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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by tempYeez on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:07PM (#15459906)
That seems like a very inflammatory statement. I doubt what most african americans want out of desegregation is their culture wiped out and replace with american white culture. The more apt solution would be to stop being prejudice towards other american subcultures.
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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by monochromatic on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:14PM (#15459970)
It’s not just a racial things. Rural whites have their own way of speaking that’s stigmatized in professional settings too.
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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by psyc on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:19PM (#15460014)
It would take a lot of confidence and charisma even for me to pull off my local white, urban dialect in the workplace. I really don't think it's asking too much to adopt a standard depending on context and audience.
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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by tempYeez on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:18PM (#15460006)
Agreed it's a cultural one. African Americans aren't a race they are an ethnic group with their own culture including dialect. This dialect isn't shared among african americans and lets say Nigerians.
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