Monday, December 23, 2024

Hispanophobia: a glimpse of deepened racism against the Latino community

Hispanophobia: a glimpse of deepened racism against the Latino community
55-year-old woman attacks employees of a pizzeria, claiming that there were Spanish programs on the establishment's television. Image: Screenshot TikTok by Mazwi143

Browsing through various social networks, it is not uncommon to find several videos of American co-workers (mostly white) attacking people when they hear them speaking Spanish, arguing that they are in the United States and therefore they should communicate in English. This action has a name: Hispanophobia.

According to the Royal Spanish Academy, Hispanophobia is the irrational fear or aversion to things Hispanic or Spanish, including the language, which has become the second most spoken language in the United States.

The Hispanic Council It refers that 57 million people speak Spanish in the United States, and the number