Don't reckon this dipshit merits a discussion unless you can flesh out some generalized thesis that you think his comments illustrate. — Baden
restricting the use of "LatinX" by government employees. — frank
Perfectly understandable to me and I don't even live in the States. — Benkei
I only see the logic of the word LatinX when it is used by someone who doesn't consider himself a man or a woman. It is okay if they use it privately or for basic purposes. But changing every grammar rule for a brief percentage of the population would be reckless and crazy. — javi2541997
What I try to defend is the lexicon and grammar. These "rules" are not based on oppresive behaviours. They just help us how to speak and write "correctly" in terms of serious affairs, for example when you write a book or Ph.D. — javi2541997
I think feminists have been arguing for gender neutral language or inclusive language for decades already and Spanish does have a few ugly examples... — Benkei
I've lived in a student house with an exchange student who was clearly born female but still wanted to be referred to as "he". I just did it because it made him happy. My confusion (or anyone's aversion) really doesn't need to factor in a lot. — Benkei
Just for a basic rational sense, I would do the same... — javi2541997
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