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 Posted: Mar 18 2013 at 3:17am |
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I think samoneisthebest is saying that looking down on the language referenced in the op is taking on white people characteristics. Assuming that one is unintelligent because at that moment they aren't speaking the "accepted" language is some white colonizer type sh*t. Historically, languages like creole, are broken languages. Is it fair that we call that a language, but American ebonics is soooooo terrible? One can speak Ebonics and "standard" English without being illiterate. To judge so harshly against ones culture (slaves pronounced things certain ways because of their native tongues and alot of Ebonics structure stems from their interpretation of English through their language) because whites don't consider it a language makes some people angry. Blacks traditionally wait for white people to decide its ok before we say its ok. In this case, Ebonics is not a language (even though it exhibits all the traits of a language) until whites say it is. Hope that helped.
To b honest, most of us fluently switch between both with no problem. Think about it. |
I agree with all of this and I do speak Ebonics but I know how to write in standard English when in school and at work. Unless you are a rapper, Ebonics is not the language of commerce and being ignorant never helped anyone gain employment. No way will I encourage my children to learn how to talk in the streets and to spell the same word wrong in two different ways in the same paragraph. If we have time to shop, club, and chat on BHM we have time to read and teach our kids to read. There is no excuse.
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Posted: Mar 18 2013 at 9:20am |
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U r absolutely right sweet, and I don't think anyone disagrees with u. I think the issue people r taking is with this being a forum and nothing of importance.
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Posted: Mar 18 2013 at 9:26am |
SweetNovember* wrote:
Samoneisthebest wrote:
Get over yourself.
So damn eager to demand that folks properly write a language that their ancestors were banded from learning to read and write. So stuck up the white man's ass that you don't see how our slang has connections to our roots. White is right and the only way one can be educated and intelligent is if you do things the way white people tell them it should be done.  off stuck up grammar trolls.
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LoL really? Being banned from learning to read and write 200 years ago is a reason to choose not to read and write today? So now illiteracy is a hallmark of blackness? Learning to read and write is cracka shyt? I mean really BHM? Really?
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I guess this goes along with thinking it's wonderful and fantastic to call yourself the N word. I never understood that line of thinking. There was a time where if someone portrayed a black person speaking in pigeon English, the overall community would be insulted because it represented ignorance and backward thinking. Not so much anymore. 
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Posted: Mar 18 2013 at 9:33am |
Lol ....If you claiming to be annoyed with incorrect spelling on the internet, I better not see one effing word misspelled in your post. Not one effing word!!  I expect perfect spelling!! The grammar better not be messed up either!
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Posted: Mar 18 2013 at 7:40pm |
SweetNovember* wrote:
Samoneisthebest wrote:
Get over yourself.
So damn eager to demand that folks properly write a language that their ancestors were banded from learning to read and write. So stuck up the white man's ass that you don't see how our slang has connections to our roots. White is right and the only way one can be educated and intelligent is if you do things the way white people tell them it should be done. off stuck up grammar trolls.
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LoL really? Being banned from learning to read and write 200 years ago is a reason to choose not to read and write today? So now illiteracy is a hallmark of blackness? Learning to read and write is cracka shyt? I mean really BHM? Really?
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Some people don't learn. I really don't understand that line of thought either. It is a shame when you have foreigners coming into the country spelling and speaking better than a native.  On another note, I don't think it is fair that this issue is being made into a black only thing. I thought the OP was referencing people of ALL races spelling incorrectly on the internet, not just blacks, so I don't know how or why slavery came up. Unless I misread the OP.... 
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