map of southern california and a tweet by @karladelucas_ that reads "racists in CA will really be like “tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH” but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or"

Racists In CA Will Really Be Like "This Is America Speak English"

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Racists in CA Will Really Be Like "This Is America Speak English" is a phrasal template used to mock the perceived hypocrisy of some United States citizens who believe English to be the official language of the country, despite living in towns and cities that have non-English-language names. The meme's structure features a U.S. state as well as several municipalities in that state with non-English-language names.

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On June 19th, 2020, Twitter [1] user @karladelucas_ tweeted, "racists in CA will really be like 'tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH' but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or." The tweet received more than 847,000 likes and 193,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).


KD @karladelucas_ racists in CA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or Translate Tweet 7:54 PM · Jun 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPad > 0...:

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Following the post, people began updating the template, replacing areas of California with other states. On June 20th, Twitter[2] user @baaiilll tweeted a variation about New Jersey. They said, "Racists in NJ will really be like 'sPeAk EnGliSh' but live in a place called Succasunna or Mahwah or Hopatcong or Passaic or Hackensack or Ho Ho Kus or Matawan or Netcong or Manalapan or Metuchen or Pequannock or Raritan or Wanaque or Weehawken or Manasquan or Secaucus or." The tweet received more than 17,000 likes and 6,400 retweets in less than one week (shown below, left).

Throughout the week, others shared variations that use different states, including New York and Washington (examples below, center and right).


Cardigan Backyardigan @baaiill Racists in NJ will really be like "sPeAk EnGliSh" but live in a place called Succasunna or Mahwah or Hopatcong or Passaic or Hackensack or Ho Ho Kus or Matawan or Netcong or Manalapan or Metuchen or Pequannock or Raritan or Wanaque or Weehawken or Manasquan or Secaucus or KD @karladelucas_ · Jun 19 racists in CA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or Show this thread 6:50 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone @_Franny_ Racists in NY will really be like "sPeAk EnGliSh" but live in a place called Montauk or Patchogue or Hauppauge or Ronkonkoma or Esopus or Niskayuna or Coxsackie or Quogue or Wawarsing or Yaphank or Tuckahoe or Poughkeepsie or Onondaga or Sagaponack or Mamaroneck or Manhattan or Cardigan Backyardigan @baaiill · Jun 20 Racists in NJ will really be like "sPeAk EnGliSh" but live in a place called Succasunna or Mahwah or Hopatcong or Passaic or Hackensack or Ho Ho Kus or Matawan or Netcong or Manalapan or Metuchen or Pequannock or Raritan or Wanaque or Weehawken or Manasquan or Secaucus or twitter.com/karladelucas_/... Show this thread 7:21 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone > jazzrow @jazzyann11 cor p racists in WA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Hoqium or Enumclaw or Ilwaco or Issaquah or Klickitat or Palouse or Snohomish or Tenino or Tumwater or Walla Walla or Wenatchee or O KD @karladelucas_· Jun 19 racists in CA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or Show this thread 9:14 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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sumaira • BLM @chrisfrnchfries racists in LI will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRiCa SpEak eNgliSh" but live in a city called copiague or massapequa or corona or hauppague or quiogue or KD @karladelucas_ · Jun 19 racists in CA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or Show this thread 9:07 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone > Althea @shallotgal Replying to @karladelucas_ and @JoshGooman racists in MA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called mattapoiset or Natick or Acushnet or Agawam or Cohasset or Hyannis or Mashpee or Nantucket or Scituate or 6:46 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Shawn Chi @shawnchi_ racists in america will really be like "this is american speak english" and live in a place called California, Oregon, Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Nebraska, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Delaware, Connecticut, Utah, etc KD @karladelucas_· Jun 19 racists in CA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or Show this thread 9:05 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone >
lil Danny DeVito @jimmysfiancee IN Racists in Minnesota will really be like "NoOo DOn'T TeaR dOwN tHe ColUmBuS STATUE" but live in a place called Mille Lacs or Shakopee or Wayzata or Bemidji or Chanhassen or Chippewa County or Chisago or Mahtomedi or Mankato or Minnehaha or Nokomis or Waseca or Winona or Nisswa or KD @karladelucas_· Jun 19 racists in CA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or Show this thread 8:52 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone WAR lauren @laurenjwatkins Racists in Oklahoma will really be like "THIS iS AmEriCa sPeaK EnGliSh" but they live in a place called Tulsa or Pawhuska or Choctaw or Muskogee or Tahlequah or Owasso or Okmulgee or Chickasha or Shawnee or Sapulpa or Coweta or Skiatook or Tecumseh or Sallisaw or Checotah or O KD @karladelucas_ · Jun 19 racists in CA will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or Show this thread 8:24 AM · Jun 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone > Danielle @LaHistorienne racists in the United States will really be like "tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH" but travel to foreign countries not learning the language because they expect the people to speak English 7:05 AM · Jun 23, 2020 · Twitter Web App


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