Immigrant Congressman Slams Pres. Joe Biden for Using the Term “Latinx,” Says It’s Insulting
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An Immigrant congressman from the Republican party had lashed out on U.S. President Joe Biden for trying to use the "Latinx" term to identify the Latino community.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez said that Biden's remarks were an insult to Latino culture, according to a Daily Wire report.

Gimenez is a Latino Republican from Cuba, who immigrated to the United States. He was asked during a Fox News interview about Biden's remark and the president's use of the term "Latinx."

The Cuban congressman later took on Twitter, containing the video of the interview, responding to Biden's use of "Latinx."

He wrote that using the term "Latinx" is the stupidest thing he has ever heard, adding that it is insulting to their culture to try and restructure an entire language to fit their politics.

Gimenez then advised the president to keep his "wokeness" out of their language.

Biden's Use of the Term Latinx

Former speechwriter of George W. Bush, Marc Thiessen, also took a jab at Biden's use of the term.

Thiessen tweeted that only three percent of Hispanics use the term "Latinx" and 76 percent have never heard of it, according to a New York Post report.

He added that it is a racist term woke White people have imposed on the community against their will.

The introduction of the term Latinx coincides with a global movement to introduce gender neutral nouns and pronouns into many languages, whose grammar has traditionally use male or female constructions, according to a Pew Research poll.

However, the use of the term is not common practice. It has also spurred a debate about its appropriateness in a gendered language like Spanish.

The number of Hispanics who say they use the term Latinx to describe their own identity is significantly lower than those who have heard it.

Biden Urging Latino Communities to Get Vaccinated

The president spoke about equity in the coronavirus vaccination efforts, as well as the importance of getting vaccinated.

He particularly encouraged the Latino community to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying that their fear of deportation is stopping them from getting their doses.

In his speech, Biden said that it is hard to get "Latinx" vaccinated as they are worried they will be vaccinated and deported, according to a Fox News report.

However, Gimenez also commented on Biden's vaccination speech, saying that the fear of being deported is not the case on people's hesitancy to get the vaccine.

He noted that he urges everyone to get vaccinated, but everyone has American rights to do as they want.

California Republican congressional candidate Buzz Patterson also criticized the president's use of the term "Latinx."

The president also noted that 73 percent of the shots administered at community health centers through the federal program, more than 58 percent of the shots administered have gone to people of color.

Biden also said that the more they close the racial gap in vaccination rates, the more lives they can save, according to a Newsweek report.

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