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Report shows ‘Latinx’ hasn’t been fully accepted by the Hispanic community
Sep 20, 2024, 12:00 PM
FILE - Despite it becoming more popular, a Pew Research report shows the Hispanic community hasn't necessarily embraced the term Latinx. Dancers with the Ballet Folklorico De San Antonio carry flags from different Latin countries as they participate in a ceremony celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month before an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, Sept. 25, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
SALT LAKE CITY — The term “Latinx” is being used more online as a way to describe Latinos. However, a Pew Research report shows the Hispanic community hasn’t necessarily embraced the term.
According to the report, about 4% of Latinos in the U.S. use Latinx, which is just a 1% increase since 2019.
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Salt Lake Community College Cindy Fierros said many people refuse to use the term because it’s not proper Spanish.
“[A] critique is that it’s not proper Spanish,” she said. “How do you pronounce that [in Spanish]?”
Fierros said many people are using the term Latine to be more grammatically correct.
“There’s more of an increase in the use of Latine as a more gender-neutral term and also a more grammatically correct term,” she said.
It’s also more likely for someone to use the term in a higher education setting, according to Fierros.
Josuee Sanchez is a reporter for KSL NewsRadio.
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