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What's that thing the internet insists you be outraged about but you just can't bring yourself to care? (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Also, the person being offended usually isn't even from the target culture. They're being vicariously offended on behalf of somebody else, when the actual members of that culture usually dgaf or like it.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Don't get me started on "Latinx."

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Oh I'll happily get started on that one. I'm latina. Latinos very rarely use latinx because it can't be fucking pronounced in Spanish. If you must use a neutral version, latine is more common.

    My understanding is that it was originally created in I think Puerto Rico?, but quickly got picked up and pushed by non-Hispanic (mainly white) people. To put it in perspective, 4% of the US Hispanic population uses it (2024)

    Don't use latinx

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