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Reflections on the privilege of writing in the Roman alphabet

Reflections on the privilege of writing in the Roman alphabet

Tim Gorichanaz
Jul 05, 2015
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As a society we've adopted the paradigm of selection over creation. As a result, outside organizations get to decide what, exactly you get to select from.

This may not seem all that important. But what it comes down to is that those of us who use the Latin alphabet are incredibly privileged. Yes, the Latin alphabet is the most commonly used writing syste…

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