The French-speaking shaming trend in Morocco is reaching excessive proportions

Okay so here’s an unpopular opinion and I’m glad I can say it here anonymously:

It’s not a productive trend to reject French to such an extreme extent or shame anyone who dares to speak it. This trend serves no one, least of all Generation Z. I understand that the obsession with speaking French perfectly, and the shaming in the past when people made mistakes, may have created an aversion to the language. But we cannot let this aversion swing us to the opposite extreme.

The argument that French is the colonizer’s language doesn’t hold up when you consider that English, too, was spread by colonization. Yes, English is more globally useful than French, but that doesn’t mean the two languages cannot coexist in your skillset. Your brain is perfectly capable of learning both, alongside Arabic, Amazigh, and even dialects, if you allow it.

Unless you have the privilege of starting your own business by some family financial leverage, chances are you’ll have to study, take exams, and work in French. Your future managers or supervisors, most likely from Generation X or Millennials will predominantly communicate in French!

French is an elegant language, admired globally for its sophistication and charm. Instead of rejecting it for English, why not embrace both? It’s not about choosing one over the other ! It’s about recognizing that languages are tools of empowerment. Speaking languages is knowledge and knowledge is always power !

Make speaking foreign languages (yes including French) great again