The most obvious example I've seen of accentism is ABAs referring to people with accents as fobs. I first heard the term from other people my age when I was in

The most obvious example I've seen of accentism is ABAs referring to people with accents as fobs. I first heard the term from other people my age when I was in grade school, and I've heard it constantly since then. I'm surprised the term hasn't been cancelled yet, given everything else that's going on. I guess it's technically not racist when used by people of the same race/nationality? But it's still gross. I always found it really weird because it's supposed to denote inferiority due to being an immigrant, but then it's being used by people whose own parents are immigrants with the very accents they're demeaning. But no one will call you a fob if you were born in China, immigrated to the west when you were 10, and don't have an accent. "Dressing fobby" is no longer really a thing as you see plenty of ABAs crossing over fashion-wise, but it used to be something that would get called out. But if you were born here, left early on in your childhood, and came back with an accent, you'll get labeled, just because of the way you talk.