Thread by @LegallyLove

Use whatever you want, but you’re always losing when you refuse to be inclusive. And don’t even get me started on the “rich white progressive” nonsense. Isn’t that your fan base? Or do you hop on tables for the Black folks?

https://twitter.com/RubenGallego/status/1467920180135276554

And folks who don’t know the difference between Hispanic and Latina/o, or why Latinx is a thing, watch this and re-examine your life.

It is ALWAYS possible to update language is because it is ever-evolving. But if you think language is static because “tradition” then ask yourselves what Latinx people were considered before the late 60s. Oh yeah: White.

Identity is a weird thing, but it serves no one when your language isn’t inclusive. I heard The Kid Mero say he prefers “Latiné” because it feels more natural in Spanish. That’s a great idea if that’s what folks prefer. But continuing to use gendered terms is, well, old school.

Here’s the @NPRCodeSwitch episode with The Kid Mero referenced above. npr.org/2021/04/28/991…

Language is powerful. So, when a group, no matter how small, says certain language harms them, a good leader will acknowledge the harm, change course, and lead others in doing the same. That’s why I harp on about gender-neutral language in repro spaces.

Gallego chooses poorly.