(IGNORE the image, for some reason I couldn’t post without one)
Non-Latinx/Latine people DNI
What is your personal preference?
As someone outside of the community, I personally find “Latine” to make more sense. It fits with the vocalization of “Latino” or “Latina”, and the -e suffix is an established neutral term
Personally, I find “Latinx” to feel very artificially added. Its pronunciation as “lah-tin-ex” or “lah-tinks” seems very anglicized imo, and doesn’t feel like it really fits within the Spanish language
But I thought I’d seek the opinion of people within the community
So please, share your thoughts down below 💜
I use hispanic and can't say i have much care for the whole latinx/e debate, but if latino or latina just doesn't float your boat, I think latine at least sounds better and looks better.
Just FYI, "Hispanic" isn't synonymous with "Latino". One's region-specific, and the other is language-specific. "Hispanic" refers to coming from a Spanish-speaking country, whereas "Latino" refers to somebody from Latin America. For instance, Spaniards are considered Hispanic, but not Latino; and Brazilians would be Latino, but not Hispanic.