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“Latinx” is growing in popularity. I made
a comic to help you understand why.
The gender-neutral term that’s supposed to be for everyone, well, isn’t.
By Terry Blas
Updated Oct 23, 2019, 7:15am EDT
Part of Issue #7 of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.
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Further reading
“The argument against the use of the term ‘Latinx’” by Gilbert Guerra and Gilbert
Orbea
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Latina, Latino, or LatinX? Here’s the history, and why Latine might work better. - Vox
Isabella Gomez explains “Latinx”
“Can we please stop using ‘latinx?’ Thanx.” by Kurly Tlapoyawa
Terry Blas is the illustrator and writer behind the autobiographical comics “Ghetto Swirl”
and “You Say Latino.” Terry’s work has appeared in the comics Steven Universe, The
Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time, and Rick and Morty. His first graphic novel,
Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom, is a murder mystery set at a weight-loss camp. His
second graphic novel, Hotel Dare, is an all-ages sci-fi/fantasy/adventure inspired by his
childhood memories of Mexico.
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