Change of position, friends: now the RAE supports the inclusive language

At a press conference held Tuesday afternoon to present the details of the VIII International Congress of the Spanish language – inaugurated today in the presence of Mauricio Macri and the kings of Spain in Córdoba -, Muñoz Machado considered that "Historical inequalities are also found in the language" and he argued that "The academy is willing to improve the situation."

In October 2018, Darío Villanueva Prieto, former director of RAE, was of the opinion that the letter "e" was discriminatory. "The letter 'e' was already installed and it was considered discriminatory.If we have some memory, we can remember that in Spanish, 'president' gave place to 'president', said this opportunity.

"What the academy can do for this inclusion will be very willing to do it," said the academician. However, he said: "We can not change the rules of the game because the Academy is not the owner of the language, nor can it determine how to speak through decrees or binding agreements. "

Controversy: no apology from Latin America for Spanish looting and genocide

Despite Muñoz Machado's openness to inclusive language, the leader of the RAE was reluctant to promote a Spanish self-criticism about the abuses committed during the colonial period in Latin America.

The director of the Academy badured that the request for apology addressed to Spain by the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was "a way to scandalize".

"All the victors of all time have committed many barbarities"he condemned. For him, "there is no country" as Spain has made contributions from the cultural point of view, superior and less barbaric than other colonial countries.

"The argument of the mbadacres is populist and I would like to highlight the cultural contributions of Spain, especially to the New World," he concluded.