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| Democrats fall flat with 'Latinx' language |
| 2021-12-07 |
| [POLITICO] As Democrats seek to reach out to Latino voters in a more gender-neutral way, they’ve increasingly begun using the word Latinx, a term that first began to get traction among academics and activists on the left.But that very effort could be counterproductive in courting those of Latin American descent, according to a new nationwide poll of Hispanic voters. Only 2 percent of those polled refer to themselves as Latinx, while 68 percent call themselves "Hispanic" and 21 percent favored "Latino" or "Latina" to describe their ethnic background, according to the survey from Bendixen & Amandi International, a top Democratic firm specializing in Latino outreach. More problematic for Democrats: 40 percent said Latinx bothers or offends them to some degree and 30 percent said they would be less likely to support a politician or organization that uses the term. At a time when Republicans appear to be making inroads among Latino voters, the survey results raise questions about how effectively the party is communicating with them, according to pollster Fernand Amandi and other Democrats and Latino vote experts. "The numbers suggest that using Latinx is a violation of the political Hippocratic Oath, which is to first do no electoral harm," said Amandi, whose firm advised Barack Obama If you like your coverage you can keep it... ’s successful Hispanic outreach nationwide in his two presidential campaigns. "Why are we using a word that is preferred by only 2 percent, but offends as many as 40 percent of those voters we want to win?" |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #18 Harry Lauder, 1911, Roamin' in the Gloamin'' |
| Posted by: Unavimp Chusogum4170 2021-12-07 23:40 |
| #17 just wondering where I missed the context, thx |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-12-07 20:25 |
| #16 Ima bet shtetl, kettle, and MM's medal that Rex intended "Hispania." In an Empire where "migrant" barbarx Have all -- even Gaul! -- in hysterics, One bird of ill omen Drops turds on the roamin'. Ironic, eh? Ave Asterix! |
| Posted by: Unavimp Chusogum4170 2021-12-07 20:20 |
| #15 France and Spain have Official National Academies that decide if a word is "proper" French/Spanish. The only question is whether they laugh first before they sneer and say "No!". |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-12-07 20:12 |
| #14 The numbskulls on the left are trying to peddle a gender neutral version of Latino and Latina |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2021-12-07 19:44 |
| #13 It's been a long day, Frank. I'm not looking for a medal. Just noticed I have been at it for a while today. Had an Atlas launch this morning and I haven't walked it off yet. That's all. No big deal. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-07 19:25 |
| #12 ? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-12-07 19:21 |
| #11 Not sure if you clock this, Fred, but I have comments at 4:27 and 19:11 in this thread. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-07 19:14 |
| #10 At the end of the day, you are what the left tells you you are. Unless you resist. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-07 19:11 |
| #9 |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-07 19:07 |
| #8 Hispaniola does not include Brazil, which belonged to Portugal. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-12-07 18:43 |
| #7 Baseball creeps are up on Dominican vs Cuban vs Central American. Everybody else not so much. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-07 18:32 |
| #6 Hispanic has always been a geographic reference to "Hispaniola", making it distinct from Latin America. LatinX is the Dems attempt to blur/destroy those lines. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2021-12-07 18:05 |
| #5 Would make life interesting in El Barrio, er Barrix: Chingx, cabronx! Ay, pendejx! |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-12-07 18:04 |
| #4 Spanish is a language with lots of male and female words. If they had accepted latinx there would have been no end to the modifications. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2021-12-07 17:59 |
| #3 "Why are we using a word that is preferred by only 2 percent, but offends as many as 40 percent of those voters we want to win?" When you rig elections, why bother? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-12-07 15:09 |
| #2 using Latinx is a violation of the political Hippocratic Oath No more obligation to be such stupid assholes. As poor indebted Beethoven said in his best Latin when his grasping landlady died, Obit anus? Abit onus! |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-12-07 06:35 |
| #1 Isn't the Latin in latino a hat tip to the conquista? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-07 04:27 |