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Texas Democratic congressional candidate criticizes AOC for using the term ‘Latinx’

Texas Democratic congressional candidate criticizes AOC for using the term 'Latinx'

Bobby Pulido Critiques AOC’s Use of “Latino” Terminology Bobby Pulido, a musician and Democratic House candidate from Texas, appeared on “CNN This Morning” on Wednesday, where he expressed criticism towards Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for using the term “Latino.” This term, which is pronounced “Latin-X,” has gained traction among academics, activists, and entertainers as a gender-neutral […]

Bobby Pulido criticizes AOC for using the term ‘Latinx’ in a CNN interview

Bobby Pulido criticizes AOC for using the term 'Latinx' in a CNN interview

Musician Critiques Use of “Latino” Term Bobby Pulido, a musician from Texas and a Democratic candidate for the House, shared his thoughts on “CNN This Morning” regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s use of the term “Latino.” The term, often pronounced “Latinx,” has been promoted recently as a gender-neutral alternative to “Latino” and “Latina” by various groups […]

California Gov. Newsom Falsely Claims He’s Never Said ‘LatinX’

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) argued that no one in his office has “previously used” the word “Latin” as a gender-neutral alternative to Latinos. The governor turned his head from both sides of the aisle when he had a conservative influencer Charlie Kirk His new PodcastsLast week, I tried to distance myself from the gender […]

CNN host wonders if Democrats should drop the ‘Latinx’ framing

CNN's Casey Hunt said Tuesday that his fellow CNN panelists suggested the term “Latino” is a term that doesn't resonate with Latino voters and that Vice President Kamala Harris continues to struggle with that demographic. Democratic politicians questioned whether the term “Latino” should be dropped. Hunt asked former President Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield whether […]

Majority of Hispanics still haven’t heard ‘Latinx’ term, those that have hat it

According to the Pew Research Center's Bilingual National Latino Survey, more Latinos are familiar with the gender-neutral term “Latinx,” but very few still support using the term. The term, pronounced “Latin-x,” has been pushed into the mainstream in recent years by scholars, activists and entertainers as an alternative to the gender-specific terms “Latino” and “Latina,” […]

Feds Funding Research To See If Microaggressions Are Making ‘Latinx’ People Fat, Nicotine-Addicted Alcoholics

The federal government is spending nearly $1 million on research to examine whether racial microaggressions negatively impact the health of Hispanics. Researchers at the University of Houston are funding a $950,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate whether ethnic microaggressions against “Latino” populations […]

No Donald Trump ever called him ‘Latinx’

Comedian Lou Perez said something about America’s current immigration turmoil. “As the son of immigrants, I’m very tolerant of immigrants, just like his father,” he tells Align. “And for immigrants like my cousins, the border is very closed.” Our subject’s birth name is Luis Amante Perez (his father is from Argentina), but you can call […]