Alot of people in my class say that i talk like i'm a white person..........just because i don't swear or use slang they call me the little white girl.......but don't we all speak english?....sometimes it gets to a point where it hurts my feelings......
also is it right for people to make fun of me just because i have a high pitched voice...(even the some of the teachers do it)....sometimes it gets to a point where i have to be told i can't talk just because " it hurts our ears"...i try to make my voice lower but it never works...any ideas?
2007-02-11 06:53:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Get new friends fast! Jealousy and Envy seem to be hanging around too much! Above all, be proud of who you are and never change that! If you don't love you, no one will! Keep speaking properly as well, since slang doesn't look good on a resume or in a board meeting! Keep your head up kid, you're going places!
2007-02-11 07:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am going to say something my mama said to me. People are going to talked about you until the day you die. It doesn't matter what they call you, it's what you answer too. Yes, Some blacks and whites speak differently but it boils down to the same thing. Just because some people say you talk white doesn't makes it's better or worst. Just be yourself and treat people with kindness. Some people can be mean and cruel. People can be pretty or handsome on the outside but have an ugly spirit. Most blacks live a dual live. We talk differently at work around white folks then when we do at home or around other blacks. Black people are very creative people. We have our own style and flavour. Just because some people say you talk white doesn't mean you are smarter or better. Speaking white and speaking Ebonics is not better or worst just different. We live in a white dominated society. So if you want to fit in and work for corporate America. You need to speak proper English (white). If its really bothering you, maybe you need to see a speech therapist about your high pitched voice or get an operation to lower. If not, just do you.
2007-02-11 08:12:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
number one you have to understand that just because you speak proper English does not make you less of the person you are. It makes you more intelligent and don't let the stupidity of others bring you down. As for them making fun of you you need to tell your parents that teachers are even doing it for it is stopping you from participating in your classes. People forget that education is the key to success anymore . My idea is that you can not act a color that is how society has defined races by stereo types which just continues to perpetuate the color line. by broadening your knowledge and trying to better your self you are the bigger person
2007-02-11 07:03:56 · answer #3 · answered by MANDY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. for the most part they do 'talk differently' but not all people. There are different voice and speech patterns reflecting a persons heritage, and often 'white' people and 'black' people in the U.S. have differing speech patterns and vocabulary. Some don't tho because of education and social environment.
2007-02-11 07:01:00 · answer #4 · answered by TheNewCreationist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry, whites get told to stop talking black all the time.
I didn't know we spoke differently.
I say be yourself, that's wrong that your own kkind makes fun of you for talking respectively as to imply that all blacks have to talk ghetto!
Speak proper, you don't have to speak ebonics to be black geesh!!
2007-02-11 07:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some do, some dont. It depends alot on how they were raised. Everyone has the right to who they want to be....in my opinion. No, dont change your voice...if thats just you, well then keep being you, and be proud! *
2007-02-11 07:00:51 · answer #6 · answered by Check this out! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes adn No
To answer yoru secodn question, your school sounds like it needs to play catch up. They are ignorant.
2007-02-11 07:01:42 · answer #7 · answered by Yahoo Sucks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is called racism and you should talk as you please in fact the second amendment of the constitution of the U.S.A.. is FREEDOM OF SPEECH and when someone tells you to stop talking then you should ask them if they have read the constitution....be your self and talk on you have the right...............
2007-02-11 07:00:50 · answer #8 · answered by red 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yea.
2007-02-11 06:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by Atheist Eye Candy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dey sho' nuff do.
2007-02-11 06:56:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋