114 points

Let her be. Sheā€™ll be doing that for the rest of her life and there is nothing anyone but licensed therapist can do.

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She wonā€™t let a licensed therapist help her, so no, they also canā€™t do anything.

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If thereā€™s something that drives me up the wall, itā€™s this shit. You found someone nice and you blame them for your fuckups and try to turn everyone against them. How scummy can you be!

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97 points

They donā€™t want a relationship, they want a never ending storyline. And if thereā€™s no drama then theyā€™ll make some.

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17 points

This was my life for 7 years. Iā€™ve been happily single ever since she found some other poor sob to torment with her bullshit.

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3 points

4 years and one canceled marriage 3 months prior. 5 if you count the fact that I took her back twice before realizing she was always going to be like that.

I feel you even if I wouldnā€™t say Iā€™m entirely happy.

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Somewhat tangential, but my sister-in-law insists that people use ā€œlatinxā€ whenever she hears someone say latino or latina. This despite the fact that latinos overwhelmingly prefer the terms ā€œlatinoā€ or ā€œhispanicā€ to describe themselves; in fact most have never even heard the term latinx and most of those who have are offended by that, not by latino or hispanic. I like pointing out to my (very white) sister-in-law that there is nothing more white than telling other ethnicities what they should or should not be called.

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57 points

Latinx sounds like a new Linux distribution.

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26 points

we should make it a distro, just to fuck it over. Sounds funny to me.

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9 points

I support this

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Latinx sounds like a cartoon about Latina fairies.

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3 points

I thought it was a music genre for a long time.

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6 points

It should also bee a cool drink or a bag of chips.

LATIN-X!!! THE BEST DRINK YOUR MOM HAS NEVER HEARD OF!!!

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26 points

sis havinā€™ an extra slice of that white-savior complex

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7 points

Saving from what actually? šŸ¤”

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13 points

Presumably from her guilt

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Latino/a individuals have overwhelmingly said ā€œNoā€ to Latinx.

I havenā€™t had many latina friends, but the ones I have had basically said a slur would actually be less offensive than latinx, and yeah, white people dictating what other cultures can and canā€™t doā€¦ kinda racistā€¦

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8 points

okay but what do genderqueer people whose first language is spanish say?

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18 points

Latine! It has the added benefit of being pronounceable in Spanish, unlike latinx.

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to be fair I donā€™t know how to pronounce the x in english either.

but that is the one Iā€™ve heard most often. edit: e not x, most often

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The male form doubles as gender neutral. Some people have tried to start using -e ending, but Iā€™m pretty sure basically no one actually uses it.

Edit: Gotta love the dualing anecdote replies.

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e ending is what Iā€™ve seen from gender non conforming spanish-as-first-language speakers most often. Iā€™m gonna go with it until it starts being overwhelmed with something else, languages being living things and them being the people who I see as having any right to determine this bit.

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As someone who is native of a romance language, I would prefer using the male form. It doesnā€™t feels 100%, but itā€™s worth it.

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They can call themselves latinx and I would call them that as well, if thatā€™s what they choose. The issue is with people (like my sister-in-law) insisting that everybody hispanic should be called latinx.

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im just saying, those are the only people who I listen to on this discourse and I will parrot whatever they say, because my tounge absolutely defiles that language every time I try to speak it, and donā€™t think straight cis people have a right to an opinion here, regardless of their language preference.

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most of those who have are offended by that

Iā€™ve never heard of anyone having strong feelings, one way or the other, outside of the Internet.

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4 points

My couple Latino friends think itā€™s stupid but idk if id say itā€™s a strong feeling

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Most of the Latino people I know are down to be called Spanish. Latinx is ridiculous.

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Guessing youā€™re being downvoted because Latino != Spanish just like American != British. ā€œSpanish descentā€ is applicable to some, but Latino backgrounds are as diverse as American or Canadian backgrounds. It doesnā€™t refer to a race or culture but to people who identify with the Latin American region (Central and South American and parts of the Caribbean).

This is a TIL for me btw, as I originally was just going to respond that it includes Portugese but then looked up more information about ā€œLatinoā€ because I realized my idea of it was very general and wasnā€™t sure if those with Aztec descent, for example, would be considered ā€œLatinoā€. The answer is yes, along with many descendent from areas all over the world, in case the first paragraph didnā€™t make that clear.

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People just donā€™t know how many Latino people refer to themselves as Spanish. Especially in urban areas and traveling workers.

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itā€™s about the minority that donā€™t feel as though latino/a doesnā€™t describe them. itā€™s not for the majority favored by the status quo

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19 points

So displease the majority to please the minority?

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2 points

ā€œwhen you try to please everyone, you please nobodyā€

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displease the majority to give visibility to the minority. no one is hurt when latinx is used, but the people latinx additionally represents face violence every day

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3 points

On the other hand its basically Americans telling others how to speak their language.

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latinx was coined by a latinx activist

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63 points

More like ā€˜anon knows what a normal and healthy relationship isā€™

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4channer knows what a normal and healthy relationship is?

Sounds fake and gay

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18 points

He probably got the Latino friend to write the post.

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OMG ITā€™S LATINX YOU SEXIST /s

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