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Cruz and Rubio Introduce Bill to Ban ‘Woke’ Term ‘Latinx’ From Federal Use—Here’s Why

July 13, 2023
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U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) unveiled a new bill on Thursday that aims to prohibit the use of the “woke” term “Latinx” from official federal use. The Respect for Hispanic Americans Act (pdf), introduced by Mr. Cruz and Mr. Rubio, aims to address what has become a contentious issue in the…

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‘Latinx’ Is Linguistic Tyranny

February 21, 2023
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Commentary Forty-five years ago, after two months of U.S. Army boot camp in beautiful, bucolic Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., in late April 1978 I arrived at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., to learn Russian. It was a time of increasing Cold War tensions. Communism was on the march. South Vietnam fell to communist…

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5 State Lawmakers Propose Ban on ‘Latinx’ From Official Connecticut Government Use

February 1, 2023
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Five Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut have proposed a bill to eliminate the term “Latinx” from official use in the state government. The proposed bill (pdf), introduced by Democratic state Rep. Geraldo Reyes Jr. of Waterbury, seeks to prohibit the use of the term “Latinx” by state agencies and state employees in official communications and forms of…

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Arkansas Gov. Sanders Bans ‘Latinx’ From Government Documents

January 12, 2023
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order on Tuesday prohibiting the word “Latinx” from official use in the state government. The order (pdf), which was among several Sanders signed, came just hours after she was sworn in as the new governor. The order states that ethnically insensitive and pejorative language “has no place in official government…

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Executive Order Banning the Word ‘Latinx’ From Government Documents

January 12, 2023
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order on Tuesday prohibiting the word “Latinx” from official use in the state government. The order (pdf), which was among several Sanders signed, came just hours after she was sworn in as the new governor. The order states that ethnically insensitive and pejorative language “has no place in official government…

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What’s Happening to Joe Biden’s Approval Rating Among Hispanic Voters? | Larry Elder

January 7, 2022
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President Joe Biden is in big trouble because, since 2018, there has been a 42 point shift toward Republicans from Democrats among Hispanic voters. What makes this game-changing is because now a generic congressional candidate who’s Republican beats a generic Democratic congressional candidate by 2 points among Hispanic voters. In this episode, Larry points out…

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The Elitism of PC Lingo

August 11, 2021
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Commentary Sometime around 2016, the word “Latinx” popped onto the linguistic radar. The term is a new way to identify the Hispanic ethnic group: not Latina, not Latino, but Latinx, a gender neutral word designed to include everyone of every identity. Almost instantaneously, “Latinx” was adopted by mainstream culture. Celebrities, advertisers, activists, corporations, and universities…

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‘Latinx’ and the Debate Around Gender-Neutral Language

March 4, 2021
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Commentary “My Word” was a public radio quiz show decades ago that deliberated word meanings and word origins. When a question stumped contestants, audiences could anticipate a clever response in the form of a “feghoot,” a lighthearted vignette ending in a pun. The responses, though entertaining, were always bogus. Fake or not, it didn’t matter….

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