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broke smoke :
do you have any knowledge on Rez accents? I'm just curious
2025-10-09 15:53:05
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Dr. Matt O. | PhD :
Black queer people exist and that “overlap” ONLY exists because our language is appropriated. It is subsequently distorted until it’s so far removed from the original context that people think it’s just “Gen Z slang”. It never has been.
2025-10-09 23:04:39
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jebus christ :
Alex consani loves to put on the “voice” to be comedic, that’s what makes her a modern day minstrel show. she does an extravagant overdone caricature of a black woman for white people to laugh at. When the camera turn off or shes in a serious setting she doesn’t have the same voice.
2025-10-10 12:02:06
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user294739010sksksksk :
it’s a little funny finding out “trade” comes from polari and is not AAVE … considering the discourse on Twitter surrounding the term “DL trade”
2025-10-10 01:21:46
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johnty :
I think alot of people are overly protective of aave and queer but are directing the energy at the wrong people like im sorry alex consani might be well known but attacking her and calling her a culture vulture does nothing to redirect power back to queer black people
2025-10-09 20:04:57
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lettersfromjadie :
This and the “it’s just a southern accent” 😭
2025-10-09 19:12:35
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jillybean_no :
Making sure I’m understanding his first point. People assume words they first encounter from the queer community and are commonly associated with the queer community are often AAVE. And that does a disservice to the queer community?
2025-10-10 02:21:44
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Kelsen Caldwell :
Also black queer people exist and often create language that ripple out (see all the terms that have come out of ballroom culture)
2025-10-09 20:49:33
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user39173981949272 :
language should not be gatekept thats how racism exists, sharing of culture and language is how racism ends
2025-10-10 13:17:58
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Baddiebaddie.Shot.oclock :
people think it's an overlap because white ppl have constantly overused it for such a long time ppl who don't know the origin will assume white ppl did it first and black ppl made it popular when it's the opposite
2025-10-09 17:56:52
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Richard's Brother.PLS :
why do you talk like grimes?
2025-10-10 02:02:06
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Sam Sphinx 🔻 :
the overlap is the act of appropriation!
2025-10-10 12:42:41
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durmij :
Is that a "So The Flies Don't Come" sketch on the blackboard? Nice.
2025-10-09 20:26:35
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Brando :
I guess the only question I really have is this: In a time when being queer in this country is becoming even more unsafe, does policing a lexicon (which was designed for safety) really help either of these marginalized communities? Like I do not want to mince my words-I am here to listen and learn. The question I’m asking though is, the queer community knows how important black voices in particular have been to our community and the language, the art, and the culture are widely celebrated and respected within our culture. Does policing who can say what (within the context of the queer community) really help our cause? Is there really not a way forward where the queer community can universally celebrate the diversity of culture within our own sub-culture especially at a time when it’s becoming even harder to be queer in America? Is this truly not something to be shared for the sake of all of our safety? By no means am I saying the history shouldn’t be taught or remembered or celebrated. But to police the language or lingo of people who are already policed for simply existing is frankly exhausting and put ALL queer people at real risk. By all means, call out those who are using the lingo maliciously. We need real unity right now and queer lingo (which is largely shared throughout the queer community) cannot be the thing to divide us when it’s united our fight for so long.
2025-10-10 22:43:11
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Kristian :
is it necessarily wrong to use aave as a white person? forcing an accent is weird but i dont really understand why using aave is necessarily wrong, i feel like to an extent they are also tied together so it really just depends but of course i dont entirely understand so if someone could explain it would help
2025-10-09 23:42:48
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myapollo :
no individual or community owns a dialect language or accent
2025-10-10 00:01:25
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Rich86 :
Clockwork Orange had cockney and Romanichal which are spoke where the films set anyway then they added many anglicised versions of Russian words which was the only one that wasn’t realistic (I know the film wasn’t exactly meant to be) but sounded “exotic”
2025-10-09 15:30:05
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AJ Jones :
I think it's beautiful that queer aave has such high social status that white queer people are adopting it. I disagree with the labeling of "co-opting" when most white queer people who do, don't realize their doing it. which is an important distinction between mimicry and adoption
2025-10-09 20:06:37
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the sexpert | PhD candidate :
Also thank you for pointing out that the slang “trade” comes from polari and has a long history of use!
2025-10-09 18:03:48
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Adam Bowling :
Clearly, co-opting has a negative connotation and is being used here to indicate that the “co-opter” should cease desist. This assumes that you know the “co-opters” intentions which you do not. This creator speaks of the diverse landscape of the English language and how certain areas were “influenced” by other countries or other languages. It seems that “co-opting” indicates your disapproval of someone’s way of speaking and “influenced” indicates your approval. Personally, I speak a little differently depending on the setting and the audience. I grew up in the deep south and speak with a little twang when I’m around my relatives. I have a corporate job and I speak with a more “neutral” accent when presenting to larger groups. I played basketball for a long time and have a number of African American friends and speak a little differently in that setting. My IT job has me speaking to counterparts in India and I’ve picked up some things from their way of speaking that are useful. I’m not trying to to “co-opt” anyone’s language but it’s the way my brain works. If I’m in a setting and everyone else is speaking a certain way I tend to pick up bits and pieces that my brain finds useful. I’m being “influenced”.
2025-10-15 21:46:37
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mzgvobu :
Say I stitched you, you never got back to me .. I understand you must get a million of those I just want your opinion 😁
2025-10-11 00:05:57
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Justin Barney :
The Milo “So the Flies Don’t Come” chalk drawing rules
2025-10-09 19:24:22
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No :
This guy is the accent police. He tells people how they’re allowed to talk.
2025-10-16 10:12:43
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user7313029948722 :
You need your own show. I’d watch every week
2025-10-10 16:32:07
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MacMiller’sTranssexualTradwife :
kinda unrelated but i think the media we consume has a big if not bigger influence on the way we speak than where we were raised. i’m from the UK yet have an american accent despite never actually speaking to an american irl. more on topic a lot of white queer ppl consume black american media which is why i think we tend misuse/overuse terms.
2025-10-09 19:38:15
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