The backpedaling of 'It was just a joke!" is strong here,

  • qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website
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    7 months ago

    English isn’t even the official language of the United States — we don’t have an official language.

    Various states have official languages (19 states + DC don’t have any official language); of these states, English is indeed official, with a few states also recognizing native languages as official alongside English.

    Of course that’s beside the point, as even calling this sort of racism “thinly veiled” would be far too charitable.