July 19, 2005

But Rob, Ebonics IS a foreign language...it's about as useful as pig latin.

I've been a lot of places in my life but I've never been to Ebonia. Can somebody please show me the way.

Why that kind of curse? Votes, Money, and Power. These schemes always come from those who want to rule. They have no concern for these people, attaining power over others is their goal. Their MO: appear compassionate for the unfortunate, dupe well meaning non thinkers into voting for them, then crush all opposition. Also, then kick supporters to curb after serving their purpose.

How do you say "Please pull up your pants?" in Ebonics?

(I'm just axin', cuz some of these "homeboys" look they never saw a belt)

It's 'homeboyz' now, isn't it? And you just made me spurt coffee out my nose LOL.

Sorry, but this white country girl is just a wee bit out of touch with the Ebonics. Then again, I don't feel as though I'm missing out on much. One thing that REALLY gets on my tits is the use of 'f' in place of the 'th'. If you don't want to be treated like a fucking moron, don't speak like one.

At the Catfish Manor a few weeks ago, Georgia lectured for 30 minutes about how she tries to teach her young Black students to speak English.

Then, she asked for more "Skrimp" from the low-country boil. Also told me that what they learn on the "Skreet" is the only thing they understand.

Can't have it both ways.

"How do you say "Please pull up your pants?" in Ebonics?"

Hey, homeslize, yank up ya draws', yo!

If you can say,"mudda fukka" you already speak a large % of the Ebonian language.

Yeah G you be speakin da trufe bout dat ebonics dat shit aint no africa speak my momma dun teached it to me an I talk it good. Schoolin bitch dun tried to learn me english but I dun said fuck you teach I be from ebonia bitch you need to learn my lingo ho.

Hmmm... it even has dialects.
In DC it's "muv-va fukkoh".

Why would ANYBODY lay that kind of curse on children?

Because you believe that they'll vote for you someday?

Ah don' gots nuffin to ad.

Word.

Consider this; if ebonics is taught as a class, most of the students won't show up, most of the others will fail, and anyone making a good grade will be chastised for "acting white".
These idiots are self defeating.

Rob -
I remember your complete annoyance with Georgia's "Skrimp" and "Skreet" usage. It was interesting watching you two...

Both so very passionate, only one so very right.

E-N-G-L-I-S-H. It even uses the real alphabet and you can actually sound the words out. It's not like you're talking with your mouth full of marbles, yo.

But what do I know? I'm just an educated white chick.

I think you're right about the importance of effective communication. At my office we almost never meet our clients face to face. Everything we do is over the phone, email or memo. The type of jobs where inteaction with customers or superiors is unimportant tend to low paying, shitty jobs. Unfortunately, that's exactly what these kids are going to end up with by taking ebonics.

This thing cropped up a few years ago and got (thank Gawd!) shot down.

Reminds me of a Lenny Bruce routine, from back when LBJ was President. People (especially East Coast damyank bluebloods) used to think Lyndon Johnson was an ignoramus because he spoke with a Texas accent. Bruce's take was, if Einstein had been from the South, there never would have been an atom bomb.

"Folks, I wanna tell yew about new-kleer fishin'..."

"Shaddup, ya schmuck! You don't know nothin'!"

This is even worse. What could be more racist than trying to create a permanent underclass of Ebonics-speaking unemployables?

true dat

We should treat them like people who speak other foreign languages - we should teach them English!

Of course, the desire to learn is an important prerequisite that may be missing in many cases.

The Klan--even if you throw in the lynchings--has not done even one quarter as much damage as liberal asswipes have done to Blacks. I take some of that back: most liberals aren't half-aware of the professional idiots that run the victicrat party, and hide in the schools promoting shit like this which amounts to a mental segregation.

Though I'm disgusted with the rap "culture" and other negative aspects (not that modern Whitey isn't vulgar in his own right) the proof that this victicrat mentality is a breed apart is seen in the difference in Blacks who immigrate here from the Caribbean, as an example. Caribbean blacks work hard and refuse to buy into victicrat lies and in two generations they've surpassed our homegrown niggafools who take pride in being ignorant.

Ebonics is a fucking joke. If we could fire folks for lacking common sense Unemployment would shoot up 40%.

I posted this letter to the editer at that rag, anybody want to bet that it get's published?
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I have a comment to Arturo Delgado regarding teaching children in Ghetto Slang (Ebonics), you are a moron as is the morons running the San Bernardino School District. On second thought, go ahead and teach using this crud you call a language. It guarantees me employment, after all, who would hire an idiot who doesn't know proper English? Maybe that's it, all the insecure Liberals don't want competition in the job market, and so they dumb down school children. Note the proper English I used in this letter. It's kind of hard to find these days, even in newspapers.
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Yeah, I don't think so either.