'This is a philosophical question: Who am I? Everyone is interested in answering that question.'
Dr. Fernandez thinks this skepticism also stems from how “Latinx” has been disseminated in this country — mostly online and in academic settings. “Latinx might’ve emerged among folks online, but there’s a huge difference [between online and on-the-ground social movements],” she says. “That’s a very discreet, elite, middle-class group of people engaged in a conversation that many Latinos are not afforded the luxury to engage in because they’re essential workers and working around the clock.
Though “Latine” is more tailored to Spanish pronunciation than “Latinx,” it hasn’t been embraced by the majority of Latin Americans. “People who identify as Latino but don’t like ‘Latine’ have struggled themselves with being included,” Acosta reflects. “They feel like by me using ‘Latine,’ I’m stepping on the toes of the work they’ve done to be included. I see myself as adding to that progress.”
first, followed by “Hispanic,” and then “Latino.” Still, she says the dilemma around identifiers is a tale as old as time.? Everyone is interested in answering that question,” she says. “[Non-hispanic] white Americans live in a country where to be American is to be white American by default, so there’s no question about who you are. But if you are on the outside, there’s a quest to find out who you are, so naming — what we call ourselves — is very important.
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