The author examines the complex relations between space, language discrimination and language minorisation processes that are the basis for social hierarchies and inequalities between Francophones in Canada. The author shows how bilingual Francophones from peripheral regions whose language practices are characterized by the mixing of French and English in some songs and slogans are often used as scapegoats by the Center (especially the media) to show how the French language is threatened throughout the country. Considered illegitimate by those who cling to the ideology of the standard, some Francophones often internalize these negative discourses and perceive them as natural, therefore reducing themselves to silence when in contact with speakers from the Centre in order to escape being judged because of their mixed practices. Others, however, mostly from the artistic sphere, put forward different strategies in order to defy these hegemonic views, and, for example, purposely showcase stigmatized practices. These processes will be discussed in light of examples taken from L’Acadie.