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Hispanic; Latin American; greaser; greasers; Latin@ (from Oxford English Dictionary (OED), 2019; It's not a typo. This way of writing the term is a meaningful choice. Latin@ is a gender-neutral shorthand for Latino/Latina. According to sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein, all of these terms refer to "two different but related groups: those who come from and identify themselves with the countries of what is today called Latin America; and those within the United States who are descended from the first group."To be gender-neutral, a growing number of people have begun using the term "Latin@," which cleverly incorporates both the "-a" and "-o" endings in the @ sign. The pronunciation of Latin@ varies, with some reading it aloud as "Latino or Latina" and others pronouncing it as "Latinow," like the sound in "cow." Taras); LatinX (ca 2020: LatinX is currently used instead of Latino or Latina MichaelBurov) |
