I remember being a child in Tennessee. I would observe the differences in language and accent and it just felt wrong. My family was from Michigan and didn't talk like some of the kids at my school. I knew it represented ignorance, even when I didn't know how to put words to it. Examples:
These are the ones I can name top of mind. There were others that I don't recall. In each case, the kids who spoke this way I perceived to be economically disadvantaged (looking back, but it's really not fair for me to perform armchair analysis on a child's memories). Oh, and the girl who said I used a swear when I said "oh my god," at school. That shit didn't matter at my house and I found it offensive that she said so.
ETA: I'm extremely biased against the American South. I'm not saying anything against you, personally, if you're from there.
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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 13 pts · 2y
I remember being a child in Tennessee. I would observe the differences in language and accent and it just felt wrong. My family was from Michigan and didn't talk like some of the kids at my school. I knew it represented ignorance, even when I didn't know how to put words to it. Examples:
Pee Paw - Grandfather Mee Maw - Grandmother Commode - Bathroom Visit - Socialize
These are the ones I can name top of mind. There were others that I don't recall. In each case, the kids who spoke this way I perceived to be economically disadvantaged (looking back, but it's really not fair for me to perform armchair analysis on a child's memories). Oh, and the girl who said I used a swear when I said "oh my god," at school. That shit didn't matter at my house and I found it offensive that she said so.
ETA: I'm extremely biased against the American South. I'm not saying anything against you, personally, if you're from there.
ElBarto@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 2y
Man, that image unlocked something deep in you lol.
21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com · 8 pts · 2y
I saw better photoshops 15 years ago.
criitz@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 2y
Seems legit to me
RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Them country woman are crazy, I tell you.
Sway_Chameleon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
"Cigrit." That right there is literary anti-depressant.