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dpibel

(3,513 posts)
32. You should tip off Merriam Webster
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 01:51 AM
Dec 14

They seem to have this hare-brained idea that the term was "especially embraced by members of Latin LGBTQ communities as a word to identify themselves as people of Latin descent possessing a gender identity outside the male/female binary."

Now I realize that Merriam-Webster is not at all authoritative, especially as compare to posters on the internet, but there's at least an inference there that not all Hispanic people hated it.

As for your statement down thread that a quick DU search reveals a veritable shit-ton of uses and defenses of Latinx, I did a search for the term from 6/14 to present. It returned 75 instances of the term, a fair number of which were attached to a single username.

But I'm pretty sure that, if one were to know the total number of DU posts in the last 6 months, 75 would not precisely constitute a welter, let alone proof that the term is ubiquitous within the progressive community.

It surely is true, though, that a certain element in the discourse has leapt on any instance of the term with great glee and promoted it as being word of the century. It's just that having it said a million times by right-wingers does not mean it's been said a million times by the rest of us.

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What issues are considered "far left"? [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Dec 13 OP
I guess completely open, unrestricted borders where anyone can be a resident at will Polybius Dec 13 #1
There are a few abolish police types around Sympthsical Dec 13 #2
There are a few "no gun restrictions" types too. Scrivener7 Dec 14 #31
Nonsense. Think. Again. Dec 13 #4
1. That's never been the case. 2. No one has advocated for it. Shell_Seas Dec 13 #13
Standing absolutely firm on, and agressively fighting for Democratic Party principles... Think. Again. Dec 13 #3
Fabrizio specifically mentioned the anti-transgender ads they ran Quiet Em Dec 13 #5
'Gender affirming care' for minors plays very poorly Bonx Dec 13 #7
Montana just struck down their ban on transgender care Quiet Em Dec 13 #9
26 states have banned or restricted gender affirming care for minors. Bonx Dec 13 #10
and there will be legal challenges. Quiet Em Dec 13 #11
Here's my opinion... WarGamer Dec 13 #6
I've been trying to find a way to articulate this Sympthsical Dec 13 #14
Huh? Wiz Imp Dec 13 #16
You could do a search on DU and find it easily Sympthsical Dec 13 #17
A Pew Survey this fall found that less than half of all Hispanics had even heard of the term. Wiz Imp Dec 13 #18
Shifted some goal posts there Sympthsical Dec 13 #22
Nice job lying about what I said Wiz Imp Dec 13 #24
Oh, ffs. Not this shit again. Scrivener7 Dec 14 #30
You should tip off Merriam Webster dpibel Dec 14 #32
Merriam webster IS wrong, then. The term wasn't popular Scrivener7 Dec 14 #33
The ones a majority of Americans support Fiendish Thingy Dec 13 #8
Access to healthcare? Shell_Seas Dec 13 #12
Health care, housing, living wage, unemployment insurance Johonny Dec 13 #21
Abolish borders, abolish the military, abolish police, abolish prisons, embrace Marxism, eliminate all corporations, LeftInTX Dec 13 #15
Far Left? - Confiscate Billionaire's Money to subsidize housing, healthcare, food OutNow Dec 13 #19
Not confiscate. Just fucking tax it. At the same rate that you and I pay. Scrivener7 Dec 14 #36
with the far left, you might get healthcare for all Skittles Dec 13 #20
Exactly. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 13 #25
basic democracy ZonkerHarris Dec 13 #23
"Free Luigi!! LeftInTX Dec 13 #26
I don't support this. But I do see Luigi as a product Scrivener7 Dec 14 #35
My Top Three BOSSHOG Dec 13 #27
And why would we ever listen to choie Dec 14 #28
I'm asking because there were two pollsters who agreed. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 14 #37
Well, we ForgedCrank Dec 14 #29
Too many times we hear generalities and sound bites. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 14 #38
Not THESE republiQans. Nope. Never. Scrivener7 Dec 14 #34
Anything that helps people who need help. Autumn Dec 14 #39
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