I can't wait to tell my lowrider colleagues that the very smart white people have come up with another new word for them
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1778549091737198633
It's about time we invented a new gender-neutral term for the big undifferentiated monolithic bucket into which we lump Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Filipinos 
The fucking stupidity of that paragraph literally makes my head hurt.
"'Latine' is a term for people of Latino origin"
"Catch-all terms like Hispanic or Latino blur important nuances, sot that's why we need a new catch-all term that is even MORE blurry"
"'Latine' is a term for people of Latino origin"
"Catch-all terms like Hispanic or Latino blur important nuances, sot that's why we need a new catch-all term that is even MORE blurry"
Once again, this is modern colonialism - a distant foreign power trying to impose their bizarre religion and language on an unwilling culture
FAQ
What is "Latine"?
"Latine" is the new "Latinx"!
What is "Latinx"?
It's an inclusive word for people of Latino origin.
What is a person of Latino origin?
You know, like Latines, Lantinxes, and so on.
Could you be more specific?
Scientifically, people whose surnames end in Z.
Why not just call them "Latinos"?
Because "Latinos" blurs important nuances, and their stupid language has gendered nouns for "Latinos" and "Latinas." Now you can see how the gender neutral "Latines" really unblurs important nuances.
So why did you stop using "Latinx"?
Because people on Twitter made fun of us.
What do Latines call themselves?
I honestly have no idea, but it's probably not something my dissertation committee would approve of.
What is "Latine"?
"Latine" is the new "Latinx"!
What is "Latinx"?
It's an inclusive word for people of Latino origin.
What is a person of Latino origin?
You know, like Latines, Lantinxes, and so on.
Could you be more specific?
Scientifically, people whose surnames end in Z.
Why not just call them "Latinos"?
Because "Latinos" blurs important nuances, and their stupid language has gendered nouns for "Latinos" and "Latinas." Now you can see how the gender neutral "Latines" really unblurs important nuances.
So why did you stop using "Latinx"?
Because people on Twitter made fun of us.
What do Latines call themselves?
I honestly have no idea, but it's probably not something my dissertation committee would approve of.
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Latinx she/her
Nighttime would find me in Rosx's cantinx
Music would play and Felinx would whirl
I fell in love with a Latinx she/her
Nighttime would find me in Rosx's cantinx
Music would play and Felinx would whirl
I'm sorry, I mean El Pasx, I apologize profoundly
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