America’s Melting Pot Is a Lie
Backlash over ‘Hispandering’ and ‘verbal blackface’ shows America’s cultural elitism
With Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker facing ridicule for speaking Spanish at the first Democratic Debate, or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez facing unwarranted backlash for ‘talking Black’ back in April, language in politics is having a moment.