Axios has been great in the past, but now they just post weird stuff like this:
"Latinos"?? I thought we had made progress on that dirty, nasty word, but I guess nobody cares about Latinx's anymore. Wow, Axios. Not a great start.
By the way, I love the response from this awesome account on X:
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So yeah, Arkansas (and New Mexico, but for some reason they're left out of the headline) lead the country in — hold on, what was it? — oh yeah, worst internet access for Latinx. I'll go ahead and do the Latinx thing for ya, Axios, since you forgot.
I'm really weirded out that they chose to feature Arkansas instead of New Mexico in this story. Both states have 14% of the Latinx population without internet access, yet in New Mexico the number of Latinx's without internet is 141,000, while in Arkansas that number shrinks to 32,000.
Do you think they didn't want to offend the Latinx's by featuring "New" Mexico in the headline? That's the only thing I can come up with, because to me, if I wrote headlines like "So and so state ranks worst in internet access for Latinxs," I'd want to show that bigger number, not the tiny one. There must be a tiny fraction of a percentage difference that give Arkansas the edge.
By the way, they have an entire map of the U.S. which shows you Latinx internet access by state. I personally find that strange and slightly racist, but I'm just one of those gross white guys, so who am I to talk?
I'll try to quote the article here, but I promise you there's absolutely nothing in here worth observing.
Arkansas and New Mexico lead the nation in percentage of Latinos with no internet access, according to data from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute.
- 14% of Latinos in our state — or about 32,000 people — lack internet access, the study found.
- Meanwhile, Arkansas has the 11th-highest percentage of Latinos in households without a smartphone at 11%.
Why it matters: Internet access is essential for information, emergency and health care services, as well as education and work opportunities. Smartphones are one of the most important communication devices in today's digital world, and households without themmay fall significantly behind.
See, told ya.
Axios was once a great source, but now they just waste their time with junk like this. I assume this is simply a cry for free, universal internet as well as free, universal smartphone ownership.
And hey, why not have the government do more for us? They're great at their job!
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