• GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    100% this. The emphasis on labor will have a huge impact on a lot of lives in the Latin communities because spoiler alert: They're the fucking labor.

    Also like every Mexican or Mexican-descent individual I've ever worked with has told me they find it really pandering (not offensive, just total WTF kinda reaction) when white politicians bust out the Spanish for points. Older millenial 2nd Gen Mexicans grew up in houses where the parents didn't teach them Spanish because they wanted them to assimilate to English which compounds the awkward factor for them in particular.