The Manufactured Debate About LATINX

<div>For the rest of the month, we will be taking a break off from new shows, which means we are going back to our Latino Rebels Radio archives with a rebroadcast from November 6, 2019.<br> <br> <strong><em>Here is what that 2019 episode is all about:</em></strong><br> <br> We thought the issue of self-identity in the U.S. Latino community when it comes to using LATINX was <em>so</em> 2015, but apparently not? The last few weeks, a debate that some (like us) would say is just manufactured has been front and center. LR Radio's Julio Ricardo Varela talks with guest <a href="https://twitter.com/GiancarloSopo">Giancarlo Sopo</a>, whose <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/25/latinx-race-progressives-hispanic-latinos-column/4082760002/">USA Today opinion piece</a> from late October has struck a nerve with people, leading to questions about political ideologies and why self-identity is well, so damn personal.<br> <br> <em>Music courtesy of </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/03RzmjmnwUciSB6HwO0zZJ?highlight=spotify:track:4QVdx1xmxRW3lJf19Fl9H0"><em>La Plebe</em></a><em>.</em> </div>