From 40fd302d4cf9380fb36109e29c13da69630c358e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Garcia Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:33:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9E=95=20Add=20definitions=20for=20Hispanic,?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Latino=20and=20Latinx=20(#89)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * Add definitions for Hispanic, Latino and Latinx * Update hispanic, latino and latinx definitions to indicate their pan-ethnic connotations. --- 11ty/definitions/american.md | 4 ++++ 11ty/definitions/hispanic.md | 12 ++++++++++-- 11ty/definitions/latino.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 11ty/definitions/latinx.md | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 4 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 11ty/definitions/latino.md diff --git a/11ty/definitions/american.md b/11ty/definitions/american.md index 099c3692..9d5fdf68 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/american.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/american.md @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ sub_terms: full_title: Asian American - text: Black full_title: Black American + - text: Hispanic + full_title: Hispanic American - text: Indigenous full_title: Indigenous American + - text: Latin + full_title: Latin American --- diff --git a/11ty/definitions/hispanic.md b/11ty/definitions/hispanic.md index 5eaa6bd8..df7531b3 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/hispanic.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/hispanic.md @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ --- title: Hispanic slug: hispanic -defined: false ---- \ No newline at end of file +defined: true +reading: + - text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated" + href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/ +--- + +Serves as an umbrella term for people of Spanish, or Spanish-speaking ancestry. Hispanic is considered a pan-ethnic term, and does not provide context for someone's race or country of origin. + +#### Note +People who self-identify as Hispanic may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Latino/Latina](#/latino), or [Latinx](#/latinx), but don't assume that they do. When in doubt, ask for individual preferences. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/latino.md b/11ty/definitions/latino.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3d7b5faf --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/latino.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: Latin American/Latino/Latina +slug: latino +defined: true +reading: + - text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated" + href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/ +--- + +Serves as an umbrella term for people of Latin American ancestry. Latino (and Latina) are inherently gendered terms due to Spanish's gendered language. Latino is considered a pan-ethnic term that does not provide context for someone's language, country of origin, or race. + +Also can be written in gender neutral forms of [Latinx](#/latinx), or Latin@s. When in doubt, default to Latino, and ask individual parties their preference, if possible. + +#### Note +People who self-identify as Latin American or Latino/Latina may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Hispanic](#/hispanic), or [Latinx](#/latinx). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/latinx.md b/11ty/definitions/latinx.md index 07dc93a4..d63ee943 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/latinx.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/latinx.md @@ -1,5 +1,18 @@ --- title: Latinx slug: latinx -defined: false ---- \ No newline at end of file +defined: true +reading: + - text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated" + href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/ + - text: "Latino, Latinx, Latine. The grammatical gender neutral in Spanish" + href: https://medium.com/@puentera/latino-latinx-latine-a3b19e0dbc1c +--- + +Latinx arose as a gender-neutral alternative to the gendered [Latino](#/latino)/Latina in the United States. + +This is a term that is seeing expanded usage and evolution among academic circles. Latinx is considered a pan-ethnic term that does not provide context for someone's language, country of origin, or race. + +#### Note +People who self-identify as Latinx may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Hispanic](#/hispanic), or [Latin American](/#latino) +