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Retrograde

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3. But some kings speak Spanish!
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:08 PM
6 hrs ago

At least King Felipe of Spain does. I get tired of the built-in Anglocentrism in US, and the assumption that the whole country owes its existence to a handful of immigrants from a small, rainy island. Most of what is now the US was never British. The place where Bad Bunny will be singing on Sunday used to be a Spanish colony before it became part of Mexico. Today, the largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara county are East Asian, South Asian, and Mexican/Central American.

Anyway, being from Puerto Rico I don't think Bad Bunny sings quite in the King's Spanish (there are a lot of different regional varieties) but I'm looking forward to his show.

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On the campaign trail, Dubya sang the National Anthem in Spanish. Norrrm 7 hrs ago #1
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Racism and ignorance on steroids. pandr32 7 hrs ago #2
But some kings speak Spanish! Retrograde 6 hrs ago #3
Support Bad Bunny. He is the good guy. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #5
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