When “Spain-Spanish” Is Treated as the Default: How a Bad Linguistic Take Reveals Colonial Thinking I knew the TikTok comment was wrong the moment I read it, but not because it offended me. I have a pretty high tolerance for internet nonsense. I knew it was wrong because it collapsed under the same basic logic I navigate every time I work with editors on my books. The commenter’s argument was this: Spain-Spanish is Latin American Spanish.

Spain-Spanish is not Latin American Spanish, and calling it “slang” is regurgetating harmful colonial thinking. I break down why Spanish has multiple standards and why this matters for writers, readers, and culture.

#LanguagePolitics #LatineWriters #DecolonizeLanguage #Spanglish #HaveACupOfJohanny

I did this for years until I read about linguistic racism and stopped that shit immediately.

When we say white supremacy is in everything - we mean every.fucking.thing

#Decolonize
#DecolonizeLanguage
#DecolonizeYourself
#DecolonizeEverything

We don’t say “the Canada”.
We don’t say “the France”.
Why should Ukraine, Congo, or Sudan be any different?

These little words carry centuries of history. Say them like they matter.

#Ukraine #DecolonizeLanguage