#the x in filipinx has no historical weight and has been a response to the lgbt movement in the west
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#sorry so frustrated#yes the x is in our modern filipino alphabet but do you KNOW of any filipino words that have the letter x in it?#its literally been adopted for borrowed words in other languages (most commonly english words)#its still not a letter we use for filipino words#and if youre gonna say ‘oh the argument about the western lens of filipinx falls apart because we call our country philippines’#its different!!#our country being called the philippines is an indication of our history! and the struggles our people has gone through!#what do u want to call it some baybayin term?#so lets go and erase the 300 years we spent under spain#lets forget how the katipuneros have fought for our independence#or how a lot of the different languages here in the philippines have been heavily influenced by spanish#the x in filipinx has no historical weight and has been a response to the lgbt movement in the west#and yes i applaud the west for that!#but it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth when you enforce that on us#lgbt and women’s rights groups have been fighting for equality#filipinx as a term for diaspora and fil-(insert other country here) or second generation filipinos#okay fine if thats what you want to identify as#but maybe unpack why the x is so important to you#to specifically represent yourself as someone of philippine descent#and maybe understand that filipinos in the philippines are very frustrated#because we’ve been trying to take pride in being filipino#when for so long we’ve been glorifying the west#if you want to identify as filipinx and call you that sure#ill respect your choice#(how is that pronounce anyway?? cause im reading it as filipinks)#just… its not the inclusive term you think it is#because to me… its identifying fil-ams or the like#but not to me as a filipino in the philippines
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