Unpopular opinion: if it’s true, it should always be acceptable to say “I can’t pronounce that; it has phonemes not present in my native language.”
or I have a lisp or other speech impediment or hearing impediment etc. etc.
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#yes this #fun wif forn fronting #there’s plenty of names from my *own* culture I can’t pronounce let alone other people’s #(sometimes) #(if I think about it for a while) #(it bothers me a little that I’ve never heard my father’s name) #(not the way it’s *meant* to be heard) #(qualia are weird) #(I suppose that means this qualifies for the tag) #is the blue I see the same as the blue you see #racism cw #ableism cw