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Linguistic discrimination can take many shapes and forms: indirect discrimination, verbal assaults, and even physical violence. While it can take place in isolation, it generally occurs with racial discrimination.
Linguistic discrimination can take many shapes and forms: indirect discrimination, verbal assaults, and even physical violence. While it can take place in isolation, it generally occurs with racial discrimination.
Our focus is on Spanish in the US, but this concept can be applied to other minoritized languages and also to other countries.
Our focus is on Spanish in the US, but this concept can be applied to other minoritized languages and also to other countries.
Indirect discrimination commonly seen on bumperstickers
Indirect discrimination commonly seen on bumperstickers
Verbal assaults
Verbal assaults
A Latina mother berated for by a white woman for speaking Spanish at a restaurant in Los Angeles
A Latina mother berated for by a white woman for speaking Spanish at a restaurant in Los Angeles
A white lawyer in New York threatening to call ICE because people were speaking Spanish in their place of work.
A white lawyer in New York threatening to call ICE because people were speaking Spanish in their place of work.
Physical attacks
Physical attacks
Teenage Venezuelan refugee beaten by peer on school bus after speaking Spanish with friend
Teenage Venezuelan refugee beaten by peer on school bus after speaking Spanish with friend
Mexican consulate employee assaulted on bus in San Diego for speaking Spanish over phone with his mother
Mexican consulate employee assaulted on bus in San Diego for speaking Spanish over phone with his mother
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/mexican-consulate-employee-beat-up-for-speaking-spanish/57275/
And these attacks are not limited to civilians. We have also seen violence from officials.
And these attacks are not limited to civilians. We have also seen violence from officials.
Two women (from California and Texas) detained by border agent in Montana convenience store solely for speaking Spanish.
Two women (from California and Texas) detained by border agent in Montana convenience store solely for speaking Spanish.
Texas Senator Chris Harris (R) interrupts man giving testimony in Spanish to tell him to speak English, describing speaking Spanish as insulting
Texas Senator Chris Harris (R) interrupts man giving testimony in Spanish to tell him to speak English, describing speaking Spanish as insulting
According to the fourteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution, freedom of speech includes freedom of language choice.
According to the fourteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution, freedom of speech includes freedom of language choice.
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