People assume I can't speak Welsh because I'm not white, says Seren Jones
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Seren Jones says some Welsh speakers have switched to English when talking to her.
  • Alk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    People assume I can’t speak Chinese because I’m a white American. They are correct.

    • sepiroth154@feddit.nlEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Invalid comparison. It would be more like you being born and raised in China and people defaulting to English all the time.

      • Alk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 months ago

        It was a joke, not a real comparison. I just happen to not be able to speak any other language.

        • sepiroth154@feddit.nlEnglish
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          2 months ago

          The ‘it’s just a joke’ defence doesn’t really work when the context it’s posted in changes its meaning entirely.

            • sepiroth154@feddit.nlEnglish
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              2 months ago

              I understood it was a joke. I was commenting on how it lands in context, not missing the humor. We’re just reading it differently.