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These are technical complaints, but...Grammatical gender is an immutable factor in the structure of Spanish. And replacing a vowel with an x is basically impossible verbally. What about pronouns and articles (a, un/una; the, el/la) which are gendered by default?
Activists on the left have become, like, militant about its usage, even while a lot of people in Latin America descent themselves are unconvinced. That’s very uncomfortable — even if the activists using it are themselves sometimes of Latin American descent
Inbox: Every Washington Post employee will receive a special bonus in the amount of $2,021 next week, per an email from Fred Ryan, our publisher, as a sign of ”gratitude for your exceptional service through the challenges of 2020.”
“The people who stormed the Capitol are absolutely convinced that the election was stolen. ... And all the social science shows that if someone really believes a conspiracy theory, it is just about impossible to change their minds.”
How the US Postal Service broke:
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Wow, Lady Gaga did not mince words in Pittsburgh: "Now is your chance to vote against Donald Trump, a man who believes his fame gives him the right to grab one of your daughters, or sisters, or mothers or wives by any part of their bodies. Vote for Joe, he’s a good person.”
That violent video of the police attack in Buffalo makes me literally sick to my stomach. And no one helped that elderly man. And then they lied.
So far I've heard stunning clarifications tonight about: 1) the European travel ban, which is actually v limited; 2) the halt on cargo/trade, which appears to have been an error (whose?); and 3) the waivers on copayments for covid19 treatments, which only apply to testing.
A few quick points regarding "Latinx"...
In my latest story, I explore how water infrastructure in California's Central Valley remains tainted by the legacy of Jim Crow. This story is about water, but it's also about the enduring legacy of racism. Please give it a read.
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