Carla Alvarado

Filmmaker. Daydreamer. Writer. ~ Short Films | Vlogs | Music | Artist ~
🔴SFU student 📚🎬

[Carla Alvarado @CarlaAlv7]

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/NGBgTVzaVw Stunning Studio Apartment Makeover On A Budget | Ikea Hacks | The Home

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Had a* omg why cant we edit tweets???

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https://t.co/8VgFHh4guk Senior year, we class debate in my ethics class. When it came to a classmate to argue, the 1st thing he said was "I apologize for my accent", and before he could say something else, half class was already laughing at him. #storytime #dontmockmyaccent

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Witness* wow hahaha

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13.If you winess something like this, be like my high school teacher, or my manager, and do something about it. Don't let it pass.

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12.I want people to know that those comments are very racist, ignorant and harmful, even if it seems "funny". All I ask is respect. Please, respect my background, my culture, my skin color, my accent, my beliefs. #respectme

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https://t.co/t4QROAKn5m, all I want to say is that it's not ok to make fun of people's accent. I don't have to feel intimidated by others. I don't have to apologize for having English as a 3rd language. I don't have to fear speaking in public. #storytime

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10.I feel like whenever I speak English, I become an easy target of fun and discrimination. Many times clients refused my help because my English is not "proper" to theirs. I learned to fear (some) English speakers since all I get are mean comments, like today's. #storytime

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9.I've been living in a French city for 12 years, & while learning the language, I rarely got any comment about my accent. I wish I haf that experience while learning English. Instead, I got mocked, making me feel that English is not a language for people like me. #storytime

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8. Our teacher stopped the debate to defend the student. "No one should ever apologize for their accent because there is nothing wrong about it, and it's not something to make fun of", he said. I felt reassured when I had to be in front of the class. #storytime

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5.I remember I cried a lot in the school's bathroom, and decided that I didn't want to speak English ever again in my life. I preferred to stay in a French school, and took me 5 years to finally switch to an English institution. #storytime #dontmockmyaccent

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5.When I was 13, I had my first oral presentation in front of my English class. At the time, I was still learning French. I remember all my classmates laughing at me, to the point that they would imitate my accent whenever they talked to me. #storytime #dontmockmyaccent

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https://t.co/jThsBPUZCq manager didn't appreciate that and took the call. She asked me not to take it personal, but sadly, this is not the first time that I receive similar comments for having an accent, or for being born in a different country. I got used to them...#storytime

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3.Before putting the client on hold, she said: Of course, you have to ask someone with a better English.
At that moment, I was paralyzed, I couldn't believe she said that. "Sorry ma'am?" I calmy said. She proudly repeated it, as if it was a normal thing to say. #storytime

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https://t.co/fepwnUeD3E a Customer Service rep., I deal with people all the https://t.co/De0kNaaaWS, a woman was asking a very odd question about a product, so I decided to get an advise from my colleagues. #storytime

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1.I always try to post possitive stuff in here, and most of them not that personal. But today I would like to share something that happened today. The reason why I decided to share it with you it's because I got to the point that I'm afraid to speak English in public. #storytime

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Few hours after the #Oscars and I can't stop smiling for #TheShapeofWater !!!!

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A few years ago, some fellow film students & teachers judged me for admiring @RealGDT & his work. But today, as always, I am proud & still in love with his films; He is the reason I love & study in film, aspiring to be as great as he is. Gracias Del Toro #Oscars #TheShapeofWater

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#TheShapeofWater #bestmovingpicture #Oscars HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! *cries in Spanish* I CANT I CANT IM SO HAPPY THANK YOU AND CONGRATS DEL TORO

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Good for Frances but Sallyyy you were so fantastic you made me. Ry so many times #Oscars #bestactress