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Claire wrote:
Snusmumrikken wrote:
For me it's beyond ignorant when people try to tell people what to say and what not to say. As people have said, there is a difference between usage and mocking. I'm not fully capable of getting the entire discussion, must be something I missed like what is the purpose of this thread?
Generally, but sadly not completely, AAVE is treated as a dialect of English, and should be equal to all the other varieties of English (sadly, some varieties, including AAVE has been looked down at over time, other notable varieties include Appalachian English).
It's significantly more complex than what people seems to assume in this thread, the history of AAVE and all that.. but like........................... I've been dizzy for 3 hours and I don't feel right so I should go further into this now especially as I must get up early tomorrow.
@Claire
yea
For me it's beyond ignorant when people try to tell people what to say and what not to say. As people have said, there is a difference between usage and mocking. I'm not fully capable of getting the entire discussion, must be something I missed like what is the purpose of this thread?
Generally, but sadly not completely, AAVE is treated as a dialect of English, and should be equal to all the other varieties of English (sadly, some varieties, including AAVE has been looked down at over time, other notable varieties include Appalachian English).
It's significantly more complex than what people seems to assume in this thread, the history of AAVE and all that.. but like........................... I've been dizzy for 3 hours and I don't feel right so I should go further into this now especially as I must get up early tomorrow.
@Claire
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