What Being Hispanic and Latinx Means in the United States | Fernanda Ponce | TEDxDeerfield

Fernanda provides a first person account of identity--addressing stereotypes and assumptions, and inviting the audience to dig deeper into the Latinx experience in the United States. Fernanda addresses the role of Latinx people in shaping the culture, politics, and economy of the USA.
Fernanda was born and raised in Chicago, IL by Mexican immigrant parents, and grew up constantly surrounded by the large and diverse Hispanic and Latino community. Fernanda proudly identifies as a part of this community as a Latina, Hispanic, and Mexican American.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@andedkoi]

if somebody ever called me "latinx" I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear them

[@GudJonnyCakes]

Same here

[@araven2472]

same mate 😔👊 also "latino" is gramatically correct and already includes both genders

[@H81234]

If someone calls me latinx i'm swinging!

[@ricardo950535]

No no sir, I'm not a lynx I assure you I'm human.

[@jamesramirez8133]

It’s a great way to Anglicize our language.

[@czaleo100fuegos]

LATINX is NOT A WORD . It is RIDICULOUS AND HIGHLY OFFENSIVE . Your video immediately became unwatchable and lost all Legitimacy .

[@n6hpx]

look it up its listed

[@fieldchief]

Offensive how

[@n6hpx]

you probably also felt bad at her because she is a Mexican girl who is defending other mexican girls who get picked on for being human and part of our society

[@angela6097]

It is a word. Stop crying.

[@nb2229]

One problem is that the term Latino/a, I only became aware of it in the US. I never heard of Latino/a in In South America.

[@gregDino32]

Fue inventado durante la administracion de nixon.

[@giovannicozentura8075]

@nancy benigsohn it is generally understood as a given in South America. Same with Italy and Spain. Not every society lives in a check a box culture, where identity politics is embraced.

[@gregDino32]

@@giovannicozentura8075 yeah but checking hispanics as your race is still checking a box.Also on spanish channels people of color are underrespresented, becuase Like I mention we arent a race.

[@gregDino32]

@@giovannicozentura8075 I get what you mean though some italians and spaniards dont consider themselves white .

[@radrook2153]

A Latina can refer to herself as a Latina. A Latino as a Latino. But when both are referred to, they are Latinos because the word Latino, becomes gender-neutral within that context. The same rule applies to Romanian, Italian French, Catalan, and Portuguese. Yet none of these has been targeted with that X idiocy,.

[@kayavi4931]

I’m not Latinx, I’m LATINA!!!

[@loo6357]

Karen Villanueva ok she didn’t say you have to identify as Latinx it’s just gender neutral to those who identify as non binary

[@ErikStrikes]

lo_siento_luis “Latinos” is gender neutral. It’s used to describe everyone from male or female, whites, blacks, natives, and even Asians across Latin America

[@Andrew-tj6sc]

@5 yeah those people dont go by he/him or she/her by the day. they usually just go by they/them

[@AdrianCasG]

@@loo6357 latino is neutral gender, if you like it or not

[@loo6357]

@@AdrianCasG i don’t know if you know this but in spanish “O” refers to male things and “A” to female things

[@FVCKYEAHBRVNDON]

We’re Latinos y Latinas. Y’all can keep the X

[@chrisbacano3982]

I'm neither. So I'm still Latine/Latinx.

[@katanafourzeronine]

@@chrisbacano3982 ok gringx.

[@chrisbacano3982]

@@katanafourzeronine ok gringx.

[@josechavez2521]

Is Latin not Gender Neutral? "I am Latin" wheres the gender?

[@chrisbacano3982]

@@josechavez2521 I dont know English that much to answer your question, but in Spanish and Portuguese it would be Latine because the word requires a vowel termination I only use Latinx when I'm saying it in English because in the other 2 languages the pronunciation is weird af

[@swapmeetlus4096]

I told my dad about this (we are all from Guanajuato living in California) and all he said was “que pendejada”.

[@danielhernanzez6465]

De paisano a paisano kskxjsjd

[@alisonhurtado1094]

Jajjajaja fucken liberals quieren cambiar nuestra cultura y palabras usando mocosas como esta

[@phoenixflier25]

alison hurtado Verdad, no? Estoy cansada de esta mierda.

[@alisonhurtado1094]

@@phoenixflier25 estas acuerdo o no estás acuerdo en lo que dije , no te entiendo bien ? Ha

[@rsl5993]

@@alisonhurtado1094 simon, ellos necesito a chattafaq up

[@sol7918]

Latinx to me is like spitting on a language that already includes everyone Latino just means Latin person no gender needed. To me it says that she doesn't think our language is good enough for her. I honestly hate that word and no Latino isn't masculine the "o" in Spanish is universal. Stop trying to make Latinx happen it's not going to happen!

[@samanthaisawesome5]

She was just saying that so that way people wouldn’t be mad at her for not being “respectful “ towards gender equality

[@supersuarez5754]

samantha Rodriguez pues que no vaya y hable si no va a respetar la gramática castellana

[@weychill1279]

oh but it is

[@amysifuentes55]

First of all it ain’t even our language. Spanish is a white language. The language of enslavement

[@cornbreadloverrr]

@@amysifuentes55 Every language is a language of enslavement because every race has enslaved and been enslaved, so shut your uneducated mouth

[@renegonzalez6306]

I don't care if others call themselves latinx but yo don't you ever call me that wtf lol

[@theamericas1109]

@Rene Gonzalez LMAO

[@staarrliner4993]

Rene Gonzalez, de acuerdo, tío.

[@finsterthecat]

Agreed it seems that self identifying has become overly complicated.

[@dmvgames731]

Rene Gonzalez wtf is latinx

[@sofiamart9058]

Hum you should be proud of being that

[@Icecypher]

The only "Mexican tradition" about "cinco de Mayo" is to ignore it and go through the day as any other day.

[@rockyracoon3233]

César Hernández-Meraz. That is regarded as a "Pocho Holiday" in Mexico!

[@Icecypher]

Exactly.

[@SunMonkeyInc]

Cinco de mayo was when Mexico won against France but nothing really happens to celebrate it so yeah carry on with your day is basically tradition

[@YyYy-uh2sv]

César Hernández-Meraz we beated the french.......

[@almightyjr9086]

Cinco de mayo is celebrated in southern states in 🇲🇽 mexico known as the batalla de Puebla. It’s not really popular in the northern states of Mexico. In the United States is celebrated by the Mexican American community because it was adopted as the el día de la raza. And of course like any other holiday in the United States is another day to make money 💰 so a lot of Anglo’s and none Mexicans get in the mix.

[@cesar-ld7kj]

LatinX just infuriates me. The only people that used them are non hispanics and some latinos that don’t know spanish. It’s annoying how they just ignore all of the language and just change a word.

[@enriquemino9963]

We have to do just what blacks did with the n&&&r word, told whites you are not allowed to ever say it although in our case if we are offended by it we should not allowed what will be a minority and we the majority use as well as us.

[@greatlife1047]

@@enriquemino9963 Pretty sure they found it offensive to be called colored

[@stalwartarjuna]

@@greatlife1047 And now "of colour" is again the politically-correct term to refer to any non-white people. Horseshoe theory loops all the way back into a full circle.

[@R3yr3yproductions]

First of all, only 3% of latinos use latinx. An incredibly small amount. You're making generalizations

[@marcossosa7892]

No le saben a la vida

[@donguello2281]

Who the heck voted to refer to me as “LatinX”

[@zfloyd1627]

abuncha racists did.

[@changer_of_ways_999]

American born millennials that don't speak Spanish or Portuguese as a first language. That's who.

[@ricardo950535]

I'm Latino. I'm Generation X. Is this what they're going for?

[@pizzaconpina9049]

Have you ever heard of inclusive language? 😳

[@Caralaza]

@@pizzaconpina9049 Ever heard of Linguistic Imperialism? La palabra "latinx" fue hecha en los EEUU y no es usada fuera de los EEUU. No vamos a cambiar nuestro idioma porque los gringos nos dicen que no es "inclusivo" (que racista, no?) ni vamos a identificarnos con su palabra en vez de la nuestra.

[@juangrave2205]

WTF is latinx, you’ll never going to call me like that.

[@myownpath1046]

Latinx

[@gaby1717]

latinx (latinA or latinO)

[@joselyn5242]

Latinx is a term that includes the lgbtq+ community especially but also men and women

[@holytrinitycatholicyouthof7543]

In Catholicism “x” is used for female identity. Mary for instance is understood as “mediatrix” because she is female and the mother of Christ, whom is the Mediator. Latinx does the same because the speaker is female. This does not have association with the LGBT+ community.

[@juicyczennie6064]

@@gaby1717 what even??? We already have "Latinos" for that. The LatinX bs is Unessecary.

[@malcorub]

Ok ok, we're latinos, I get it. Let's go to school, get educated preferably with a non liberal arts education and advance as a people. Our parents didn't immigrate to this country so that we can remain in poverty.

[@bhs3871]

Thank you! I say the same thing!🇲🇽

[@kevinkiso2541]

@@bhs3871 You're in the United States. Have enough courtesy and respect to use the flag that represents this country.

[@n6hpx]

@@kevinkiso2541 many have and many are still being disrepected by anger of prejudice

[@horchata_demon5766]

Thank you. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@quandisimofantastico9057]

Kevin Kiso just cause you show the Mexican means you don’t respect the American one?

[@nubearchivo2719]

latinx es impronunciable en español

[@markoshernandez3795]

claro 😂

[@sweetcake-y6l]

Jsjdjsjd es raro pero es como decir latines, pero te aseguro que ningún latino se llamara a si mismo latine o latinx O por lo menos de latinoamerica,porque por lo que eh visto,los que se llaman a si mismo latinxs, son Estadounidenses de asendencia latina

[@sab_05]

Ironic isn't it?

[@sweetcake-y6l]

@@sab_05 pan

[@cyber_swordsman4633]

Take notes Woke people and SJWs

[@blokcomNativeFaces]

The funny part about "Latinx" is that it's still a European term, just with the ridiculous X added to it.

[@tana9688]

Real Latinos are Europeans from Italy.

[@ivanmartinez-jd8gi]

Spaniards are hispanics

[@frankiegoode3477]

Oh and Latin was the language spoke in Rome and the family of language that Spanish comes from

[@gregDino32]

@Roma Rose We speak a latin language though.

[@gregDino32]

@Roma Rose Italian amd spanish are very similar.

[@Leo-ve5kd]

Anyone who uses "latinx" should get slapped smhh

[@trashcantacos]

😂 ong

[@cristiangomezmontt6248]

Noooo bruh you just triggered a bunch of 14 year-old white girls Te van a funar en twitter máster :(

[@ryancruz1876]

You’re going to assault for people for being inclusive?

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

@@ryancruz1876 Shut up. You're an embarrassment.

[@Swordatmidnight]

@@justsomejusstsome8994 I’m starting to guess he invented his name. For someone so in touch with his Náhuatl side, he stuck with a Spaniard name.

[@rambotrev]

PLEASE STOP CALLING US LATINX

[@ryancruz1876]

Who’s “us”?

[@srnh04]

@@ryancruz1876 Latinos

[@cyber_swordsman4633]

We Latinos

[@sandushengshou2830]

amigo no van a entender, les re cuesta 🤦

[@Petervincentbeas]

@@ryancruz1876 98% of us LATINOS whom don’t use LationX, half whom find it offensive.

[@ghostface6947]

If she calls me Latinx on the street I'm swinging.

[@anthonyb2316]

I LAUGHED SO HARD

[@ghostface6947]

@TheAceLinguist Your right, a bat would be a big help.

[@mori8706]

@@ghostface6947 😂😂

[@GudJonnyCakes]

@TheAceLinguist I identify as DEEZ NUTZ haha GOTTEM 😂😂😂

[@CP-ig7mj]

Right behind u my hermano

[@jorgepacheco9845]

There is already a gender neutral term for Latin people. It's called LATIN. Also to pronounce LatinX in Spanish sounds horrible.

[@dicksdrugsanddebutantes9305]

Jorge Pacheco no one says that though

[@PHlophe]

Horge, Latin is defaulted to masculine. Let latinx describe themselves .

[@Dirtbike1234]

Latin people = White people Latino people = Mixed races people

[@renatomacchi2195]

These are the Latin People: Italians, French, Romanians. Portuguese and Spaniards. And Latin is not a Race and not an Ethnicity and not a Skin Color.

[@youngfunny1824]

Or, you could just say you're Hispanic. No gender included there.

[@quilmesdave]

Latinx?? Que carajo es eso??

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

Pendejx

[@alexandrahuaman6961]

También quisiera saberlo😓

[@jenniferislas5790]

@@alexandrahuaman6961 son para la gente que no se identifican de ser una mujer o un hombre. Si no mas they or them

[@arielarosario4246]

@@jenniferislas5790 latino is already gender neutral it’s just people trying to make the word more “english”

[@andresayabproject]

I suggest playing it in 1.25. Better.

[@knifedreamer]

I suggest not playing it all lol

[@robertoguerrero7754]

Oh God I thought I was the only one trying to speed her up.. give me some good info.. not quotes

[@dannatravinci7380]

Lol

[@ovinocian9144]

¿Latinx?... ¿eso que rayos es? XD

[@comradedyatlov4143]

Una palabra los gueyes especiales que no son mujeres ni hombres quieren usar para nosotros

[@davidcornfield7081]

My teacher made me watch this. Forgot TedTalks went downhill after the early 2010's

[@corneliuscornwallis]

well, there are still some really good talks, definitely some really bad ones and of course... this one

[@NEXO_JA_The_Emcee]

Tell the teacher real latinos will never adopt a US narrative of identification based on feminism. Our entire language is masculine or feminine and we love who we are.

[@SpectreMkTwo]

This is on par with getting a vegetarian priest as a teacher

[@amberlynnspunchingbag5308]

Yo my teacher is making me watch this rn

[@dannatravinci7380]

Yikes

[@TheMichael408]

Mestizo, I identify as Mestizo. Not Latinx.

[@erickchichar0]

🙌

[@Gen3ralGrimReaper]

TheMichael408 So you’re happy that Christopher Columbus slammers your abuela’s panocha without her consent?

[@blokcomNativeFaces]

@Gen3ralGrimReaper He identifies as Mestizo, a mix of Spanish and Native and he has every right to identify as that especially if a person is of that mix so what. Just because you're African American who rejects his white ancestry you have your right to do so, so what. But please stop imposing your backwards ideology on everyone else.

[@gregDino32]

Yeah I'm mixed latino as well .

[@gregDino32]

Unfortunately on the census we cant mark mestizo which is what many latinos are.

[@koolever3]

Stop trying to make latinx happen. ... just stop. You're embarrassing yourself.

[@tefy5332]

Just real quick, its not latinx, its latino

[@leslievelazquez1927]

no it is, latinx is for identifying people of all genders not just feminine(latina) and masculine(latino)

[@catarro8045]

@@leslievelazquez1927 latin(o) can be used in both cases, to womans and mans (Sorry my english)

[@renatomacchi2195]

No. It's "Latin American".

[@renatomacchi2195]

It's not Latino either. It's Latin Americans".

[@isabellanagel7539]

Yes!

[@SpectreMkTwo]

If you're reading this and stand by the word "LatinX" I'm going to respectfully ask you to leave my language and culture alone

[@chauntellehernandez9521]

Amen.

[@wizhard94]

@geba9845 silencio gringx

[@Eccentric-YURR]

Latinx isn't going to happen just like 'fetch'. Also America is a continent.

[@DCUnderdog3000]

Eccentric in english america means united states. In spanish america is the supercontinent. Get your languages straight.

[@mireyahernandez8584]

Eccentric America is the Country North America is the Continent

[@ehecatl6343]

But I LOVE saying 'fetch'! It's just so fetch.

[@clone0009]

South Africa is also a country and a geological region. What's your point cabrona?

[@josue-he5kh]

@@mireyahernandez8584 estas bien pendeja

[@juaqucesgirblais752]

Y’all are being ridiculous, and missing the message

[@3andahalf949]

juaquces girblais no we get it clear

[@lala-cp5ct]

Never say latinx ever again. Ew.

[@Green_clust3r]

Agreed, there is no Latinx, but Latinos

[@christopherhernandez3909]

Bonbon Bonbon 🙏🏽 Amen

[@xavierdarling1362]

Latinx is an all inclusive term and can be singular. Latinos is plural. It is for non-binary genders. In other words, neutral.

[@malcorub]

LatinX sounds like good ole liberal arts studies at the local university.

[@xavierdarling1362]

ateb3 sure, except we are speaking English. Masculine may double as gender neutral in Latin language but in concerning gender itself, it does not. Having a term that is actually gender neutral in all respects can validate those who do not identify with the conformed gender roles. I say change and an all inclusive language is better than being elitist and not let everyone have a voice/ term

[@aestheticvibez782]

I don’t understand the whole hype of “latinx” like everything in our language has gender no matter if it’s an object or person these gringas are coming for our cultura y comida

[@lorenagutierrez6455]

Aesthetic Vibez it’s more for those who are latino and non-binary, meaning they don’t identify with either gender

[@aestheticvibez782]

Lorena Gutierrez yes I see what ur saying but how would one speak the language. Would you just put x at the end of everytime. I’m generally asking

[@kale4761]

Spanish was literally made by white people omghfie lmfao

[@LM-ix7pk]

Keila Sarai so was English. What’s your point? You are free to stop speaking any European language

[@kale4761]

LM if you don’t understand my point then don’t comment ur opinion about what I said xoxo

[@leonardmaestas1428]

My family were told to go back to Mexico. But my family were in the USA before there was a USA. Look at history Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, and California.

[@joset1435]

I say this as a proud Mexican- American. yo me mocha un huevo antes due diga la palabra Latinx.

[@anonanon69]

Jose Torres You have to go back.

[@unknowngirl2111]

Shlomo Goldensteinbergen no tu volver a tu madre

[@josebracamontes2754]

Anon ymous shut up. I was born here. I am an American of Mexican descent.

[@instagr3medits81]

Anon ymous are u mexican if ur not thatn leave hispanic s alone

[@egarcia2754]

Jose Bracamontes Have you looked into what this country was before it is what it is now? Anahauc, a land where people thrived learned and lifted each other up. Thousands of years of advancements, our ancestors nurtured corazones verdaderos. They also performed brain surgery. Before mexico was mexico and america was america, it was New Spain, before that Anahuac for thousand of years B.C. One of the six oldest ancient civilizations , our history was destroyed and rewritten. Tengo mexico en mi corazon, pues nacie aqui. Can we all just agree that we are native to the americas, be it north or south and reconnect with our abuelitas cooking, cause there isn't any room for hate or disconnect in a kitchen frying chiles. Orale

[@psyche3565]

This girl needs to find her own damn identity before she starts trying to create one for others.

[@gregDino32]

Shes a native mexican .

[@ryancruz1876]

Are you really that offended by this video?

[@lilacepak4229]

I ain’t Latino I’m MEXICAN ! DONT BE SCARED TO REPRESENT .

[@esalinasml]

Mexicans are Latinos. I’m a proud Mexican a toda madre!

[@Ahmed-ob6ec]

@@esalinasml Latino isn't even a real identity, you're Native Americans who have adopted the language of your colonizers and abandoned your own languages. If you're from Mexico City your language is Nahuatl.

[@esalinasml]

@@Ahmed-ob6ec i have 40 perfect Spanish and 35 percent native. I never said latino is an ethnicity the word latino comes from the language that is spoken. Spanish from front the latin language. Let me know when I said it was an ethnicity and I’ll correct myself,

[@esalinasml]

@@Ahmed-ob6ec also you are talking about native/indigenous population. Many of them still have there own language that are sadly dying out. I’m not native though my blood line are primarily Spanish French and Native with Spanish and Native being the majority. This is wall we Mexican call “mestizo”. mes·ti·zo noun (in Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially one having Spanish and indigenous descent.

[@Ahmed-ob6ec]

@@esalinasml Latino and Hispanic are terms created a few decades ago by the US to lump all Spanish speakers together for marketing purposes regardless of ethnic background, they do not represent an actual identity and are completely meaningless terms with no real definition. Lots of people claiming to be Latinos are full blown native Americans whose great grandparents spoke a native language rather than Spanish. With this logic, if I took some online Spanish courses and learned how to speak Spanish, I would also be able to claim that I'm Latino which makes no sense.

[@steven_martir]

Latinx es para la gente que no saben hablar Español.

[@Elias-lg8cd]

La concordancia gramatical en esta oración no está bien.

[@supersuarez5754]

Elias710 concuerdo con su observación

[@syvargasv]

the latinos en the US came up with it. if you don't like it...then nobody is forcing you right?

[@latinsizer]

@@syvargasv The problem is that they are trying to force us just like they force my ancestors.

[@churrofornia7217]

@@Elias-lg8cd se arregló?

[@Emperor.Penguin.]

This girl colonized herself by calling herself "latinx"

[@jaslenelorenzo3213]

Mustafa Alam it is Latina/Latino cringes came up with the word they tryna white wash our history

[@ricardotrujillo3904]

is anyone else here because of school lmao?

[@purplekitkatemily]

School?

[@jonzobuckets3767]

She’s trying way too hard to get in on the SJW victim mentality bandwagon. It’s embarrassing.

[@watermoof4914]

tell that to the mexicans that have their identities broken down by other races. We all go through discrimination, it's good to talk about it.

[@jonzobuckets3767]

@@watermoof4914 tell that to her 20% indigenous blood, which were slaughtered by her *80%* Iberian conquistador ancestors. She could easily look in the mirror if this wasn’t a social justice/political stunt.

[@filibertogiron]

​@@watermoof4914 You know these snakes aren't just talking about it. They want to create policies that enforce this pampering. Complaining about discrimination is like, "he likes me, he likes me not, he likes me =), ...not. It's pathetic for grown ups. Have some dignity and rise above it.

[@watermoof4914]

@@filibertogiron I am not sure if the snakes is dedicated to this group as a whole or something else but i wont reply with a full response since i realized what kind of person you are. take your pathetic nihilism and shove it

[@erickm119]

LatinX mis huevos. I'm Latino hasta las chanclas. I'm not a sellout.

[@videovoidtv]

Erick Morales asta las chanclas hahahahaha.

[@esmeraldacano9522]

Erick Morales Latinx is an inclusive term used to refer to a group of people of Latin American decent in a gender-neutral way, so people belonging to this group that don’t identify as male feel they are being represented. I can see why a cis-gendered male would be hesitant to accept this term since the traditional term use ‘Latino’ fully represents them.

[@staarrliner4993]

Esmeralda Cano, vale madre, tía.

[@staarrliner4993]

¡Erick Morales, hasta el coño me tiene esa puta palabra! ¡Carajo!

[@ErikStrikes]

Best comment ever!!

[@stephenulmer3781]

In my own experience with latinos i have tried and tried(as well as my family) to be friendly and kind to them but they're never friendly back. They mock me or ignore me like im not there so this video seems like a waste of time

[@ezrazavala8611]

Que chingados es latinx. Palabras de gringos

[@Zodamay]

La chica no sabe ni dónde queda Lacio y se dice latina 😄 Pena ajena.

[@los-one]

If we can all calm down and become human these changes wouldn’t be necessary. I’m a Puerto Rican- Hispanic- Latino- Taino Indian, Native, Caribbean American. If you call me any of these I know what you mean and it’s cool. Go about your day. Peace.

[@chauntellehernandez9521]

Amen.

[@Carlosvalenquez]

I have lived in North Carolina for years now as a Hispanic man and brought up my children here, I just take advantage of the economic opportunity here and make more money, with half a million in assets and cash because I started investing early enough, investing 10k monthly in my portfolio for 2 years which was what turned things around for me and most thanks to my trader Sir Arlo Eric that trades and handles my portfolio

[@Carlosvalenquez]

Arloeric 1

[@Carlosvalenquez]

His gm al is up for you though

[@dave1142]

Nice information, I will like to build a portfolio too

[@qwerqueti8478]

QUE NO ES LATINX CARAJOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! YA APRENDAN A HABLAR EL IDIOMA!!!!!!! IF YOU DONT LIKE SPANISH, DON’T SPEAK IT

[@BadgerCheese94]

I was born in Cuba. Sorry but to me if you were born in the US and even your grandparents were but your last name is Gonzalez and you speak a little Spanglish, you are still a "gringo" to me. Just like the Irish do not claim the Irish-American as "Irish" I don't claim y'all either... So with all due respect... cut out this "Latinx" mierda.

[@TheChosen217]

Well said muchacho.

[@GokuBlack-yg5kc]

I am a Mexican immigrant, I am come from México, as well as my entire family, and I sort of feel like an outsider when I'm with 1st generation Mexican-Americans because they can speak fluent English, while I still struggle with pronunciation and writing, but I also help them with Spanish because I went to school in México. One of the challenges for me is mainly stereotypes and my struggle to speak English and understand American culture which is baffling to me. I wish to change the way Americans and the world look at Mexicans and and other hispanics (I guess also latinos). Por favor dime halgo que puedo hacer para ayudarme con mi ingles. Muchas gracias mis amigos. Viva México 🇲🇽. Nunca tengan pena de dicer que son mexicanos o hispanos, sean felices y que tengan un buen día

[@veronicapalacio4743]

Para mejorar la escritura sirve leer bastante en inglés y para mejorar la pronunciación sirve escuchar muchos videos y practicar, así sea hablando contigo mismo (como pensando en voz alta jejeje) también ver videos donde explican cómo pronunciar, te explican cómo mover la boca, éxitos con eso

[@Thiaguinho21]

Mirate unos videos de minecraft en ingles xdddd

[@thisguy4614]

Yeah, there are so many different and unique subcultures, languages, sports, hobbies, social networks / media outlets, and political circuses that the shock to your system must feel ridiculous. Some day the organized mass chaos will make sense and then the only thing that can surprise you is when something strange does not happen. I would appreciate to hear your opinion on Joe Rogan's podcast interviews with Ed Calderon. I have made friends with several first and second generation americans from Mexico. Through the years they have been the most willing to stay in contact especially since the pandemic. I think we both want to avoid stereotypes and give each other a better understanding of our own country. It is difficult, but not impossible.

[@NEXO_JA_The_Emcee]

Me acuerdo cuando mis papas brought mi desde Mexico at 3 years old. Me acuerdo de que rapido aprendi el engles , pero mis papas se tardaron mucho mas tiempo para entender todo. Igualmento mi espanol no suena fluente cuando voy a mexico a comparasion de aqui. Cresiendo, le desia a mis papas que algunos dias hablamos solo engles para que practicaran en el momento sin spanglish. Les ayudo mucho a los dos porque ahora despues hace untiempo lo aprendieron. Tambien ay los que nunca quieren aprender como mi tio que tieno casi 30 anos aqui y le vale madre el guey

[@stnfe9636]

Porque no te quedaste en mexico di tanto amas a tu pais?

[@gmanon1181]

Latinos are all the people who speak romance languages. It includes everyone who speaks Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. The term Latinos is more to diferienciate Latin America from Angle-Saxons.

[@renatomacchi2195]

Latino is not your heritage,. You are Latin Americans and not Latinos.

[@NaomiNavec]

lool tf

[@nariko47]

No, Latin is not the same as Latinoamerican@

[@javierfraire8741]

hispanics are from spanish speaking countries and latinos are those that come from latin american countries, not the latin countries like portugal or spain

[@hectoralvarez6250]

@gmanon correct. Italians, Spaniards, etc. are also Latino. Not just Latin America.

[@wreynoso6317]

I’m hispanic, and I disagree with most of the content included in this video.

[@iamasarcastic282]

Ok

[@14598175]

I laughed when she said they only make up 18% of the population. Even small towns that border Canada have higher than 18% demographics. The real number as of today is 42%. While every attempt to get an accurate census if met with lawsuits by Dems to keep the secret that Caucasians in the U.S. are the real minority today, large marketing companies know precisely how many are here.

[@quilmesdave]

Same. Typical victim left tool.

[@staarrliner4993]

W Reynoso, same here, except one of my grandparents was from Spain. I always have one word for people like this woman: asimilad.

[@dttkku3954]

@@staarrliner4993 so u have some mediterranean blood then :)

[@LooseKannonX]

Ningún latino se llama a si mismo "latino" y quieren que usen "latinx" jajajajajajajajjajajjajajajaj

[@JayDragon-xo8jq]

Latinx is redundant, Latino is the word for both Male and female points already. Stop making vocabulary difficult. Anglox is not a term so why make latinx one.

[@marthaguadagnolo1328]

I came with parents from Mexico. I grew up in an immigrant/ethnic community. I grew up in two cultures, the Mexican one at home, the U.S. one at school. It was hard to go "outside" of the bubble of our barrio. In the barrio you survived with your language, food, customs. However outside is a different world, one where you either adapt or you fall on your face. Difficult but possible to try to make something of yourself in the U.S. it is going to cost you a lot of hard work more so than your average peer. Some will make it, others will not but the "opportunities" are present. You have to go after them, they don't come looking for you.

[@SuperRip7]

I never met a Mexican American in my life that did not share a familiar back story like yours. So I guess they are cookie cutter people.

[@javi7602]

@egg sand thank you for sharing this, it puts things in perspective

[@seventhcompactor1505]

So learn English. It's not that hard. And the US isn't Mexico. Get out of your 'barrio'.

[@seventhcompactor1505]

@@techtutorvideos What culture ? They're uneducated and broke, doing beast of burden labor

[@chinchanchou]

I prefer my barrio is my cultura is my language SPANISH.... NOT LIKE YOU WHO LIKE BE AGRINGADA AND PREFER TO SPEAK ENGLSIH AND NO THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR PEOPLE AND ETHNIC GRUOP SPANISH, PROUD BE HISPANIC AND NATIVE IN SPANISH

[@alexandernevarez7068]

Don’t say Latinx

[@jackieortegadesigns326]

You can just say Latin or Latin American instead of saying latinx.

[@ryancruz1876]

You can also say Latinx if you want.

[@intheuniversekey]

Tomorrow my kids are encouraged to wear orange by the school request out of respect to native Americans that were forced to be civilized by Americans to join residential schools and brain wash away their culture. And listening to people refer to my people as latinx is disturbing instead of saying sorry for forcing you guys to change and change religion, they should not only be speaking spanish but they should all learn mayan they should hold that unique language that was theirs and only theirs. French people speak French. Italians, Chinese, Asians and Africans and so much more to name speak their native language but in Mexico they were colonized just like Native Americans. Speaking Mayan does not make you a past murderer sacraficing people. But hey you can not say no cultute murdered or even in modern war. Mayans had a balance of life and nature and the floating gardens all colonizing did was cause polution and loss of survival skills. So no we are not Latinx we are the people of the corn, those in sync with nature we are latinos and latinas Hispanics and Mexicans.

[@tzimmerhakl]

I usually like watching TED talks because I feel they're reasonable and intelligent. This is not one of those.

[@WrongNumber76]

True

[@Uri-Altenhofen]

Jesus is coming repent before is to late

[@Maariu01]

its still useful its from a young womans own cultural experience and worldview that many cannot understamd or care about because.... it is not the norm. Well done to this young woman.

[@scottcameron8329]

@@Maariu01 nah

[@fablb9006]

Latino just means latin in spanish. And latin comes from Europe... not from latin-america.

[@CarlosAlberto-ih9op]

I find the word "latinx" very offensive

[@marilynsanchez5432]

No it's not it's made to be inclusive

[@CarlosAlberto-ih9op]

@@marilynsanchez5432 it's made by white liberals who continue to push this latinx BS, cancel culture, men playing in women's sports, puberty blockers for kids etc. etc.

[@xuenkitze1317]

Just because you hate men or are lesbien you dont have to come up with ansuoer hero name. Land Titles mean alot in law.

[@2mischiefdemon2]

It is Latino. The term use in your title is offensive. It is important to understand that our language is based on gender and that terms are not interchangeable. Using the term in question is not common among the Latino community and it is not representative of our community as a whole. it reinforces and perpetuates the oppression of our people.

[@imabee2010]

There were Latinos that fought in world war I and many other american wars.

[@renatomacchi2195]

Latin Americans and not Latinos.

[@frankaraujo5094]

@@renatomacchi2195 wtf is a latino? are we roman or something.

[@renatomacchi2195]

@@frankaraujo5094 Latino/Latin refers to the Latin language spoken by the Romans. It also refers to the languages derived from the Latin ( Italian, French, Romanian, Portuguese and Spanish). Latino also refresh to the Latin culture of the Romans which they spread around during their colonization. Latino is not the same as Latin American. Latino/Latin it's only about languages and Latin American it's about where one comes from. It refers to a geographical location. That area of the Americas was called Latin America by the Latin European Colonizers, French, Portuguese and Spaniards, and the reason was because their languages derived from the Latin language. ( Romance languages). One more thing. It's about where the Hispanic label comes from. It comes from the Romans. They called that area which comprised of what is now Portugal and Spain then under their administration "Hispania", hence the name Hispanic or Hispano/a. Everything Latin be it the Latin people, the Latin Language and the Latin culture all comes from Italy, Roman Italy/Italia. Lastly Latino and Latin are the same words only that in the English language it's Latin but in Italian, Romanian, Portuguese and Spanish it's Latino/Latina. People coming or originating from Latin America are Latin Americans. The can also say Mexican, Cuban etc, etc but Latino it's only when one wants to state his or her culture. Latino it's not a race, not s Blood, not a Skin color and it's an Ethnicity for Spanish speaking people as the US Census Bureau says about it's classification of people.

[@renatomacchi2195]

They were Latin Americans. Latino means something else. Please read other messages and learn.

[@frankaraujo5094]

@@renatomacchi2195 You dont understand sarcasm do you ?

[@darkchocolategirl51]

Such a great talk. She explained the culture of hispanic and Latinos. Thank you very much for the lesson.

[@Freakazoid12345]

*hispanix and Latinx's

[@JosephMarquez-pj9dp]

This young lady does not know who she is. Hispanics are Portuguese, Spanish people and part of the Latin group of europe. This reflects are poor educational system. Confucious said: We must use terms by their proper definitions, in order to maintain a well organised society. This clearly explains the problem. For further information on this problem contact the Mexica organisation.

[@rosariotorres5324]

I am Latino not Latinx

[@sweetcake-y6l]

I don't understand anything but ... latinx? I am Latina and I doubt very much if any Latino likes to be called that, surely not

[@richie9878]

Imagine telling your abuelo he is latinX. 🤣

[@sweetcake-y6l]

@@richie9878 Saying "Latinx" to a Latino is already a lot for me, xd, for sure he will be confused and hit me with his cane haha ​​well not that, but I imagine he would react sweetly

[@PiaTheNumberPi]

HIS PANIC! I don't want to be HIS panic. I am a proud born MEXICANA LATINA. His panic is not my problem... It's his.

[@josueruiz6070]

WTH is LatinX 🤨

[@heidyalvarado6017]

what is latinx? why the x at the end?

[@oo-ss8md]

From what I understand it's by people who are nonbinary and/or gender nonconforming (:

[@fucker661]

It's a way to white wash our heritage and it was created by hipsters from the US

[@noanook]

@@fucker661 no it's a word for both male and female

[@Pineapplelesspineapplepizza]

Marie Neiß ah so Latin or Latino....it’s a word made by people who have no understanding of the Spanish language and how lain and Latino are already both gender neutral. But, to make themself feel better they have to add and x.

[@noanook]

@@Pineapplelesspineapplepizza you literally don't understand it lol

[@dfmrcv862]

What on earth is Latinx???

[@yssalenoir8972]

Daniel fmatosrivera latino= mal Latina=female Latinx = all genders

[@a.m.x.2686]

@@yssalenoir8972 Latino is referring to all genders though.

[@juicyczennie6064]

@@yssalenoir8972 Latinos already refers to all genders. The LatinX bs is unnecessary.

[@joshsalcedo2407]

I think it’s supposed to be Latino X-man

[@SabrPrints2A]

I’m a mestizo I’m no Latinx that’s bs

[@GuerthysGrowlers]

Real Hispanic people DO NOT SAY LATINX, this girl is an IMPOSTER. how embarrassing

[@noshademiami5629]

40 years ago it wasn’t cool to be Hispanic 😂🤦🏻‍♂️ now y’all wanna hop on like it was nothing

[@1010a-k4h]

nah i’m good

[@theunknown3537]

@@1010a-k4h ok

[@ImVincent]

*I'm proud to be Mexican American*

[@mr.horrorchild4094]

Where at least you know you're free!

[@wizhard94]

América es un continente, not a country. Mexico estadounidense es el término. Por qué? los mexicanos ya son americanos.

[@supersuarez5754]

no vengas con esas jotadas alv, la palabra latinx no existe

[@avalyn9060]

¿Cómo putas se pronuncia "LatinX"?

[@bryanbattisti]

Latinx. Is not a race

[@rayloc420]

Wtf did you call me?

[@ryancruz1876]

No one called you anything.

[@jayrivera8709]

*Latino

[@lyonnylton8344]

Look I don't have anything against the young lady, but I couldn't listen to the whole lecture. It sounds like she's in a stop start motion. When she was speaking it was like: Every- word- was- spoken-very- slowly- one - by-one.

[@oscarolvera9069]

Just the same think I'm thinking right know ....

[@a.m.x.2686]

A lot of people that do presentations speak a little bit slower, because what if to other people it seems like they're speaking fast and can't understand them? Also because when they speak slower their words have like a bigger "impact" to the point they're trying to state, (if that makes sense.) But this girl just over-did it 😂😂

[@DocMcfly]

I’d rather be called a racial slur than be called a “Latinx”. wtf is this

[@charlareardon9133]

LatinX is not a thing. Just like Amen and Awomen is not a thing.

[@keagaming9837]

This is so sad. D: No one should be discriminated against because they look different or speak a different language. I know what it is like to be discriminated against and be yelled at just because something about you is different or odd to some people. Also, why do people keep using Latinx? I’m not a full Latina and even I don’t like the word. Latino works just fine. I’ve noticed this discrimination going both ways, Caucasians (Yes, that really is the correct ethnic term.) discriminate against and exclude the Latinos and vice versa. D: So much unequally in our society. Why can’t we as Americans just accept each other?????

[@pep590]

yes, Latinx is a racial slur invented by white female liberals for control. Only a sellout Latino would sue it.

[@ImVincent]

*I am so happy because I'm Mexican-American*

[@FloridaBowlingAlleys]

I'm Vincent That’s great! I’m so happy I’m Hispanic-American! bless your heart ❤️ It’s horrible what people think of us and say..

[@a.m.x.2686]

@Barbara Debel Pero entonces como se dice "Estadounidense" en Inglés? No existe, bueno sí existe pero la palabra es "American." En Inglés se dice "American" y en Español se dice "Estadounidense" por favor comprenda que estamos hablando de diferentes idiomas.

[@frankiegoode3477]

Your latinx American lol

[@marcoscruzherran7385]

How to know if someone is an mexican-american? They use the word ''latinx'' in a non ironic way.

[@radrook2153]

Adding an X indicates that the person doesn't know basic Spanish grammar and is too lazy to learn it.

[@bendcheli7470]

I am 70 years old white male, I do not speak Spanish. I hade many good honest Latino people working with me over the past 30 years in the construction industry. Those days are over, the new Latino generation do not respect anyone but Machismo and money. Drugs killing people, but in their culture - "you do not say anything". The majority of young 20 - 30 years old, do not want to learn a profession and looking for the quick rich gigs of deceptions, drugs and crime. Poor parenting and or culture background holding them back from being American. Surrounding themselves with Latinos and refusing to give back to the community in general. I hope and wish for the Latino leaders speak-up and appreciate the social opportunities we all have in USA, not just the financial.

[@JoseLuisLazcanoLeal]

"Latinx" mean they don't speak nor respect the Spanish language.

[@pal629]

how about Americans. We are Americans, a mix race of european, native american and african.

[@gi4nni_goodlife794]

pal629 not all of us are African, a lot of us aren’t

[@jamesjames6604]

@@gi4nni_goodlife794 everyone has uh little

[@newparadigmbeings4127]

Thank you!

[@gilbertrosa7330]

Just for using Latinx you shouldn’t listen to this person

[@agr.9410]

HOLY FRICK JUST SAY LATINO! THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS ANYWAY

[@0piumcartiii]

Don't refer to me as LatinX lmao.

[@buttermepancake3613]

Latinix lmao cringe Latino is already neutral

[@mistyblue750]

I don't feel sorry for this young girl... All she thinks about is herself, her race, and takes no personal responsibility... All people are discriminated against..and it sucks... If white people are not here the world will go on and if Latino Peoe are not here the world will go on.. Stay away from people who don't like u and people who think they are victims... They will take u into misery...

[@14598175]

this is why TEDx has become a joke.

[@stxdude830]

14598175 rotfllmfaololomg

[@alejandrojaramillo4633]

As a Colombian, I'd prefer being called Pablo Escobar than Latinx.

[@jeymiah8468]

😂

[@theunknown3537]

@@jeymiah8468 bruh🤣🤣😂😂

[@azul9655]

I find baffling that this girl who was born in the US is considered "Latin" as if this was a race. This only happens in the US, in any other country you're either a citizen or a foreigner, to me all people born in the US are North Americans period.

[@johnhernandez5938]

You obviously know nothing about race lol all Latino people are united by their Latin American indigenous roots…as of 2020 about 89% Latino identitying people recognize that they have more than 30% DNA with Latin American indigenous tribes. As well as the fact that Latino family heritages are grounded in a Latin American culture, it’s weird to me that you think they aren’t a race lol. If anything Latino race science seems way more grounded in science than the “white” race identity

[@frankiegoode3477]

Should have choose a better speaker she's too shaky and no real Latino will listen past the latinx part

[@Yellowbullet714]

Both my parents are from Mexico. Boom i am Mexican 100% Born in California

[@jenifermolina_]

Danny Barajas sameeeeee both of my parents are form méxico and I was born in California 🌞

[@jessesalgado1062]

I don’t call my Hispanic nor Latino. I am Indigenous to the bone and very happy about it .

[@radrook2153]

There are millions of happy indigenous Latino as well.

[@franciscomunoz2222]

So what are you going to do about the fact that no Indian reservation has their own jurisdictional authority. Are you going to ensure that the next head of the American Indian Bureau Affairs will also be Native American?

[@sandybeach246]

I’m not even Latina, but Latinx just sounds weird

[@zfloyd1627]

they should at least use the word Latine for non-binary Latinos.

[@imnotjoryu]

Stop calling Latinos Latinx. Por favor