Comments by "David Ford" (@davidford3115) on "Epic Bud Light Moment For Video Game Company Bungie \u0026 Fans DESTROY Insane New Tweet!" video.

  1. Yeah, putting an "X" at the end is basically an attempt to Anglofy it (ie white-wash). Even a Gringo like me isn't stupid enough to make that faux pas.
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  2.  @dabombdawg3033  Wow, much anger over something you pretend to be knowledgeable but have only a Dilettante's level of understanding. For one, High Latin is still used in Catholic services, though it isn't conversational Latin. "Vulgar" Latin is still in use today as Romance Languages such as Italian, Spanish, and French. And look up the process of Anglicizing word. Placing an "X" on the end to denote feminine is a textbook example of such white washing.
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  3. Being a Tejano doesn't make you any less of an American. The Latinos who sided with Sam Houston against Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna were true sons and daughters of the Lone Star Rebellion. And those Tejanos captured at the Alamo were brutalized FAR worse than the Gringos.
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  4.  @martindeleon9863  I was trying to point out that you have a proud heritage that is American, Mexican and specifically Texas unique. The ethnic Mexicans who fought alongside the Gringos during the Texas Revolution were true American Patriots. And as I said, it doesn't make you any less American being a Tejano.
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  5. As it should. Even a "Anglish" Grino like myself knows that putting an "X" on the end is white washing and absolutely insulting. Hence why this stupido Grino doesn't do it: I have too much respect for both cultures to attempt do that.
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  6. As an "Anglish" Gringo, even I am disgusted at this attempt at Anglicization.
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  7. It should be but if you use those criteria to purposely select a "protected class" for employment over more qualified candidates, they turn a blind eye to the blatant violation of those statutes.
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  8.  @darkbroth3rh00d4  Fair point. I am glad you are aware of that. I wish more people also knew what you and I know.
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  9.  @dabombdawg3033  English is NOT and never has been a derivative of Latin. It is of GERMANIC origin, more in common with Dutch or Scandinavian languages. American English may borrow heavily from the Latin languages, but it is still at its core a Germanic Language that follows Germanic linguistic rules. As for why Central and South America is called the "Latin world" goes back to the fact that Spanish is of Latin origin and historically peoples were grouped by Linguistics rather than genetics. That is why the Asiatic phenotype Central Asians are referred to as "Turks" rather than "Mongolic" despite having more genetically in common with East Asia than they do with the Arabic World.
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  10.  @dabombdawg3033  Latin influences does not mean that it is a Latin Language. And I think you are conflating the written language with the spoken one. Nuances and distinctions you are choosing to gloss over in your vain attempt to clout chase.
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  11. Truns out that some folks don't like having their language Anglicized. I don't blame them, and I am a Gringo of "Anglish" heritage.
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  12. He sees it for what it is: Anglicization (ie white washing).
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  13. Because it is Anglicizing the language.
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  14. Because these idiots don't realize that putting an "X" on the end is Anglicization or white-washing of the culture. They lack any understanding of history or linguistics.
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  15. Remind people that by putting an "X" on the end, they are basically Anglofying it. In essence, the wokistas are white-washing Latin culture when they use that epitaph.
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  16. White savior indeed. Some people don't want their words Anglicized (ie white washed).
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  17. Because they don't know that putting an "X" on the end is how you Anglicize a word. They don't realize it is white-washing.
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  18. More like Anglicization than demonization, but the point is still valid.
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  19. Italian is vulgar Latin.
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  20. The "X" comes from anglicization of words. They don't realize they are white washing.
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  21. Anglicization, and they don't realize it. Or they do and they don't care.
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  22. They don't realize that they are engaging in Anglicization.
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  23. Funny how they don't want to acknowledge that French, Italian and a few other Romance languages are also derived from "Vulgar" Latin.
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  24. It is an attempt at Anglicization (ie white washing). I'm not surprised that it is not well recieved.
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  25. Slow down there, Amigor. Latino culture is the result of Spanish colonization of the new World. That being said, using the "X" IS Anglicization of the culture which you are absolutely correct that it is an "gentrification" of the culture. In effect, they are "white-washing" it.
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  26. More like it is Anglicizing (ie white washing), but the point about it being cultural appropriation is still valid.
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  27.  @zerotodona1495  And if you go back far enough, all of us came out of Africa.
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  28. I'm surprised the grammar teacher didn't point out that it is an attempt to Anglicize the language.
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  29. Count your blessings. I have wanted to wash that abomination of a word of of my ears for two years now.
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  30. High Latin may be a "dead langugage", but Vulgar Latin still exists in the Romance Languages of French, Spanish, Italian and a few others.
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  31.  @dabombdawg3033  Again, English is NOT a derivative of Latin. While it may borrow words and some phrases, its structural and grammatical arrangement is Germanic. At best, American English is a creole language, but one that is still Germanic at its core.
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  32.  @dabombdawg3033  You clearly don't understand what the root word DERIVE actually means, because you are misusing and misapplying it.
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  33.  @dabombdawg3033  The vocabulary, sure. The grammar, which is the heart of the language, not at all. Vocabulary is what makes it a creole language at best, but not a derivative. Again, you are misapplying the definitions and contorting meaning just so you can sound smarter than you actually are. "When words lose their meaning, people lose their lives," -Confucius, author of "The Analects".
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  34. Indeed. It is as if they don't know that adding an "X" is Anglicization.
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  35. It is more convoluted than that. They want to pretend Spanish isn't gendered so they can apply their standards of gendering to it. They don't realize that the process is Anglicization which is a form of whitewashing.
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