Latinos means both women and men in a group. Some people will say Latinos and Latinas when referring to the group, it’s like using niños for a group of children containing both genders.
Maybe LatinX is like adding Ms. to the language.
I don’t mind if people want to use LatinX, people can use whatever they want, but I agree with @Pandora, it’s unnecessary and we don’t see it in other descriptions of other ethnicities, nationalities, or race. Judíos is Jewish people in Spanish, are Spanish speaking countries now going to use JudiosX?
I never used the word Hispanic very much, because I think it’s technically inaccurate a lot of the time, but I know it’s commonly used, I usually use Latin American or the country the person is from. Maybe “they” whoever they are, are trying to get away from the word Hispanic?
@hat I’ve never heard the conservatives talk about it. I’m a Democrat who has lived around Latin Americans my entire life and am married to one and I am fairly proficient in Spanish. That’s the problem with @Pandora and me, we speak some Spanish. She might be fluent, I don’t know.
@Caravanfan I’ve only heard used to describe the group, I have heard someone say it to describe themselves. Most Latin Americans I know say things like, “I’m from Uruguay,” or, “my mom is from Argentina.” You’re in a very liberal place, so maybe they are happy to adopt the new words faster. Maybe you have fewer recent immigrants from Latin America also? I really don’t know. I agree with you if the group themselves wants to use the word then who am I to say no.
@Pandora Ellos son Latinos. Latino would usually describe a male, but the plural is a group of males and females. Latin or Latin American in English is both genders too.