12-18-2019, 10:14 AM
(12-18-2019, 10:07 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: You absolutely can, but our society conflates the use of improper grammar, intentional or not, with a lack of education. It's kind of the point. If enough people actually believe what Fred believes (that black culture "promotes improper grammar") then they will believe that it is a culture that is inherently uneducated. The use of words like "articulate" and "well spoken" then have additional subtext.
The reality is what you said that intentional improper grammar does not imply being uneducated and that black culture does not promote improper grammar.
The fact that people may conflate bad grammar with being uneducated has no bearing on the truthfulness Fred's statement. Personally I can't attest that what Fred said is true outside of maybe hip hop I hear my son listen to. I just don't pay enough attention to what entails black culture.
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