• thelasthoxhaist [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    i feel a massive amount of cringe when americans white and latino use latinx

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I've heard good arguments for writing X but not saying fucking "eks" or "ekis" - but rather pronouncing it as "e".

      The x avoids some written grammar implications of writing "e" but then you sound normal ass

      • clf3ftw [any]
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        4 years ago

        isn't it normal to end words with -o even when gender isnt known? since thats how people who actually speak Spanish do it it seems kinda weird to try and force people to do something to make it seem more woke to american radlibs.

        • thelasthoxhaist [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          isn’t it normal to end words with -o

          yes because spanish is a gender language, most neutral words end with o by default

        • SerLava [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Some spanish speakers do it. Won't deny the influence of english speaking radlibs. But -o is the same as "man" and "he" being neuter - it's obviously not really neuter.

    • lvysaur [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The italians and germans gerpersons I know think it was weird as well

    • MelaniaTrump [undecided]
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      4 years ago

      Bro I get written up at work if I don't write emails with latinx and I have to pay for food and healthcare