin American region (Central and South American and parts of the Caribbean).
This is a TIL for me btw, as I originally was just going to respond that it includes Portugese but then looked up more information about āLatinoā because I realized my idea of it was very general and wasnāt sure if those with Aztec descent, for example, would be considered āLatinoā. The answer is yes, along with many descendent from areas all over the world, in case the first paragraph didnāt make that clear.
itās about the minority that donāt feel as though latino/a doesnāt describe them. itās not for the majority favored by the status quo
displease the majority to give visibility to the minority. no one is hurt when latinx is used, but the people latinx additionally represents face violence every day
On the other hand its basically Americans telling others how to speak their language.
More like āanon knows what a normal and healthy relationship isā
4channer knows what a normal and healthy relationship is?
Sounds fake and gay