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		liamN on Feb 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter starts limiting how many tweets you can po... I agree that folx doesnt make sense as a nongendered term, but Latinx is used because Latino/Latina IS (traditionally) gendered.

d1str0 on Feb 9, 2023 [–]

Even though Latinos don’t like the term because it’s whitewashing their culture.

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