“Leah is trying so hard to prove that she isn’t racist and she just sounds f*cking ignorant,” wrote user jackiehennedy on reddit.
User CrazyChaoticCat agreed, “Enough already, shes trying so hard to come off as anti-racist that she actually sounds super racist. The accent marks over all her vowels is so fucking cringey as well.” User TheOtherMansSk1n wrote, “I know im always banging on about racism and cultural appropriation, but it’s so inappropriate and trashy. A bunch of hicks thinking that now they have a coloured baby, they’re woke and strong.”
It wasn’t long before Leah caught wind of the accusations and took to Twitter to clear things up.
“I guess learning español to speak fluently with my nephew is something to mock,” Leah wrote. “Mannnn, Why do so many of you spend your time hating others on social media? You could be much more productive and uplifting. How does this genuinely make you happy? #idontgetit.”
But unfortunately, this just landed Leah in more trouble.
“She knows that he doesn’t just come out speaking Spanish, right?” wrote user MQHD wrote. User CoachKnope agreed, “I think she believes because he’s half Latino he will know Spanish. Like the baby is programmed.”
But some stood up for Leah, including user TimelessMeow, who penned,
“I’m actually shocked by all the hate here for this? She comes from a highly racist area, I’m surprised and pleased that she’s bothering to learn instead of screaming SPEAK ENGLISH at the baby or something. She’s at least considering his heritage. Hell, Kail married Javi and had Lincoln and I don’t think she ever bothered to learn Spanish, did she? It’s hard for an adult to learn a second language, so do I think she’ll become fluent? Maybe not. But she’s willing to try, so why beat her down for it?”