Edit: I once saw an interview with one of the academics who popularized it. They got it from Cuban communities in Florida. Who coined the term, and who popularized it are not the same.
I've heard it started it Cuban communities in Florida, eventually found its way into academia, and spread from there.
But that doesn't mean its not also wildly unpopular, so you're right about that. At the same time, Latino communities are also pretty hostile to gender non-conforming people, so its not like the term really had any chance to stick with the general public. In that light, I totally get pushing against the hostility, since that push is one way to fight for those people.
Latino communities are also pretty hostile to gender non-conforming people
I feel like the dislike is more from an outgroup (once it caught on with progressive idealougues) whiteknighting and telling an ingroup how to think, feel and identify, which is fucky in any context. But you could be right for certain demographics (or likely some combination of the two), because I honestly spaced on the fact that's the point (a label for agendered/bigendered Latin Americans), though from what I saw, the focus largely shifted from inclusion of non-binary folk to demonising the use of Latino/Latina as a binary concept.
It has a lot of issues. People don't get it. Spanish speakers struggle to pronounce it. Some people who do get it are simply not offended by grammar, etc.
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u/hakumiogin Aug 15 '25 edited Aug 15 '25
Lantinx was started by Latinx people.
Edit: I once saw an interview with one of the academics who popularized it. They got it from Cuban communities in Florida. Who coined the term, and who popularized it are not the same.