We affirm the 1AC Sans their use of the word “Latina” in the Sumaq 15 card - it affirms a binary of genders that limits out non-conforming latinx people
Molina 16 (August 31, 2016. Amy Molina - the Assistant Director for the Pre-Collegiate Development Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. “Latina, Latino, Latinx. What is this new term, Latinx?” https://www.naspa.org/blog/latina-latino-latinx-what-is-this-new-term-latinx#:~:text=For%20those%20of%20you%20that,Latino%20is%20the%20masculine%20noun.) //Don Markos
If you have seen the word Latinx come across your feed or heard it being used in conversation, it is not a typo and it is not a mispronunciation. Using an “x” in place of the “a” or “o” makes the word gender neutral. For those of you that are familiar with the Spanish language, whether it be a person, place, or object, we know that many words in the Spanish language have been gendered. Latina is the feminine noun and Latino is the masculine noun. Individuals have begun to challenge the word because we have folks that are part of the Latina/o community, yet prefer not to be associated with masculine or feminine nouns. Latinx is a gender neutral term that is being used as a means of being more inclusive and moving away from the gendered term. It is pronounced “Lah-teen-ex”, and allows for the Spanish language to move beyond gender binaries. As student affairs professionals, we recognize that there is a movement to move towards gender neutral pronouns as we know that language is evolving, Latinx is a term that allows for our non-binary, genderqueer, gender fluid, and trans hermanos and hermanas to feel included.