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Xicanx (/ ˈ tʃ iː k æ ŋ k s, ˈ ʃ iː-/ CHEE-kanks, SHEE-, [1] / ʃ ɪ ˈ k æ n ʃ / shih-KANSH [2]) is an English-language gender-neutral neologism and identity referring to people of Mexican descent in the United States.
Latinx is an English neologism used to refer to people with Latin American cultural or ethnic identity in the United States. The term aims to be a gender-neutral alternative to Latino and Latina by replacing the masculine -o and feminine -a ending with the -x suffix. The plural for Latinx is Latinxs or Latinxes.
As a result, news media programs helped build a "semantic meaning of the Hispanic-and-Latino identity as a metonym for illegal immigration." "This discourse consists of promoting the idea that crime and undocumented immigrants, and the costs of illegal immigration in social services and taxes directly result from the increase of Hispanics-and ...
As of this year, 4% of the Hispanic and Latino community identifies as Latinx, according to a 2021 Gallup poll. Gutiérrez said the first time she heard Latinx was when she was a student at UC ...
A Politico poll released in late 2021 found that only 2% of Latinos prefer the term Latinx. In fact, 40% said they find this word offensive and 30% said they are less likely to support a ...
Before this, Chicano/a had been a term of derision, adopted by some Pachucos as an expression of defiance to Anglo-American society. [14] With the rise of Chicanismo, Chicano/a became a reclaimed term in the 1960s and 1970s, used to express political autonomy, ethnic and cultural solidarity, and pride in being of Indigenous descent, diverging from the assimilationist Mexican-American identity.
Chicanafuturism examines the impact that technology and scientific innovation have on Mexican-American life and culture. It explores the use of science-fiction and imaginative art forms as a way to challenge oppressive systems and ideologies as well as explore alternative futures.
In 2017, scholar S. M. Contreras noted a change in the language surrounding Chicano people, as they have begun to add an "X" or an "@" in place of the "o" or "a/o". This new language is a result of the movement towards gender inclusivity and as a way to recognize Chicano people whose gender identity does not coincide with the gender binary. [31]