Latine

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Not to be confused with Latini, Latin, Latina, Latino, Latinx, or Lateen.

Latine is a gender-neutral neologism alternative term to other identifying terms such as Latino, Latina, or Latinx which are used to identify people of Latin American descent.[1][2][3][4][5] The term stems from the more popular term, Latinx.[6]

While Latine is still relatively new, only recently gaining use in the late 2010s,[7] both Latine and Latinx can be used in the same manner. What makes these terms different is their ending: the term Latinx ends with an x which makes it difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce and impossible to pronounce in the Spanish language.[8][9][10][11]

Latinx's difficult pronunciation, its main use in the United States and in academia,[3][8][11][12] and the increasing number of people identifying as non-binary and seeking terms that affirm their gender identities are some of the reasons as to why Latine is gaining attention and use.[7][13]

The ending of each term, both the -e and the -x, are the representing of everything outside the gender binary, making these terms gender inclusive.[5][6]

While the term is new to many countries outside Chile and Argentina, it is beginning to gain attraction in both academia and everyday use.[8][14] While the term is more inclusive and making its way to other countries, many people who identify as Hispanic or Latino are still unaware of terms such as Latine or Latinx, with the majority being older people ages 50 and above.[2]

History[edit]

While the exact origin of the term is unclear,[3] the term is said to have originated from LGBTQ+ online activists wanting a more inclusive term to identify themselves aside from the difficult-to-pronounce Latinx.[5][7] However, the new term is also said to have originated in Chile and Argentina, being used by young student activists during protests.[11][15]

In 2019, the Washington Post published an article that details the effects that the usage of gender-inclusive language had on Spanish-speaking populations after a young teenager spoke in a television interview. "Natalia Mira, 18, used gender-neutral language in a television interview that made headlines across the Spanish-speaking world last year. The viral video made her the subject of attacks, but now the form is finding official acceptance."[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Definition of LATINE". www.merriam-webster.com. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. ^ a b Lopez, Luis Noe-Bustamante, Lauren Mora and Mark Hugo (2020-08-11). "About One-in-Four U.S. Hispanics Have Heard of Latinx, but Just 3% Use It". Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project. Retrieved 2023-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Latino, Latinx, or Latine? What Young People of Latin American Descent Think About These Terms". Teen Vogue. 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. ^ "If Hispanics Hate the Term "Latinx", Why is it Still Used?". Boston University. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  5. ^ a b c "Latine vs. Latinx: How And Why They're Used". Dictionary.com. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  6. ^ a b Salinas Jr., Cristobal; Lozano, Adele. THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE TERM LATINX (PDF). pp. 248–250.
  7. ^ a b c "Latino, Latinx, Hispanic, or Latine? Which Term Should You Use? | BestColleges". www.bestcolleges.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  8. ^ a b c R.Miranda, Alexis; Perez-Brumer, Amaya; M.Charlton, Brittany (2023). Latino? Latinx? Latine? A Call for Inclusive Categories in Epidemiologic Research. Oxford University Press. pp. 1929–1932.
  9. ^ "Latinx, Latine, or Latino? 8 LGBTQ+ People Tell Us What They Prefer and Why". Them. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  10. ^ "From Hispanic to Latine: Hispanic Heritage Month and the Terms That Bind Us". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  11. ^ a b c Network, The Learning (2021-06-15). "For Most Latinos, Latinx Does Not Mark the Spot". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  12. ^ Cano, Manuel; Gelpí-Acosta, Camila. Variation in US drug overdose mortality within and between Hispanic/Latine subgroups: A disaggregation of national data. Elsevier.
  13. ^ "A guide to how words like Hispanic and Latinx came about". Washington Post. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  14. ^ Chaparro, Reynel Alexander; L. Abreu, Roberto (2023). LGBTQ+ Affirmative Psychological Interventions A Latine/x Perspective /. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. ISBN 9783031306433.
  15. ^ a b "Teens in Argentina are leading the charge for a gender-neutral language". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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