F'real. I have issues with a lot of the viewpoints of a lot of Southerners, but to link linguistic idiosyncrasies with those viewpoints is a bit much. I suppose I should link "youse guys" with mafia snuffings.
I believe it's true that for some people, accents do tend to carry intellectual stereotypes. That's never going to change, though, unless people of every dialect work to prove that their level of intelligence has nothing to do with their linguistic idiosyncracies.
Trying to erase the accent only homogenizes the lovely "melting pot" culture we have.
By that reasoning, we could say that girl's being goddamn unpatriotic, denying our diverse American heritage! Notify the authorities! She should be lynched for her behavior!
And frankly, she's trying to work through a lot of things related to self-hatred.
I understand why it's fun to bash on her, but as a deeply Southern woman - who has a strong love and affinity for her heritage, I still repect the fact that this girl is trying to come to terms with the fact she's been taught by a variety of media that to be Southern is to be "ig'nant." As a result, she has tried to distance herself from that, and is just now coming to grips with the fact that one has nothing to do with the other.
None of us are perfect. We're all pigs. As it were.
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And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 02:26 am (UTC)Re: And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 02:30 am (UTC)Re: And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 02:32 am (UTC)Re: And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 06:17 pm (UTC)I believe it's true that for some people, accents do tend to carry intellectual stereotypes. That's never going to change, though, unless people of every dialect work to prove that their level of intelligence has nothing to do with their linguistic idiosyncracies.
Trying to erase the accent only homogenizes the lovely "melting pot" culture we have.
By that reasoning, we could say that girl's being goddamn unpatriotic, denying our diverse American heritage! Notify the authorities! She should be lynched for her behavior!
Re: And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 07:02 pm (UTC)Re: And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 04:53 am (UTC)Re: And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 09:08 pm (UTC)And frankly, she's trying to work through a lot of things related to self-hatred.
I understand why it's fun to bash on her, but as a deeply Southern woman - who has a strong love and affinity for her heritage, I still repect the fact that this girl is trying to come to terms with the fact she's been taught by a variety of media that to be Southern is to be "ig'nant." As a result, she has tried to distance herself from that, and is just now coming to grips with the fact that one has nothing to do with the other.
None of us are perfect. We're all pigs. As it were.
Re: And now for a serious response...
Date: 2005-04-21 10:58 pm (UTC)