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Originally Posted by Lexical
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The vernacular used by anyone is only indicative of the societal niche in which it is prevalent. I have heard many white/asians/arab/etc. people talk in that way and they all have the common property of being a 'thug.' What makes it racist by you is that you are applying a single racial profile to the slang of a subculture which holds many races. By saying "you are talking like a black person" you are implying all black people talk like that and only black people talk like that. It is not on the same level of white supremacists, but yes it is in fact racist. If you can't see how it is then I am sorry.
That is correct; however, applying stereotypes to profile a race is. It is the same as stating all black people eat watermelon and fried chicken and drink malt liquor. Those are all stereotypes and when you apply them as some sort of factual backing, you are guilty of racism. You are sounding more and more ignorant trying to argue this clear case and just digging your hole deeper. Just take the graze on the cheek and move on.
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a) No, you haven't heard anyone talk that way which was the point of my initial post. Nobody talks like that. Your impression is both atrocious and painfully unfunny.
b) You don't have to be a 'thug' to speak in a particular way any more than you have to be a black person. And yet, your diction is stereotypically reserved for black thugs. Tada -- the miracle of stereotyping is explained. Imagine that, it need not be accurate!
c) I never said "you are talking like a black person". I said "have you never met a black person?", since your attempt at stereotypically black gangster language was so awkwardly off that you clearly have no experience with the "subculture" you were apparently trying to reprise. As opposed to saying "all black people talk like that", I was saying "no black people talk like that".
d) Your analogy sucks; fear not, I'll provide a better one. It's like an unfunny poster decides to imitate a bunch of racist stereotypes, then another poster says "hey, you're not even getting the stereotypes right", and then after being roundly criticized for being unfunny/trying too hard/boring everyone, unfunny poster pretends her horrible impressions were a social experiment designed to catch the racists among us.