Oh no, we can't have the kids learning words with consistent and predictable pronunciation, that will set back their ability to decipher the cluster fuck that is modern English!

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There have been countless studies done on children who grow up in households where multiple languages are spoken and they all show huge benefits of learning multiple languages early.

[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah can't have that.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Imagine being so racist you want to censor childrens books to eliminate all Maori words.

[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can't imagine this. I can't even start to understand their reasoning. I guess racist shit resume it well.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 months ago

It's happening right in front of our eyes and she is getting away with it.

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 1 points 4 months ago

No, no we’re not /s