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I think I agree with your main point but your use of the word hoodlum is disconcerting. It demonstrates a bias inherant in your position. You are associating
by yequalsx 10y ago
I think I agree with your main point but your use of the word hoodlum is disconcerting. It demonstrates a bias inherant in your position. You are associating criminal behavior with a form of speech. I suspect this association of yours comes primarily from the media you consume.
Perhaps understanding the linguistics will help you and others from automatically having negative connotations about speakers of AAVE.