because i live in eastern kentucky and i have a thick appalachian accent?
2007-12-18 02:32:44 · 12 answers · asked by RD 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
What you say is a better indication of intelligence than the accent in which it was said. I would only think you were ignorant and/or stupid if you said something that was ignorant and/or stupid. Assuming that someone with a certain accent is going to be dumb is ignorant and stupid in itself - it's judgment by stereotype. Stereotypes are seldom right.
When Dolly Parton was asked whether she minded that people thought she was a dumb blonde she replied, "No, not at all. I know I'm not dumb and I know I'm not a blonde."
2007-12-18 04:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by thatgaybloke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither of those would make me think you are either ignorant or stupid. Some Americans (particularly from the stuffy Northeast where I live) have serious prejudices against the south. I wait til I get to know someone before I pass judgment, and not even then unless something glaringly racist or homophobic emerges.
2007-12-18 10:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a speech pathologist (I teach little kids how to say their "r" among other things), and personally, I love accents. To me, it is not the accent that makes me think poorly of people, but what they are saying. And, being from Texas/Oklahoma myself, I listen about as fast as I talk, and can't quite keep up with some of the Northerners!!
2007-12-18 10:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jen T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's wrong to call someone ignorant or stupid because of where they live, or how they sound.....personally, I love a good Southern accent...makes me feel at home
2007-12-18 10:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by Oberon 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Where you live, and what kind of accent you have (or do not have) has absolutely no bearing on your intelligence.
2007-12-18 10:36:33 · answer #5 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds hot to me.
2007-12-18 13:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by Brento! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think it's kind of hot.
2007-12-18 10:50:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just dont act stupid
2007-12-18 20:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by tctoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just never say the phrase "Squeel like a pig, boy". and you shouldn't have a problem.
2007-12-18 10:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by closetcoon_fan 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
who cares what other people think about you, thats my motto
2007-12-18 10:39:59 · answer #10 · answered by Rusty Shackleford 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋