Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans term 'Latinx' on her first day in office [View all]
Source: nbc
The gender-neutral term won't be allowed for official use in state government, a move one Latino scholar slammed as part of the "anti-woke agenda."
Jan. 11, 2023, 4:01 PM CST
By Nicole Acevedo
Within hours of being sworn in as the new governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order Tuesday banning the term "Latinx" from official use in the state government.
It is one of the first, if not the first, executive order of its kind, Tabitha Bonilla, an associate professor of human development and social policy at Northwestern University, told NBC News.
It was one of seven orders signed by Sanders, a Republican, right after taking the oath. The other ones focused on prohibiting Arkansas schools from teaching critical race theory, budgeting and spending as well as other government affairs.
Most of these executive orders are consistent with the rhetoric Sanders campaigned on — except for the one banning Latinx, a gender-neutral alternative to Hispanic or Latino.
"That was nothing that I had seen from her until then. So, it felt surprising," Bonilla said.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/arkansas-gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bans-term-latinx-first-day-office-rcna65351
Arkansas folks are in for a rude awakening with this creepy woman in charge.
Sarah Huckabeast has banned CRT, Latinx and fashion in Arkansas.
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