Interesting & timely read around the ways word choice can reinforce harmful stereotypes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/05/cinco-de-mayo-americans-speak-mock-spanish-heres-wh...

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Allison Bennett

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Posted 2 years ago

Interesting & timely read around the ways word choice can reinforce harmful stereotypes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/05/cinco-de-mayo-americans-speak-mock-spanish-heres-why-thats-problem/

Perspective | On Cinco de Mayo, Americans speak ‘mock Spanish.’ Here’s why that’s a problem.

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Problemo, sombrero and cojones are deployed mockingly, in ways that reinforce harmful stereotypes.

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