How do you pronounce "Latinx"?

May 2024 · 10 minute read

That stupid made-up non-word Latinx [used for confused Latino/Latina people who claim to be non-binary] is bugging the shit out of me tonight.

HOW in the hell are you supposed to pronounce it?

by Anonymousreply 61August 16, 2018 8:13 AM

How about "La-TEENKS"?

Or how about just say "Latin", that applies to everybody.

by Anonymousreply 1July 15, 2018 8:46 AM

Sorry, I missed your second option.

by Anonymousreply 2July 15, 2018 8:48 AM

What a coincidence, just recently I had a real live Latina woman pronounce it for me: It's exactly as it's spelled:

"Latin-ex" or just like "Kleen-ex."

by Anonymousreply 3July 15, 2018 8:56 AM

LaTwinks ??? I don't mind them.

by Anonymousreply 4July 15, 2018 9:01 AM

Not getting any dates lately, r5?

by Anonymousreply 6July 15, 2018 9:36 AM

Everyone time I come across it I hear it in my head as "lah-TINKS" which just sounds ridiculous.

by Anonymousreply 8July 15, 2018 10:07 AM

And yet, I'm neither a bigot or a homophobe.

See, I thought maybe you were angry because you're lonely. But, I realize you could be lonely because you wallow in misery. That's certainly a hallmark of mental illness. Are you self-medicating?

by Anonymousreply 9July 15, 2018 11:35 AM

La Tinks. How you thinks?

by Anonymousreply 10July 15, 2018 12:43 PM

Oh wow, I didn’t know this was an option.

I think “Latin” is pretty good. I had a Cuban friend who used that. Like “Latin guys are hot and sucio” or “That’s different from Latin food”.

by Anonymousreply 11July 15, 2018 1:13 PM

It’s pronounced “pendejo”.

by Anonymousreply 12July 15, 2018 1:33 PM

You say 'Latin', then cross your fingers to make X and look smug.

by Anonymousreply 14July 15, 2018 2:48 PM

I find this one particularly fascinating. He/she in English being replaced with they...as a language person, it irks me but I can adapt to this.

Latinx seems very different, though. In English, only pronouns are gendered and so it’s pretty easy to iron out the binary gendering of the language. In Romance language such as Spanish, nouns are gendered and inherently binary. So are Latinx people proposing an overhaul of their entire language to make it more gender-neutral like English is?

by Anonymousreply 15July 15, 2018 2:55 PM

How about "fucked up Latins"?

by Anonymousreply 16July 15, 2018 3:21 PM

This is just a non-sexist plural for Hispanic (plus Brazilians). It has nothing whatsoever to do with trangenders, etc.

Latino and Latina are the male ("o" ending) and female ("a" ending) identifiers, and the default for the plural is the masculine noun "Latinos." So "Latinx" is the plural when you don't want to be a sexist.

You're welcome.

by Anonymousreply 17July 15, 2018 3:35 PM

If you wanted people to pronounce it "laTEENex," you should have spelled it "Latinex."

by Anonymousreply 19July 15, 2018 4:42 PM

I still don't understand the reason for "Latinx." Why is is spelled that way? Please don't respond by something equally confusing by saying it's not binary. What the fuck is binary?

by Anonymousreply 20July 15, 2018 6:11 PM

R17, well, problem solved for the word “Latino”. How does one deal with the rest of the language? Are we going to see “flacx” “guapx” “estupidx”?

Hahahaha that would be so funny.

by Anonymousreply 22July 15, 2018 7:07 PM

It's being done with Filipinx.

But this is happening in the USA. The Filipinos in the Philippines think you all be crazy.

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by Anonymousreply 23July 15, 2018 8:43 PM

Just say “brown bodies.”

by Anonymousreply 24July 15, 2018 8:47 PM

R20, it is to avoid using gender-specific descriptors like Latino (male) and Latina (female).

R17, yes, I'm curious about that as well -- "Eres muy hermosx" ??

by Anonymousreply 25July 15, 2018 8:51 PM

"You say 'Latin', then cross your fingers to make X and look smug."

What has your experience been so far with crossing your fingers and looking smug? I'm sure you have many stories to regale us with.

by Anonymousreply 26July 15, 2018 10:46 PM

'Calling humorless twat at R26!'

by Anonymousreply 27July 15, 2018 10:53 PM

I also pronounce it as La-TEE-nex, r18. But how would the plural form be pronounced? La-TEE-nex-ses?

by Anonymousreply 28July 15, 2018 11:18 PM

What does the letter "x" sound like in tagalog?

by Anonymousreply 29July 15, 2018 11:21 PM

This is stupid. It's not "La-TEEN-ecks". It can't be. If Hispanic people just fucking insist on using Hispanic pronunciation for this idiotic word, as in the "Latin" part of "Latinx" being pronounced "La-TEEN", then it follows that the "x" part must also be pronounced with the same rule, given that it's in the same fucking word.

And the Hispanic pronunciation for "x" is that noise people make when they're trying to hock up a bit of phlegm -- not "ECKS".

by Anonymousreply 30July 15, 2018 11:28 PM

You can't pronounce Latinx in Spanish. In the SJW efforts to support gender neutralism, they've become racist imperialists who force English words onto other cultures.

by Anonymousreply 31July 15, 2018 11:30 PM

So "Lyn-gchhhhhh" *spit* *choke*

Got it.

by Anonymousreply 33July 15, 2018 11:45 PM

Yes. And who wouldn't be proud to be called that.

by Anonymousreply 34July 15, 2018 11:53 PM

Why wouldn't Latinos want to be gender specific? In other words, why do they want to be gender neutral?

by Anonymousreply 35July 15, 2018 11:57 PM

[Quote]In other words, why do they want to be gender neutral?

The Latinos in the United States are becoming this way. Latinos still living in their respective countries aren't much on board about this radical change. In fact, most don't care two shits that the Spanish language is "sexist," and they're still fine that the language typically takes the masculine form, unless it's specific regarding the females in question.

by Anonymousreply 36July 16, 2018 3:13 AM

[quote]Why wouldn't Latinos want to be gender specific? In other words, why do they want to be gender neutral?

Because they're brainwashed SJW shitheads.

by Anonymousreply 37July 16, 2018 8:51 AM

For us Americans, we had the same dilemma with the formerly neutral "he." We had to change it to "he or she," which gave rise to the now-popular "they," which infuriates the grammar nazis if you say something like "anyone with a question should raise their hand."

by Anonymousreply 38July 16, 2018 11:33 AM

R29, there is no x in Tagalog, but there is x in Filipino. It can either be pronounced the English way or the Spanish way depending on word origin.

by Anonymousreply 39July 16, 2018 11:46 AM

Please stop giving this horseshit credence by discussing it.

by Anonymousreply 40July 16, 2018 11:53 AM

“Dumb ass”

And “trans” is pronounced “homophobe,” which is why the same people who force Latinx down our throats are also openly calling gays & lesbians “queers” despite our disgust for that word.

Dammit

by Anonymousreply 43July 16, 2018 2:22 PM

Do you need to put on a fake Spanish accent when saying it though?

It's been what, 40 years since Jane Curtin/SNL mocked newscasters with their forced trillings of "Managua, Nicaragua" and they're still at it. Only Spanish too. You never her "Pah-reee, Frawnce" or "Berlin, Deutschland"

by Anonymousreply 44July 16, 2018 2:24 PM

Some insight from Time.

[Quote]For some, using Latinx can feel feminist. Cristina Mora, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, says she first encountered it as a gender-neutral term that young people were using because they were “tired of reaffirming the patriarchy inherent in language.” For example: In Spanish, a group of women is referred to as Latinas, while a group of men or a mixed group — even one that is mostly women — is a group of Latinos. Feminists might balk at this the same way they’d balk at using he as a default pronoun or referring to mixed groups as “guys” but never “gals.” The subtext is the same: It’s a man’s world, you ladies are just in it.

[Quote]Latinx gives people a way to avoid choosing a gender for a group or an unknown individual, much like using singular “they” avoids the choice between “he” or “she” in English. Both are gaining steam in a time when America is rethinking gender and whatever boundaries might come with it.

[Quote]And while there has been criticism that it’s not clear [bold]how to pronounce Latinx — many say “La-TEE-nex,” like Kleenex ...[/bold]

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by Anonymousreply 45July 16, 2018 4:32 PM

To neoliberals in academia trying too hard, not “to some”

by Anonymousreply 47July 16, 2018 5:27 PM

[quote]Both are gaining steam in a time when [b]America[/b] is rethinking gender and whatever boundaries might come with it.

Exactly. In the US. Not in actual Spanish-speaking countries. Find me someone living in Mexico or Colombia who is pushing this Latinx term.

by Anonymousreply 48July 16, 2018 5:40 PM

[quote]But this is happening in the USA. The Filipinos in the Philippines think you all be crazy.

Because we don't have enough real problems, so we have to invent our own to "fix".

by Anonymousreply 50July 16, 2018 11:59 PM

I'm latino and refuse to use this gender neutral moniker. Is it so hard to memorize LatinA for women and LatinO for men? Or just say latino all together.

by Anonymousreply 51July 17, 2018 12:01 AM

R48 Sadly this part of identity politics has taken over Latin America. I'm half Brazilian and travel constantly throughout Latin America (I'm also fluent in Spanish) and it has become a trend to use the X for gender neutrality all around Spanish speaking countries and Portuguese speaking Brazil. As a matter of fact I suspect this is a Latino invention, as every single word in any of the romantic languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Italian and French) has a specific gender, so the thing could've started there.

If you speak Spanish or Portuguese you'll notice that even viral online campaigns from Mcdonalds etc now use gender neutral variations with X to sell their products on twitter, IG and Facebook. It's something very noticeable.

by Anonymousreply 52July 17, 2018 12:06 AM

Do they have "transkids" in Latin America, R52?

by Anonymousreply 53July 17, 2018 12:08 AM

R53 Brazil as far as I know just passed a law guaranteeing what has been termed social-name change for trans people. It's something to use socially before transitioning happens, which by the way the Brazilian public system pays for (I've interviewed a couple of trans people who had their sex change operation completely free, but they are required to undergo two year compulsory therapy.) Gays and trans are very popular soap opera characters now, so my relatives tell me.

David Miranda, Glen Greenwald's Brazilian husband is an openly gay politician in Rio de Janeiro and he was the one who proposed the legislation and is also pushing trans rights too, including a controversial law to allow parents to allow their underage children to go through sexual reassignment surgery. All that I know.

by Anonymousreply 54July 17, 2018 12:20 AM

I happened to be looking at Bunnika-style Tumblrs today and saw “Brujx”. Some Latinx Wiccan enby.

Hearty laugh and I rushed here to tell you hookers.

by Anonymousreply 55July 17, 2018 1:26 AM

Thanks, R54. Depressing. I don't get why gay people would support that, especially the kid stuff. Some political stuff we don't know about maybe? Especially as they both have political connections.

by Anonymousreply 56July 17, 2018 1:34 AM

"Calling humorless twat at [R26]!'"

An unfunny prick always blames a vagina for his bad jokes. He then claims women aren't funny to bolster his ego, thus ensuring he's both a prick and an asshole and therefor really can fuck himself.

by Anonymousreply 57July 17, 2018 2:23 AM

It doesn't exist pendejo, OP.

by Anonymousreply 59August 16, 2018 8:04 AM

Oh Jesus. I had to listen to some smug, representation-obsessed “writer” on that show Vida (which like ten people watch) repeat this word (Latinx) over and over again on a panel of representation-obsessed writers. Hollywood is losing its mind and creativity to this sort of shit. I imagine this is an extension of academia. Another weird insular world where people bully you into submission with this shit.

by Anonymousreply 60August 16, 2018 8:06 AM

What's Vida? Sounds like a tranny show or Jean wearing lesbian call- in show. W.e. Want good tv? Don't make it personal! Don't try to see yourself in the characters but just empathize and learn.

by Anonymousreply 61August 16, 2018 8:13 AM

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