Anzaldua I Am My Language

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Lastly the change in the Spanish word also influenced her. Women were taught not to talk or objectify themselves. She was not going to mask her feminism. Anzaldua says, “The first time I heard two Puerto Rican women was the world nosotras I was shocked”. “Chicanas use nosotros whether we are male or female”. That expanded her horizon to here feminine nature. Her Chicano Spanish was considered a ‘bastard’ language to Spanish speaker. Anzaldua thought that women in her culture should take pride in their selves and their language. Her language is not the same as the known Spanish and she will not change her speech patterns. Anzaldua says “I am my

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