Latin has many meanings, but the one element that defines us is family. The Latin family has created things that are uniquely American, and loved around the world.
Latin Culture
How We Became Latin, Latinx, or Latine
Latin
When the French attacked Mexico in the 1860s, they told Mexicans you should let us conquer you because we are Latin brothers. The French wanted to reestablish slavery and join the confederate traitors in the American Civil War.
Because France used to be the world’s cultural leader and Latins are always trying to climb the social ladder, South American politicians embraced the label “Latin America.” In the 1950s, so did the United Nations. That’s how we became “Latin.”
Latinx
This just doesn’t work. It originates as an expression of LGBTQ+ gender fluidity and nobody speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French, or Italian like that.
So is your “Latinx” event a Queer event (we might go for that), or are you just trying too hard to connect with Latins?
We are all for normalization of lifestyles, but the Latin community is very conservative. Latinx triggers some people, especially outside of New York City. Bad idea.
Latine
This is an attempt to get around the Latinx problem. It’s the French form of the word “Latin.”
Nice try, unless you know what the French did to Haiti. They took the best land in the Caribbean, destroyed it, and abused the people with a level of sadism that we would now consider crimes against humanity.
Human suffering paid for all those beautiful buildings in Paris and lots of couture dresses. That mess still devils us. Latine is not a nice image. It’s apocalyptic.
We just use Latin.