That seems to be the overwhelming consensus, even (especially?) among Latinos, but to reiterate the justification(s) proponents of Latinx offer for the nth time: Latino is simultaneously masculine and, when referring to a group, “universal” (works for men, women, or both). And they argue it also leaves out trans…

I know, and I thought I implied that in my comment, but I can see how maybe it’s not super clear.

I can totally get behind “rooting for everybody black”, and I’m lily-white - I seriously get tomato-red after a half-hour of sun exposure. Get Out was perfect! By the end I was literally thinking “c’mon, can’t there be one white person that isn’t evil as sin?” before quickly realizing that yep, that’s a dumb thought,…

Excellent point - the US isn’t just New York, LA, and Silicon Valley!

First, no one should really give a shit what I have to say on the matter, given:
a) the word “latinx” is relatively new to me too
b) i have basically zero expertise or authority on it, because
c) On forms, I always check White, not Hispanic or Latino (because it’s true)
d) I don’t know Spanish, and any time I try to speak…

No argument there, it’s exactly the kind of idea that would appeal to him. But I also think it’s the kind of “idea” he’d come up with on his own; see: Why Trump Doubled Down on the Central Park Five, ad infinitum.

Oh I agree, the tide does seem to be turning, and both sides are getting louder

He’s just copying one of his favorite fascists

sometime down the line

Interesting to think about. Strangely, as bad as Putin looks from here, one of his cronies taking over after his death might be even scarier; imagine someone who didn’t just brag about their nuclear stockpile and capabilities, but was actually eager to deploy them?

Twitter is NEVER silent!

AMEN

amen to that.

We have countless military bases around the world, we are in seven wars, we have drones killing innocent people in the middle east, we are aiding the saudis in yemen, we are arming and training terrorists “rebels” right now in syria right now. Where is the outrage over this? And we are going to be outraged over the…

Clearly his/her point was the exact opposite: “USA... surrounding Russia with military bases” = Russia is a threat

Friday March 16th? Oh you sweet summer child...

Bill Otis, huh? Well at least if he actually gets the spot, we can all call him “Bloatus”.

Gotta say, I like your style :)

I think there’s some of both going on, but yeah, the reaction IS a backlash - which just confirms that the increasingly open bigotry we’re seeing in all its forms is all due to all the racism Trump spouted and encouraged. Just google “Trump emboldens bigots” and you’ll find pages and pages of relevant results…

Totally fair point. Of course she can tweet, and yes, this was just one tweet. I think everyone - myself included - is still wary she’s going to continue trying to make a case that she made no mistakes in her campaign, that she was essentially - if not entirely - right all along, anyone hoping for anything better than…