AOC Blasts Fellow Democrats for Resisting Term Latinx: 'Not About Your Reelection Prospects'

[LeftInTX]

83. It's very generational. It's an activist term.

So it isn't just young Latinos, it's mostly LBGT, progressive, hipster type Latinos. So it's a subset of young Latinos.
The word came about to be "gender inclusive" and a "snub" to Spanish colonialism.

How Mexican-Americans feel about their mixed indigenous roots and Spanish roots is a mixed bag...Some people get activist about it, disavowing their European heritage. Most people are proud their indigenous heritage, but not activist. However, most Mexican-Americans don't have particulars on their specific indigenous heritage. That was because the Spanish had missions and much of the true culture was lost early on.

I'm in a Mexican genealogy group. Someone was appalled that she didn't have much indigenous DNA and she said, "Oh no! I'm mostly conquistador"..

My husband's DNA is 1/2 indigenous, but we recently found out he was descended from several conquistadors.