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Latine and LatinX don't come from “people of a different race” than those it applies to (even without considering the artificial race/ethnicity distinction.)



Does it really matter? If the majority of latin people don't like it, then why force it on them?


> Does it really matter?

Insofar as people are repeating the false origin as if it matters, apparently.


There is no proof to the origin of the term. Your claim that it was invented by Latin Americans is as solid as mine that it was a white construct.

Either way I have never seen it used by anyone besides DEI types and academic white people




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