It’s not bad grammar. It’s different grammar than the “Standard American English” most of us learned in school, and sometimes described as bad grammar for generally racist historical reasons.
Language is largely an arbitrary collection of rules consensually agreed upon. It’s no wonder that throughout history, it has been the ruling classes that spoke the most “correctly” and the poor that spoke “incorrectly.” Grammar is a tool of social control.
I agree but aave was partly formed due to systemic oppression, isolation and restricted access to education so that’s where I was coming from. It feels a little like flattery.
Also I’m not American so spare me the insinuation that I’m an ignorant racist because I don’t fit your definition of being an open minded liberal.
Why does everyone in the world think they can’t be racists simply by virtue of not being American?
I wasn’t calling you racist, but do you find that a lot of people do?
Anyway, this linguistic tendency goes way beyond race; think of how the BBC accent was posh London for the longest time, or how Quebecois are ashamed of their accents, or how Argentines envy continental castellano… it’s a race thing only in so much as it’s a class thing.
Anyone else feel guilty when bad grammar is explained by aave? I understand it’s cultural but it feels patronizing af
It’s not bad grammar. It’s different grammar than the “Standard American English” most of us learned in school, and sometimes described as bad grammar for generally racist historical reasons.
Language is largely an arbitrary collection of rules consensually agreed upon. It’s no wonder that throughout history, it has been the ruling classes that spoke the most “correctly” and the poor that spoke “incorrectly.” Grammar is a tool of social control.
Free your mind.
I agree but aave was partly formed due to systemic oppression, isolation and restricted access to education so that’s where I was coming from. It feels a little like flattery.
Also I’m not American so spare me the insinuation that I’m an ignorant racist because I don’t fit your definition of being an open minded liberal.
Why does everyone in the world think they can’t be racists simply by virtue of not being American?
I wasn’t calling you racist, but do you find that a lot of people do?
Anyway, this linguistic tendency goes way beyond race; think of how the BBC accent was posh London for the longest time, or how Quebecois are ashamed of their accents, or how Argentines envy continental castellano… it’s a race thing only in so much as it’s a class thing.