c/theonion · by CombatWombat@feddit.online · 15d

I Watched the Copa Mundial Non-Stop on Telemundo for Cinco Weeks and Now I Don’t Hablar Inglés Anymore

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-watched-the-copa-mundial-non-stop-on-telemundo-for-cinco-weeks-and-now-i-dont-hablar-ingles-anymore

“Hola, Chad aquí, de Greenwich, Connecticut, a muy blanco área of los Estados Unidos. A few weeks ago, I decidir to watch Estados Unidos vs. Paraguay in fútb...

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Kernal64@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 15d (1 reply)

I lost it at this part:

"And this is when I realizar I had a problema—I did seem to hablar español now, but I didn’t seem to hablar inglés, at least not so bien as before. ¡O no!

This was malo because I have una importante meeting el martes with other blancos de Greenwich, Connecticut."

🤣🤣🤣☠️☠️☠️

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 1 pts · 13d

I'm not sure if using blancos there was the author understanding the subtext or not quite getting it and accidentally doing a racism