Gov. Huckabee Sanders Bans ‘Latinx’ From Government Documents
View Source | January 11, 2023 1:46 pm
- Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will prohibit the use of the term “Latinx” in government documents through an executive order.
- Sanders, who was sworn in as the first female governor of Arkansas on Tuesday, justified the ban of the word “Latinx” in government documents and name titles by citing a Pew Research poll that found only 3% of American Latinos and Hispanics used the term to describe themselves.
- “Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,” Sanders’ executive order states.
- “The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.”
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