Is It Racist To Say "This Is America, Speak English"?

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Poll Is It Racist To Say "This Is America, Speak English"? (113 votes)

Yes 20%
No 48%
Slightly 5%
In Certain Situations It Can & Cant be 20%
Not Sure/Undecided 6%

This confuses me a lot :/

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Idk if I would say its racist, but its extremely rude and inconsiderate.

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#2 JediXMan  Moderator

Well, the US doesn't technically have English as its official language, so...

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somebody is going to reference pulp fiction

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It's not racist, but it is bigoted.

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#5  Edited By Rouflex

In Québec it would be a legitimate thing to say (This is Nouvelle-France legacy, speak french) as the only official language of the stolen country is french (Not talking about Canada de la N-F if you didnt get it)... Now hate on our legit bill 101 b1tch3s.

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It is very aggressive towards tourists as well. Also. If someone lives and works in a state and tries to make you speak his language F*CK HIM. He should gtfo anyhow :D

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@gamiz7 said:

somebody is going to reference pulp fiction

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English isn't America's official language.

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America doesn't have an official language, so yes. It's not very welcoming at all. Don't like your neighbors? Deal with it.

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@nightway said:

America doesn't have an official language, so yes. It's not very welcoming at all. Don't like your neighbors? Deal with it.

Pretty much this.

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Does it matter if America has an official language or not? We speak ENGLISH here. It doesn't have to be made "official". If you are in America then you need to learn to speak English. It can be rude to say but it is in no way racist.

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#12  Edited By Thor-Parker

@blade_r said:

Idk if I would say its racist, but its extremely rude and inconsiderate.

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It's kind of silly without knowing the persons circumstances. I'd love for the people that say this carelessly to take a vacation in a foreign country and be told the same thing about a language they don't know.

It kind of feels similar to being harassed and have your intelligence insulted online for minor spellling mistakes, not everyone speaks perfect english.

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#14  Edited By comicace3

I don't know I wonder if I go to china, speak english, and someone told me in mandarin " this is china speak chinese", how I would feel.

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Depends.

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#16  Edited By modernww2fare

Yes, after all the English language was forced onto this country.

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#17  Edited By noj

@chimeroid: I dont think he is talking about tourists at all. He is referencing telling that to people who only speak Spanish or another language, and refuse to learn English, or if they know English, just speak in the other language instead. English may not be the "official" language, but it is by far the language most people know, the language our laws are written in, the language court precedings are had in, ect, ect.

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#19  Edited By nefarious

It can be.

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No, it's ignorant.

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@jayc1324 said:

Does it matter if Usa has an official language or not? We speak ENGLISH here. It doesn't have to be made "official". If you are in America then you need to learn to speak English. It can be rude to say but it is in no way racist.

Tell me how the United Statiens of North America were there before the French, Spanish and Natives...

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@gamiz7 said:

somebody is going to reference pulp fiction

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Not racist but not cool at all

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No, it's stupid to say it.

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I wouldn't say racist, especially if you're saying that to all peoples including your own ethnic group, but you're pretty dumb for saying it.

America doesn't have a national language, we're a nation of immigrants, how can you tell people to "speak English?"

Why? Because the majority only speaks English?

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My great grandparents learned English, and the kids that were born here never learned any others.

They decided that it would be easier than figuring out how to pantomime everything.

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#27  Edited By Superguy1591

If you're just going around saying "speak English" to Asian, African, South American immigrants, you're racist.

If you see Germans, French and other Europeans speaking their languages and you say that to them too, you're just ignorant then--not really racist.

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If you want to get a job where they use english then you are obliged to speak it, do not whine like a child to change the establishment to benefit you.

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@jayc1324 said:

Does it matter if America has an official language or not? We speak ENGLISH here. It doesn't have to be made "official". If you are in America then you need to learn to speak English. It can be rude to say but it is in no way racist.

Agreed.

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@rouflex: Why does it matter who was in America first? Right now, English is the language.

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#31  Edited By SOG7dc

@superguy1591 said:

I wouldn't say racist, especially if you're saying that to all peoples including your own ethnic group, but you're pretty dumb for saying it.

America doesn't have a national language, we're a nation of immigrants, how can you tell people to "speak English?"

Why? Because the majority only speaks English?

In any type of business or professional setting (such as a retail store or a job interview) its fair, and not at all ignorant or dumb, to expect someone to speak english. It may not be listed as our official language, but anyone coming to America is stupid if they expect the people of this country to cater to them speaking any foreign language whether it be Russian or Spanish.

Now if you walk up to a family that happens to be speaking another language and then demand of them to speak english, then yeah that's dumb and racist. But honestly, is anyone actually doing that?

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"This is Canada, you speak French!"

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"This is Canada, you speak French, if you want, we wont make you, sorry for the inconvenience, enjoy your stay!"

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For a country that prides itself on being a cultural melting pot telling foreigners to speak one language is somewhat hippocritical

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As a general rule, if you have to ask if it is racist.....it probably is.

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#36 Lunacyde  Moderator

Yes and no. people can do whatever they want in the comfort of their own homes and communities, however official government business is done in English and a basic understanding of English is necessary in American life.

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#37  Edited By DBVSE7

It matters when not being able to speak English is now a "disability".. and now I have to know more than one languages to get a job.

If you come here.. learn the damn language.

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@jayc1324 said:

@rouflex: Why does it matter who was in America first? Right now, English is the language.

Life change, things change.

"This is Canada, you speak French!"

Said no British Canadian ever.

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"This is Canada, you speak French, if you want, we wont make you, sorry for the inconvenience, enjoy your stay!"

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It is easy to say that when you had France by your side, Bas-Canada did try to make his independance in 1837-1838 :P.

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@rouflex: You're right they didn't because it would be silly to do so

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#40  Edited By Rouflex

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@rouflex: You're right they didn't because it would be silly to do so

Indépendance is a old fashion and French folks are demons but Durham movement and English occupation of Canada is not... The Canada can die for all we care!... Alberta opinion:We pay! Why dont we have the capital already? You know what? We will join usa or take Washington!

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It's not racist, but maybe a bit ignorant. I don't see how it can be a racial thing. A language can be learned by anyone.

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@eisenfauste: Look at that flag! Don't you heard the waves of freedom already? THIS IS CASCADIA!

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You're welcome for the language, yanks

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not at all

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Depends on the situation but does appear rude.

If understanding someone is problematic perhaps the statement could be phrased differently.

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I swear, people throw around accusations of racism so freely now it's eventually going to stop having any real meaning or impact.

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All I know is if I was visited America and someone said it to me it would hurt my feelings.

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Racist? No. Ignorant? Depends. If the person is a tourist or some sort of visitor then obviously they may not speak the language. However if you live here you should accept that even though there is no official state language that the predominant language spoken is English and you should learn to read and speak it. I remember a case in my home state back in the 90s where a woman who only spoke Spanish ran a stop sign and t-bone another car.

So, in short, whatever country you are a resident of I don't find it unreasonable to be expected to learn and speak the predominant language. State sanctioned or not.

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Not really, It just makes you sound like a douche.