Writing Right is Writing White

"Writing Right is Writing White", how does this phrase/statement make you feel? What went through your mind when you heard this last week in English 214? My first thought was that's a load of bullsh*t because there's right writing in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian really every single language has it's professional level as well as slang. As I was thinking this I was like none of these places are white for it and then I was like wait they are all originated from Europe, which is basically white. So after that I had a huge WTF moment and I didn't know what else to add to that or contribute. At that exact moment I came to a bigger, larger realization that our whole world is controlled by the "White". 

But what exactly is "white"? The Dictionary gives you a few definitions one of them being "belonging to or denoting a human group having light-colored skin (chiefly used of peoples of European extraction". I did a little bit of google streaming and I found that Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Uruguay and Venezuela all have white in them. To me that's a crazy fact! Does the majority of the world have at least a little white in them? Damn I'm not too sure but I'll maybe get back to this on another blog post if possible I'm getting off track there for a second but anyway going back to writing "right". What is the right way and why does the "right" way have to be right? Does that mean if you know proper English you are better than someone who doesn't?

Every country you go to has people who will be able to translate their native language to English. English has being the universal language, being the most spoken language worldwide. The thought of this is scary but I also feel it is of great benefit. Communication amongst everyone in different countries will be able to connect and chat in English. I see this as a way to really get to know other people, their culture through their own voice. Although it will not be their native language at least we will have English to understand each other and to me that's beautiful.

Growing up, Spanish was the language spoken at home. I learned English through television, music, and kindergarden. At a young age I was already able to read, write and speak English well at the age of maybe about 6-8 years old. I knew well enough for my age. The process of learning a new language is easiest when you're still a child, your brain is like a sponge and has the ability to absorb all this knowledge like if it was water. 

The first requirement in any job here in the USA is to be able to speak, read and write in English, if you don't have this prerequisite you're lucky enough to get a job as a cleaning person, where you're interaction with people is minimal. Although at times I do think of how messed up it is for some people who don't know the language or are unable to, it's one of the easiest languages to learn. Have you ever tried to learn Chinese, Russian, or even German. I have and it's completely different than English and Spanish. English and Spanish both use the Roman Alphabet and 30% to 40% have relatable words that can be easily translated from one to another. They have similar sound, appearance, and meaning. That's why also Spanish has become the second most spoken language in the United States and probably also in other countries worldwide.