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beyonslayed-deactivated20150710

*taps mic* American soldiers fighting in imperialist wars are not brave nor are they fighting for anyone’s freedom. They are mercilessly slaughtering 3rd world civilians and fighting to maintain American hegemony. That is all, thank you! *drops mic*

vangoghsdaughter

*picks up mic* Also many soldiers are being exploited by the American government/elite who encourage the idea that joining the military is a good alternative to college or joining the work force, especially for impoverished individuals who feel that they don’t have many options. *gently places mic back down*

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reclaimingthelatinatag

whats the difference with chicana and xicana?

To my knowledge, there’s not a huge difference in correctness between these two terms. The “x” in the second term has to do more with the way Chican@ would have been written in Nahuatl (or at least in the westernized alphabet version of this language). In Nahuatl, the letter “x” is pronounced as “ch”, meaning that in this language “Chican@” would have probably been spelled "Xican@“. Phonetically speaking in Nahuatl, it would have made more sense to spell it the second way. A lot of people use the spelling with an “x” because it has to do with empowerment and acknowledging your indigenous heritage and rejecting the imperialist ties that come with the Spanish language and “ch” phoneme.

I am not 100% sure on this answer, so followers, if you have more to add to this, please reply to this post or shoot us an ask.

Much love,

RTLT

sevenelevenwalks-deactivated202

Not true. When the Spanish transcribed Nahuatl with Roman letters the letter X referred to the “sh” sound, NOT the “ch” sound. Many people think it’s to pay homage to indigenous roots but they don’t realize that the X never referred to that “ch” phoneme. All spelling of Nahuatl words have ties to the Spanish conquest because it was the Spanish that first transcribed Nahuatl words. Nahuatl was never a written language as we know it. It was read thru pictographs. So the X in front doesn’t mean anything really. I took a Nahuatl course at my university, so I’m not just talking outta my ass, I know what I’m talking about.

sapphosapphics

also: happy women’s history month to every trans woman you’re constantly erased from history and pushed out of women’s spaces but you belong there and you have always been important parts of history. let’s not forget trans women this year.