Laters, CoSo. A break is necessary. I shared trauma of xenophobic harassment due to my accent and someone responded by saying I horrified them by not wanting to lose my accent but instead persisting in being unintelligible. There are exactly two Nauts who have heard me speak. This person is not either one of them.
Oh, by the way, when I hear someone speaking English with a non-American accent, my first thought is "Oh YOU'RE interesting!".
Also, everyone has some accent or other.
I’m sorry you received such a response, Mel. It was uninformed and needlessly harmful.
Please take good care of you and remember that you are treasured <3
@publickovacs I am so sorry this happened to you, Mel. Block and remember that most of us are not like that. We welcome all the differences. (And accents are charming!)
@publickovacs l'm so sorry Mel
I am so sorry. I had to read it twice to believe my eyes 👀
Not OK. Use the tools 🔧
And know that was inappropriate and racist.
Well, that persons comment sounded pretty…unnecessary. Jeez, I’m sorry that happened.
@publickovacs I meant to reply yesterday but was pretty scattered with all the things. I don't know if this is any help, but...Shit-heels are everywhere, but at least here you can block them and hopefully not spare another thought. FWIW I enjoy hearing accents because it shows IRL the old adage that we're a nation of immigrants. To me, that's a positive. The school situation- Wow! That's rough. Not in my wheelhouse, so I don't have much to say beyond "Hang in there". I hope it'll get better. 💛
@Ironworker229
Thank you kindly!
@publickovacs effem. That account has said xenophobic things before.
Besides, you ain’t got time for ‘em, you’re too busy being fabulous!
@peeppeepcircus
Wow wait, there is a history of xenophobia w that account?! Oh shit. Well I have blocked them.
Thank you for the vote of confidence but as I sit in my high school room for parent-teacher conferences, fabulous feels like a huge mf stretch 😘
@publickovacs aaaaaand i think it's gone.
breathe in, breathe out. ❤️
The account had to go. Not contributing anything but ignorance and intolerance.
I am glad you stayed ☺️
@JulesofJoy @peeppeepcircus
Wow, sounds like a real asshole! I'm glad you stayed too, @publickovacs! 😊 🐿️
@peeppeepcircus
Wow I didn't even realize - thank you ✨
@publickovacs 💙☮😊