{"id":1495194,"date":"2022-05-27T18:14:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T22:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1495194"},"modified":"2022-05-27T18:14:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T22:14:57","slug":"bronx-congressman-blasts-new-york-yankees-for-saying-latinx-despite-previously-using-term-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bronx-congressman-blasts-new-york-yankees-for-saying-latinx-despite-previously-using-term-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx Congressman Blasts New York Yankees For Saying \u2018Latinx\u2019 Despite Previously Using Term Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fbronx-congressman-blasts-new-york-yankees-for-saying-latinx-despite-previously-using-term-himself%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=1495194&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>Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) blasted the New York Yankees for using the term \u201cLatinx\u201d in a tweet while claiming that nobody in his district ever uses the term \u2014 yet the congressman has used the term on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, the New York Yankees sent out a series of tweets regarding gun violence. One of those tweets said, \u201cEach year, more than 4,100 Latinx people die from gun violence in the U.S. and 13,300 are shot and wounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Torres responded, \u201cI represent the South Bronx, home to the Yankees. Never heard anyone locally use the term \u2018Latinx.\u2019 Does a majority of Hispanics actually use the term \u2018Latinx\u2019? If the answer is \u2018no\u2019, how did \u2018Latinx\u2019 come to be the term to use in government and Corporate America?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I represent the South Bronx, home to the Yankees. Never heard anyone locally use the term \u2018Latinx.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Does a majority of Hispanics actually use the term \u2018Latinx\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>If the answer is \u2018no\u2019, how did \u2018Latinx\u2019 come to be the term to use in government and Corporate America? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4EYR1ksywx\">https:\/\/t.co\/4EYR1ksywx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1530158582611812361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are speaking to a particular person who prefers \u2018Latinx,\u2019 then, by all means, use the term,\u201d he added. \u201cBut if you are referring to the Hispanic community in general, why not use the term that the majority itself predominantly uses?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery community should have the right to label itself, rather than have a label imposed on them by others,\u201d the congressman continued.<\/p>\n<p>Torres is correct that hardly any Hispanic person prefers the team \u201cLatinx.\u201d In December 2021, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-poll-shows-only-2-of-hispanics-use-term-latinx-many-find-it-offensive\">observed<\/a> that for some reason, the Left believes that all Americans should live in a gender-neutral world devoid of femininity and masculinity. At the same time, Democrats have wondered why Hispanic Americans have been fleeing the party in droves and voting Republican lately. Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-poll-shows-only-2-of-hispanics-use-term-latinx-many-find-it-offensive\">reported<\/a> in December that according to a new poll, just 2% of Hispanic American voters used the term \u201cLatinx\u201d \u2014 possibly contributing to the exodus.<\/p>\n<p>Pollster Fernand Amandi \u2014 whose firm ran the poll \u2014 told Politico at the time, \u201cThe numbers suggest that using Latinx is a violation of the political Hippocratic Oath, which is to first do no electoral harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are we using a word that is preferred by only 2%, but offends as many as 40 percent of those voters we want to win?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Torres read that poll because, in 2020, Torres used to refer to himself and his community with the moniker he now decries. \u201cNever for a moment did I imagine becoming the first openly #LGBTQ Afro-Latinx member of Congress and joining the ranks of the\u00a0@outmagazine,\u201d Torres tweeted in November 2020.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never for a moment did I imagine becoming the first openly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> Afro-Latinx member of Congress and joining the ranks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/outmagazine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@outmagazine<\/a> Out100. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RainbowWave?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RainbowWave<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6xfKtgNLrM\">https:\/\/t.co\/6xfKtgNLrM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6hnll0ArtQ\">pic.twitter.com\/6hnll0ArtQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1329969456248971264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prior to getting elected, Torres tweeted, \u201cA new generation of Latinx representation is rising,\u201d while referencing an NBC tweet that used the term \u201cLatino\u201d and \u201cLatina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new generation of Latinx representation is rising. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b8wENyziPJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/b8wENyziPJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1320373866817093632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In December 2019, Torres also tweeted, \u201cHonored to earn the endorsement @BOLDDems which has been at the forefront of strengthening Latinx representation in Congress. The backing of @BOLDDems is a game-changer in the #SouthBronx, which is home to one of the highest Latinx populations in the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to earn the endorsement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOLDDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BOLDDems<\/a> which has been at the forefront of strengthening Latinx representation in Congress. The backing of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOLDDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BOLDDems<\/a> is a game-changer in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SouthBronx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SouthBronx<\/a>, which is home to one of the highest Latinx populations in the US.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBm2m1fsSX\">https:\/\/t.co\/dBm2m1fsSX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1201565682481160194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Torres changed his tune on the term \u201cLatinx\u201d in order to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/05\/politics\/democrats-hispanics-republicans-texas\/index.html\">stop the Hispanic exodus <\/a>from the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) blasted the New York Yankees for using the term \u201cLatinx\u201d in a tweet while claiming that nobody in his district ever uses the term \u2014 yet the congressman has used the term on several occasions. 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