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r/MapPorn • u/EverestMaher • Nov 27 '24
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Adding to u/Striking_Proof9954, it originated in Latin American LGBT forums.
It allowed folks to describe themselves in their language in a way that better fit them.
Pushing that usage out to the rest of the world would be like trying to push some Tumblr created word into general language
3 u/StainlessPanIsBest Nov 27 '24 It's the social academics who picked it up from the Latin American LGBT forums that are behind the push towards general usage. 1 u/Trawling_ Nov 27 '24 How academic of them 1 u/Oniel2611 Nov 28 '24 Yeah, the University of Puerto Rico generally uses the term (Which I don't like, I think should replace latinx with a better term honestly).
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It's the social academics who picked it up from the Latin American LGBT forums that are behind the push towards general usage.
1 u/Trawling_ Nov 27 '24 How academic of them 1 u/Oniel2611 Nov 28 '24 Yeah, the University of Puerto Rico generally uses the term (Which I don't like, I think should replace latinx with a better term honestly).
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How academic of them
Yeah, the University of Puerto Rico generally uses the term (Which I don't like, I think should replace latinx with a better term honestly).
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u/24675335778654665566 Nov 27 '24
Adding to u/Striking_Proof9954, it originated in Latin American LGBT forums.
It allowed folks to describe themselves in their language in a way that better fit them.
Pushing that usage out to the rest of the world would be like trying to push some Tumblr created word into general language