{"id":1095772,"date":"2021-12-07T18:28:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T23:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1095772"},"modified":"2021-12-07T18:29:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T23:29:05","slug":"woke-fail-democrats-using-latinx-face-backlash-from-hispanic-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-fail-democrats-using-latinx-face-backlash-from-hispanic-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke Fail: Democrats Using &#039;Latinx&#039; Face Backlash from Hispanic Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoke-fail-democrats-using-latinx-face-backlash-from-hispanic-americans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1095772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Democrat strategists are flustered as polling shows that Hispanic Americans are increasingly opposed to their using the genderless term \u201cLatinx\u201d to describe them and their heritage.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000017d-81be-dee4-a5ff-efbe74ec0000\">new survey<\/a>&nbsp;of about 800 Hispanic Americans, conducted by Democrat strategists at Bendixen &amp; Amandi International, reveals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/latin-america\/2021\/12\/06\/poll-98-hispanics-prefer-terminology-other-latinx\/\">only two percent<\/a> said they use the term \u201cLatinx\u201d which is often deployed by left-wing advocacy groups and elected Democrats.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, nearly 7-in-10 Hispanic Americans said they use the term \u201cHispanic\u201d to describe their community while 21 percent said they use the terms \u201cLatina\u201d and \u201cLatino.\u201d Even among Hispanic Americans who say they are Democrats, just two percent use the term \u201cLatinx.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19039922\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-1.54.21-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19039922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-1.54.21-PM.png\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"930\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Screenshot via Bendixen &amp; Amandi International<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19039914\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-1.54.44-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19039914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-1.54.44-PM.png\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"980\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Screenshot via Bendixen &amp; Amandi International<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More alarming for Democrats, the poll finds that about 4-in-10 Hispanic Americans said the term \u201cLatinx\u201d either bothers or offends them. About 57 percent said the term does not offend them, even if they do not use it.<\/p>\n<p>The term seems to offend Hispanic Americans at the same rate across ages. Roughly 41 percent of those 18 to 29-years-old said \u201cLatinx\u201d is offensive while 44 percent of those 55 to 64-years-old said the same.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Likewise, 5-in-10 Hispanic Americans who vote Republican said they find \u201cLatinx\u201d offensive, as well as 32 percent of swing voters and 39 percent of Democrats. About 3-in-10 said they are even less likely to support a politician who uses the term \u201cLatinx.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrat&nbsp;pollster Fernand Amandi <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/F4P6y\">told Politico<\/a> that he does not understand why Democrats continue using \u201cLatinx\u201d when their own voters oppose the term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe numbers suggest that using Latinx is a violation of the political Hippocratic Oath, which is to first do no electoral harm,\u201d Amandi said. \u201cWhy are we using a word that is preferred by only two percent, but offends as many as 40 percent of those voters we want to win?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) wrote in a statement that he has banned his congressional staff from using the term \u201cLatinx,\u201d stating that the term\u2019s purpose \u201cis largely to appease white rich progressives\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.7925696594427\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To be clear my office is not allowed to use \u201cLatinx\u201d in official communications. <br \/>When Latino politicos use the term it is largely to appease white rich progressives who think that is the term we use. It is a vicious circle of confirmation bias. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMty6q7UQn\">https:\/\/t.co\/kMty6q7UQn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1467920180135276554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>A founder of the Spanish-language station Univision, Democrat Joaquin Blaya, said Democrats are actually aiding Republicans with their voter outreach when they continue using the term \u201cLatinx\u201d against the wishes of Hispanic Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats are helping Republicans make them look out of touch,\u201d Blaya told Politico. \u201cWe built a network around our Spanish language and we have a shared culture around it. Why are we trying to change this? It\u2019s offensive to a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incoming attorney general of Virginia, Republican Jason Miyares described Democrats\u2019 continued use of the term \u201cLatinx\u201d as \u201ca type of cultural Marxism\u201d and \u201ca recast of societal norms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLatinos don\u2019t use the term \u2014 only upper-educated white liberals who hardly interact with the Latino community,\u201d Miyares, who is Cuban American, told Politico. \u201cI believe that every time they use the term Latinx, they lose another Latino vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survey is only the latest to show Hispanic Americans overwhelmingly do not use the term \u201cLatinx\u201d which is preferred by Democrats. In August, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/05\/poll-only-4-percent-of-hispanics-prefer-woke-genderless-term-latinx\/\">a Gallup poll<\/a> found that just four percent of Hispanics said they used the term while a Pew Research Center survey from 2020 found that only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2020\/08\/12\/poll-only-3-of-latinos-use-latinx-unnecessary-anglicism-of-the-spanish-language\/\">three percent<\/a> of Hispanics said they used the term.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JxhnBxnder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat strategists are flustered as polling shows that Hispanic Americans are increasingly opposed to their using the genderless term \u201cLatinx\u201d to describe them and their heritage. 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