"We are Filipino, not Filipinx. You need to study first."

Comic-Con International was a source of controversy online over the use of the controversial term "Filipinx" on their social media posts.

San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC), a convention dedicated to celebrating the history and culture of comic books, held their annual event this year from July 21 to 24.

A group photo celebrating Comic-Con’s program "Filipinx Voices in Pop Culture," which took place at the Omni Hotel on 21 July, was shared to the official social media accounts of SDCC.

However, instead of garnering praise and support from the Filipino community, SDCC was hit with backlash for using the term "Filipinx"to refer to the Filipino American guest panelists.

The term reportedly trended on Twitter Philippines, with many social media users telling the public, specifically the U.S. and Filipino Americans, to stop referring to Filipinos as "Filipinx."

"Gentle reminder that 'Filipino' is already a gender-neutral term," one user tweeted. "People who say 'Filipinx' are just Filipino-Americans who think eating Lumpia and Jollibee is what makes you Filipino. Please do not use 'Filipinx.'"

"They can call themselves Filipinx-Americans if that's what they want, but it doesn't apply to Filipinos," another user wrote. "Calling Filipinos 'Filipinx' is pushing colonialism, we don’t have X in the alphabet. That's pretty basic, if you're so much into culture and being inclusive, [study it first]."