First Hispanic then Latino and lately Latinx. A single word that is being used to describe the almost 60million people of Latin American Heritage in America. Many Latinos find the x odd and off-putting because it doesn’t follow the structure of the Spanish language. Being called Latinx has not been accepted by many in the community. Some people even find the word offensive. The term is meant to be more inclusive of others in a more gender-neutral way but too many Latinos feel like it erases a crucial part of the Latin American identity and language. It was fairly easy to find someone who uses the word and identifies as a Latinx for the story...The challenge came in finding someone in the community who disliked the word and would talk about it on tv. Although many people don’t like and don’t use they felt nervous talking about it so publicly. Many didn’t want to come across as insensitive. After more than a week of searching, I was finally able to find an activist to talk about his frustration with this word.
