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Re:Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South... by nostrademons on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @06:56PM (#49618317)
Latinx is terrible, though, because it is something no native Spanish speaker would ever say. It's an example of the exact same sort of cultural imperialism that most of the people who like to say latinx rail against.

The term that Hispanic queer and non-binary communities use is latine, which is pronounceable, follows normal Spanish grammatical rules, actually arose from the communities being discussed, and pluralizes easily to "les latines".

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Re:Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South... by plorkyeran on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @12:23AM (#49620962)
It's almost like it's not a Spanish word. It was coined by native English speakers to describe themselves. It also happens to be a terrible English word, but the fact that it doesn't work in a different language's grammar isn't why it's a bad English word.
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Re:Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South... by liveoneggs on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @12:34PM (#49629220)
when did this retcon get invented?
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