.@CarrieCuinn White people being taught to view our own speech as neutral, dialect-free, the same as white being race-free. Or, when we do-
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@fozmeadows@CarrieCuinn Yes, yes, yes.
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@CarrieCuinn - hear white dialects, we automatically code them differently, or dismiss them for different reasons. Valley Girl = bimbo, frxThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CarrieCuinn@ccfinlay I'm agreeing with you. -
@fozmeadows@CarrieCuinn And I'm agreeing with you both.
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@CarrieCuinn@fozmeadows Right, and I'm agreeing. There is no neutral. It's a function of who has power in a society.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CarrieCuinn@ccfinlay Yes. And there's much classism in how white ppl code our own accents. But we still put them above POC dialects.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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