The Washington Post consulted experts to develop a glossary explaining the history and importance of terms like Hispanic, Latino, Latinx and Latine.
For decades, Latinos living in the United States have sought ways to identify themselves that encompassed their pan-ethnic community.
website creator James Lee, 32. “They named their children names that were White-sounding, instead of what’s typically Spanish speakers’ names. That is the consequence of some of that racial discrimination that they faced.”In recent years, the purpose of finding a community name has shifted. As more people identify, teens and young adults began looking for labels that coincided with gender fluidity, such as Latinx and Latine.No “right” term exists as language evolves.
The term Hispanic made its first census appearance in 1970. It’s gender-inclusive, but some linguists find it limiting because it implies that the group being described consists only of Spanish speakers. It excludes Indigenous people whose families have lived in countries before they were colonized and neighboring countries like Brazil that primarily speak other languages.can be used to describe male or mixed-gender groups of people who originated from a country in Latin America.
In recent years, the terms have become a subject of debate, with critics saying they prioritize male identities and are not gender-inclusive.
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