04-08-2024, 03:08 AM
I gave up long ago judging what names people want to use for themselves. My policy is to ask and to do my best to use the terms - and accent, if I can hear it - that they use.
I also refuse to be some sort of mirror or approval/disapproval.
'You be you' is my motto.
This has served me well throughout my 50+ years, including the last 4+ where I had to deal with the absurdity that is academia in a deeply intense way. I'm not immune to it right now, but it's less day-to-day.
Frankly, of all the recent trends - 'Latinx' is pretty benign. But I will only use it for someone who uses it first. My first approach is to just use their name they call themselves.
I also refuse to be some sort of mirror or approval/disapproval.
'You be you' is my motto.
This has served me well throughout my 50+ years, including the last 4+ where I had to deal with the absurdity that is academia in a deeply intense way. I'm not immune to it right now, but it's less day-to-day.
Frankly, of all the recent trends - 'Latinx' is pretty benign. But I will only use it for someone who uses it first. My first approach is to just use their name they call themselves.