I would like to introduce Red Nibö, a new Ecko instance in the fediverse that opens a space for the discussion on science, technology and their social impact. The instance is aimed to the Latine community, so the main languages are Spanish and Portuguese but other languages are welcome too.
Can confirm, that's why I did it.
How would you spell it? EDIT: I have changed the tile of this post to "Latin American"
Thing is just that "Latinx" is usually a moniker created by people on the spectrum of liberal identity politics — people who essentially think that critiquing and controlling language will fix racism and other ills by 'changing the way people think about experiences and identities', which is of course something Marxists identify as counterproductive as language is not the driving force behind social dynamics.
There's nothing wrong with the word per sé except that it can even seem a bit patronizing towards actual Latine people, but not much. It just usually symbolizes a certain adherence to made up respectability language that is meant to fix racism with words instead of actions. It's not like Latino/Latina or the better gender neutral Latine were in any way offensive anyway.
Thanks for the clarification. I agree to it and I think the term "Latine" is more appropriate since we can properly say it in Spanish and Portuguese. I am not aware of the state of the discussion in the US, therefore I chose to spell Latinx as a term that could include all genders (Latino/a/e), understanding x as a variable. Of course, your point is valid and we should avoid a term that is imposed by the white liberal wing. I am happy to learn from the discussion. It's much more valuable than the downvotes, which are harder to interpret.