So if you see/hear some one use slang like aight or something, automatically they appear uneducated?.?

Question

I think thats a common misconception. Me personally I don't want to talk "White" so to say all the time. There is a place for it, like interviews, introductions things like that becasue it's polite. I'm still black and part of being Black is how we speak. So because it's different do you think we are all uneducated that choose to speak that way from time to time?

Wow you guys are a trip. Everything has to be your way or else everyone else is stupid and poor. Man I love America

The last three answers are good though thanks.

Answer 1

The talking white thing, what's that all about? Speaking proper english is not talking white, it's speaking proper english. I take pride in speaking fluent english, as it is my 2nd language.

I am sorry, but people tend to judge you on how you speak like they do with everything they can see. Yes, we shouldn't judge a book, by its cover however, it's impossible to get to know every detail about the people we meet such as if they are educated or not. So, I think it's natural to make assumptions about people's backgrounds based on our previous dealings with people that fit the mold such as poor speech equals uneducated.

This world would be a better place if people did not judge on superficial things such as speech, looks, race etc, but it's ingrained in our society and you can go against it, but you can't expect people to see further than what's available to them.

Answer 2

Its easy to come to that conclusion but its not necessarily the correct conclusion. I think there is a time and place for everything. Just because one talks slang does not mean they are uneducated.

I talk one way at work and around certain people but might throw in some slang with family and close friends.

I also don't think speaking proper English is talking "White". I am a black woman who has always spoken well since I was child. The kids in my class would tell me I talked "white" but its just the way I was brought up.

Answer 3

I don't automatically assume that a person is uneducated by their slang, though slang can make you appear uneducated if used in an inappropriate circumstance, such as a job interview.

You don't have to talk "White" to appear educated. Everyone should care about their spelling (I'm dyslexic, spell check is my friend, though I have significantly improved my spelling to the point where it's only words that would confuse anyone which I have trouble with) and grammar, and be able to spell mostly accurately and use mostly correct grammar when the situation is appropriate. Other than that, if you're chillin' wit da homiez smokin it up, have fun with how you talk ;)

Answer 4

Your wrong, Your american first. Race come second. Yeah this countries screwed up. The world was for a long time. But damnit just because you are of a different race doesn't mean you should butcher a language then expect to be taken seriously when you sound worse than people living in the hills of tennessee.

So much of what matters is apperance. You appear to be uneducated. Thus the world considers you to be. If you don't like it. Don't appear to be uneducated. and we won't mistake you for it.

Answer 5

You mean you dont want to talk the correct English language, so stick to your ebonics which is nothing but slang talk (not the black language get over yourself you cant take one language decide to pronounce everything wrong and then call it a language)
and when the guy who knows how to talk like a normal person comes in and gets the job you can blame it on white people for not excepting slang talk because lets face it, it is much easier to just blame everything on white people & play the race card rather than just being yourself and not a poser who has to talk like every other black guy out there. Your right we should all start talkin slang so we all sound f***ing retarded.

Answer 6

If you think that pronouncing the language in a "black" manner is part of being black, then yes you will appear uneducated. Especially annoying is the ebonical use of the term "Word". The common usage appears that it's used when another more apt or more properly descriptive term is unknown to the ebonic speakers vocabulary.

Answer 7

So, speak slang, dress gangster. and when you are unemployed and poor and sad, do not blame the white man. Be a fool, but take responsibility for your own stupidity. And do you really think all black people, through out history, spoke hip hop slang? You watch way to much television. Of course, you like to see blacks stereotyped, don;t you.

Answer 8

I think that the way you talk always shows some level of education, regarldess if you are white, black, brown, etc.

I've noticed that speech sophistication correlates with the level of eduacation. I work with a crew of construction workers, and their speech is not the most polite, yet when I hang out with my college friends, many whom have Masters degrees or are working on Ph D's their speech is much more different, much more polite. This is regardless of race too. Many people at work are Hispanic, and their speech is not the most sophisticated. But my Hispanic friends who went to college do speak with more sophistication.

My theory is that speech depends on the people and places you hang out with.

At work we curse like its our job, with my college friends, I hardly ever 'cuss.

That's my two cents.

Answer 9

That would be a superficial assessment of a person's education. They guy who's doing advanced research in a chemistry or bio lab may speak differently at home, than at work ,than on the street, than on an airplane, etc. If he's educated, he's educated, and jumping to conclusions based on his conversational style won't help you figure it out.

Answer 10

No matter how you speak, when you wirte something formal, there is a standard that you have to follow. And for most people, depending on who you talk to you speak differently -- if you don't want to adapt to other's expectations, then you'll be judged by them. Not saying it's right, but it is what it is, regardless of your race