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Some of the nicest, hardest-working, and most experienced people I've had the pleasure of working with in my current job speak AAVE. Don't let your preconceptio
by mpyne 14y ago
Some of the nicest, hardest-working, and most experienced people I've had the pleasure of working with in my current job speak AAVE. Don't let your preconceptions cloud your judgment as to the validity of a language.
- smallegan 14y agoThis was ONLY a comment on what I think it takes for a language to grab hold and not a comment on the people who speak it.
- mpyne 14y agoDespite the strident tone, I never said otherwise. My defense of the language is based on the people I've encountered who speak it. It's like, I personally don't like rap, but I wouldn't begrudge others who do because they see something special in it that I simply don't see. I used to, until I realized it wasn't simply that people were being "stupid" by listening to rap, but instead that I was missing what they were seeing.