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La Lynne
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Scottish, Green, Hamburg. She / her.
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This is fab. Not because of the content of the sentence or anything, but the person doing the talking has a laughing fit right at the end and they've just kept it in.
Duolingo. The sentence in Gaelic is "Tha gràineag anns a' ghàrradh" which has been translated to "A hedgehog is in the garden".
November 5, 2023 at 12:46 PM
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Germany, you are an utter, fucking disgrace. No finger pointing at the bad guys: are YOU employing or even interviewing non-white Germans for jobs? Do you specify they must have "native speaker niveau"? (We all know what that means). Do black kids ever see a black teacher? Christ Almighty, Germany.
Graph showing prevalence of racial discrimination. % of respondents of African descent who experienced discrimination in the 5 years before survey. 2016 on left hand side, 2022on right hand side. Germany up from 50% to 76%, Other countries with increases: Austria, Finland, Denmark, Ireland and the EU Generally. Decreases are Luxembourg (70% to under 50%), Italy, France, Sweden (all from about 50% to under that) and Portugal. Guardian graphic. Source: Being Black in the EU, experiences of people of African descent. European Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2023. Note: all respondents who had engaged in activities related to work, education, public services and commercial spaces detailed in the survey)
October 25, 2023 at 7:20 AM