When one speaks, reads, or understands more then one language, sometimes the grammar and spelling can become a problem. Writing, learning and reading can help to combat this issue.

Within the writing community, I find some are not respecting this or understanding this and abuse those of a different race. The abuse can become so severe they even question the authenticity of your culture and race. Claiming you are not in fact Italian, Spanish or French. It is a form of racism at its best.

Racism is defined as being a form of discrimination, and people who are racist will imply that ones grammar is an issue, or an accent, or even if they wear a turban. Moving to an English speaking province when I was twelve, was quite a trial for me. I only went to French speaking schools in Quebec, where French was and is the primary language of that province. My parents tried to enforce me to speak French at school, and English at home. This never worked. I had issues maintaining English speaking only in the home.

When you are faced with racist comments as a published writer, the implications and hurt can be astounding. You begin to loose your self respect, and self esteem with how far one has come with grammar, spelling and learning.

My advice to all writers who have had to deal with this form of racism is to simply ignore the ignorant, and to continue producing articles and stories. Do not let them win your healthy self esteem, and continue to plug at it. Do not to continue to engage in conversation with these sorts of individuals, and keep a safe distance from this form of racist abuse.

I also suggest joining with other writers who are multilingual or bilingual, to help cope with the feelings of abuse, rejection and hurtful comments. Joining forums with other writers that speak or read more then one language can help one cope with this form of racism.

Continue in the writing community with those like minded, and those who encourage you to continue to learn and grow. Ignore the ones who are holding you back from growth, or even the ones associated to these sorts of people. When people support racists it usually signals an issue with the others too.

Another suggestion would be to find sites that promote anti racism within the community, and ban and warn these individuals from this conduct.

Stay strong and continue to contribute to the writing world!