= ラティーノを指す、gender neutralな表現。
最近しばしば聞くようになった語。
Noun[edit]
Latinx (plural Latinxs)
- (chiefly US, see usage note) A Latin person (of any gender); a Latino or Latina. quotations ▼
Usage notes[edit]
- Latinx is used as a gender-neutral alternative to Latino and Latina, including in the plural (where Latinxs can replace long phrases like Latinos and Latinas, or the use of Latinos alone to refer to mixed-gender group, which some feminists dislike), by younger Hispanic people, and by non-binary Hispanic people.[1][2][3] Some Hispanic people object to Latinx, however, considering it too English and too little used in Spanish, or disliking its gender-neutrality.[3] One poll of 508 people found that only 2% chose the term as the one term that best described them.[4] A few speakers use Latine (using the vowel e that is midway between -o and -a) as an alternative, saying it is more pronounceable in Spanish.[5]
ただ、Pew Researchによれば、
We've been using the term "Latinx" on NPR's Code Switch podcast regularly. But new research shows it hasn't really caught on among Latino adults in the U.S.: While one in four have heard of the term, only 3% use it.
'Latinx' Hasn't Caught On Among Adults, Pew Research Finds : Code Switch : NPR
ラティーノの間でも、この語を聞いたことがあるのは4人に一人、更に自らをLatinxを称するのはたった3%なんだそう。最も普通に使われるのはLatinoでもなく、"Hispanic"なんだそう。