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galen  ·  3408 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Microaggressions and the Rise of Victimhood Culture - The Atlantic

    Are more white people going to think twice before sprinkling in some Spanish next time they talk to a brown person? If yes, then this guy’s response was effective. The frame I would use is not (lame-ass whiny) victim versus dignified person as this article’s author would like to do. It is effective versus ineffective.

I'm from Texas. Spanish is part of Texan culture, so even though I'm a white guy, there are Spanish words and phrases sprinkled throughout my vocabulary. That's how I grew up. What's so bad about that?