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!
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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)