Filipinx

English Etymology en 1 of en Filipina and en Filipino, which are from en es filipina and en es filipino, both from en es Filipinas Philippines, from es es Felipe II de España en Philip II of Spain, from es Felipe Philip. Pronunciation en /fɪ.ləˈpin.ɛks/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-RajanD100-Filipinx.wav CA Noun s en US neologism A Filipina or Filipino (of any gender). Usage notes Filipinx is used as a gender-neutral alternative to en Filipino or en Filipina. However, there is debate as to the term's necessity: many claim that en Filipino has always been gender-neutralen https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/ideas-education/fiilpinx-definition-and-controversy Filipinx: Why is the Gender-Neutral Term So Controversial? February 1 2022 Lauren Golangco Tatlerasia One of the primary arguments for denouncing ‘Filipinx’ is that the term ‘Filipino’ is already genderless. While ‘Filipina’ may be used as a feminine version of ‘Filipino’, the latter is not exclusively masculine: people of Philippine origin identify themselves as Filipino regardless of gender identity. https://web.archive.org/web/20250817014325/https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/ideas-education/fiilpinx-definition-and-controversy 17 August 2025 and that the en x -x suffix is "unnatural" in Philippine linguistics.en https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpwnm/filipino-vs-filipinx-debate-language-philippines-culture-identity Are You Filipino or Filipinx? January 7 2021 Kate Cabigao Vice She said that “Filipinx” is an unnatural term because the suffix “-x” does not exist in the Philippine linguistic system. https://web.archive.org/web/20240724101228/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpwnm/filipino-vs-filipinx-debate-language-philippines-culture-identity 24 July 2024 This term is not well-accepted in the Philippines itself and is mostly used by certain speakers in the United States. Synonyms en Filipin@ en Filipino masculine form covering all genders Related terms en Latinx Chicanx Adjective - en rare Filipina or Filipino (and any gender). en 2017-11-15 Robert Diaz Marissa Largo Fritz Pino Diasporic Intimacies: Queer Filipinos and Canadian Imaginaries Northwestern University Press 9780810136533 I didn't want people knowing I was Filipinx, or Chinese, I didn't want them laughing at my culture, or my food, or asking me why my clothes always smelled like I had just come from a buffet. en 2025-08-26 Jenny Heijun Wills Everything and Nothing At All: Essays Random House 9781039009868 23 was Filipinx American. As a nine-year-old who knew nothing of the world outside my German Canadian hometown, I identified with her. References en Ethnonyms LGBTQ Non-binary Social justice