i did not just see latinx/latine diaspora discourse again......i dont know how to tell you this but children of immigrants arent stupid! latine/latinx is an umbrella term used for a mostly american identity and if we went to our family’s country of origin we’d say THAT COUNTRY 🤡
also a lot of people who are foreign born children of immigrants if they referred to themselves as chilena (in my case) or people would also get mad at them so?! why. why be mean?
latinidad is a fucking stupid concept anyway but you cannot think people go to source countries and say soy latine/latinx/latina/latino instead of [insert country’s descriptor here]
latinx/latine children of immigrants are like keenly aware of how people call them names for issues of identity unique to the US thanks u dont have to remind them
literally for myself i dont even use it in THIS country unless im talking about myself as a part of a larger group or identity....but if i say im chilena or chilean american i also get called names so?! which one is it
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