We told you we were gonna dig into what it means to be Latino.

Oh yeah, I'll tell you right now.

Mexican, period, full style.

Hold up, sorry.

I meant to say what it means to be Latinx.

If you say in Spanish it's like Latinx, Latinx, Latinx, Latinx, Latinx, Latinx,

like that's also like a demo group.

Latinx, Latinx, and bivo, and super caral, Latinx, Latinx.

The kid Merrill prefers Latinx.

Because you can say in Spanish.

I think that's all it matters.

Anyway, we're talking about Latinx with some very interesting people, including you, our

listeners, because you had thoughts.

First up though, my conversation with the kid Merrill of Jesus and Merrill fame.

I just want to place the disclaimer that I have not done any type of collegiate studies of

racial identity or anything like that, so I'm sure from the hip.

Merrill talks to me about his Dominican pride.

There's Dominican flags all over the house.

And how having kids with his wife, whose wife, has made him think even more about race.

My kids, they are black Latinos.

But half of them look exactly like their mom.

Can you go in a room and say I'm black?

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