spanish – The Philadelphia Observer https://philadelphiaobserver.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:31:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Disneyland Karen Hurls Racist Remarks At Mother And Son Who Spoke Spanish To Each Other https://philadelphiaobserver.com/disneyland-karen-hurls-racist-remarks-at-mother-and-son-who-spoke-spanish-to-each-other/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:31:53 +0000 https://philadelphiaobserver.com/?p=5536

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A Karen can’t help being a Karen—even if she’s at the happiest place on earth. Last week, this particular one was caught on video saying “I hate Mexicans” in a Disneyland bathroom.

The moment was filmed by Eva Ramirez and it captured the Karen losing her racist ass mind after allegedly hearing Ramirez and her two-year-old son speak Spanish to each other. Yes—we’re disgusted too.

Ramirez eventually uploaded the shocking footage to her Instagram account.

“I can’t believe it’s 2023 and we are knee deep in hatred and bigotry, yet this person wasn’t even subtle or hiding it,” Ramirez wrote in the post.

Though Ramirez didn’t record the entire exchange, the woman in the video can be heard saying “I hate Mexicans, it’s true!” Wearing a grey Mickey Mouse shirt, she also shouted “This is America; you don’t speak Spanish in America.”

“I’m born into my nationality. I’m born into being Mexican. I can’t change that,” Ramirez responded. “No one is born into being a racist.”

The vicious Karen also tried to shame Ramirez for using a large but unmarked stall with her child. She commented that “it was offensive” that Ramirez used it while pointing at another woman’s wheelchair.

“It’s offensive that you use that bathroom when she’s in a wheelchair,” the unhinged woman yelled in the clip. Disneyland employees witnessed the incident, Ramirez said. She also said she showed the disturbing video the head of security, yet they escorted the Karen back into the park.

Source: Disneyland Karen Hurls Racist Remarks At Mother And Son Who Spoke Spanish To Each Other

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Two Massachusetts Women Assaulted a Mother and Daughter for Speaking Spanish https://philadelphiaobserver.com/two-massachusetts-women-assaulted-a-mother-and-daughter-for-speaking-spanish/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:15:23 +0000 http://philadelphiaobserver.com/?p=684

 

 

When it comes to racist, hateful behavior the assumption is that young, white men have the market cornered. Two white women in Massachusetts decided to prove that they can be just as trash as their male counterparts.

NBC News reports that 25-year-olds Jenny Ennamorati and Stephanie Armstrong assaulted a mother and daughter for speaking Spanish. They began to physically assault the two and yelled comments such as “This is America, speak English,” and “Go back to your fucking country.” The tried and true rallying call for those who are both white and awful. Ennamorati and Armstrong were charged with misdemeanor counts of assault and battery as well as felony counts of violating constitutional rights with bodily harm. Ennamorati faces an additional felony count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for kicking the victims with her shoed foot. The mother who identifies only as Ms. Vasquez wants the police to investigate this as a hate crime.

 

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The assaulters claimed that they had been drinking prior to the assault. Ah yes, the old “I can’t be racist, I was drunk,” defense. It’s amazing that this is still an excuse folks use. I’ve been plenty drunk. At most I will belligerently explain to you why Gremlins 2: The New Batch is the superior Gremlins movie, actually. At no point has “Is this mother fucker speaking Spanish?” popped in my head as an acceptable thing to say. The reason why is because being drunk doesn’t make you racist. Being racist makes you racist, the alcohol only gives you the confidence to express it.

This a horrible thing for anyone to experience. Ms. Vasquez states that both she and her daughter are afraid to speak Spanish in public anymore. You shouldn’t have to be afraid to speak your native tongue. I truly hope that the family receives the justice they deserve.

Source: Two Massachusetts Women Assaulted a Mother and Daughter for Speaking Spanish

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