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Let's settle the "Latinx" debate once and for all

Sep 16, 202125 min
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Episode description

We're delving into the term “Latinx.” Whom does it refer to? Who uses it? And why do people on both the left and the right, Latino and not, get so worked up about it?

Fidel Martinez, who writes the Latinx Files newsletter for the L.A. Times, breaks it down. We’ll also hear from folks who identify as Latinx, and from L.A. Times columnist Jean Guerrero. She used “Latinx” in a tweet recently and has been weathering a backlash ever since.

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Sign up for our Latinx Files newsletter

Why we chose the name Latinx Files for our new newsletter

Latinx Files: The story behind the name, and why Latinx voters are exhausted

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