LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoAnyone else do this?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down111
arrow-up1635arrow-down1imageAnyone else do this?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 days agoWhen I was working at a day care decades ago I didn’t want to read a kid’s book that was partially in Spanish, because I didn’t want to fuck up the pronunciation in front of actual Spanish speaking kids. I’ll never live that racist reputation down.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoI’m sorry that happened to you, but it helps to know I’m not the only one that had such a misunderstanding.
When I was working at a day care decades ago I didn’t want to read a kid’s book that was partially in Spanish, because I didn’t want to fuck up the pronunciation in front of actual Spanish speaking kids.
I’ll never live that racist reputation down.
I’m sorry that happened to you, but it helps to know I’m not the only one that had such a misunderstanding.