Among the people 'Latinx' is meant to describe, few have heard of the term — let alone use it.
"Latinx" has emerged as an inclusive term to refer to people of Latin American descent, encompassing those who don't identify as male or female or who don't want to be identified by their gender. It's been used by journalists, politicians, corporations, colleges and universities. In 2018, it even made it to the dictionary.But among the people"Latinx" is intended to describe, few have heard of the term -- let alone use it.
But even among that group, a majority preferred the terms"Hispanic" or"Latino.""When you ask people whether or not 'Latinx' should even be used to describe the Hispanic population or if they had a choice, which they would pick, 'Latinx' is oftentimes third behind Hispanic and Latino," Lopez said. "So people may be aware of it, but that doesn't necessarily translate into its use.
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