I agree but aave was partly formed due to systemic oppression, isolation and restricted access to education so that’s where I was coming from. It feels a little like flattery.
Also I’m not American so spare me the insinuation that I’m an ignorant racist because I don’t fit your definition of being an open minded liberal.
Why does everyone in the world think they can’t be racists simply by virtue of not being American?
I wasn’t calling you racist, but do you find that a lot of people do?
Anyway, this linguistic tendency goes way beyond race; think of how the BBC accent was posh London for the longest time, or how Quebecois are ashamed of their accents, or how Argentines envy continental castellano… it’s a race thing only in so much as it’s a class thing.
I agree but aave was partly formed due to systemic oppression, isolation and restricted access to education so that’s where I was coming from. It feels a little like flattery.
Also I’m not American so spare me the insinuation that I’m an ignorant racist because I don’t fit your definition of being an open minded liberal.
Why does everyone in the world think they can’t be racists simply by virtue of not being American?
I wasn’t calling you racist, but do you find that a lot of people do?
Anyway, this linguistic tendency goes way beyond race; think of how the BBC accent was posh London for the longest time, or how Quebecois are ashamed of their accents, or how Argentines envy continental castellano… it’s a race thing only in so much as it’s a class thing.