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Re: CHAT: Ebonic Xmass

From:The Gray Wizard <dbell@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 12, 2000, 14:05
I may be in a minority here (I usually am), but I found this post extremely
objectionable.  While the study of African-American dialect is a valid one
and discussion of such is of peripheral interest to the readers of this
forum, this kind of blatant deprecation and racist stereotyping was
unexpected by this African-American conlanger.

I don't want to start a long thread on this, but felt compelled to register
a complaint.

David
----- Original Message -----
From: "abrigon" <abrigon@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 2:39 AM
Subject: Ebonic Xmass


> Ebonics Crimmus Pome > > Wuz de nite befo Crimmus; > And all ower da hood; > ereybody wuz' sleepin'; > Dey wuz sleepin' good. > > We hunged up our stockings; > An hoped like de' heck; > That old Santa Clause; > Be bringin' our check. > > All o'de fambily; > Wuz layin in de beds; > While Ripple and Thunderbird; > Danced through dey heads. > > I passed out inna' flo; > Right nex to my Maw; > When I heard sech a fuss; > I thunk: "It mus be de law!!!" > > I looked out thru de bars; > What covered my doe; > 'spectin' de sheriff; > Wif a warrant fo sho. > > And what did I see; > I said, "Lawd look at dat!!" > Ther' wuz a huge watermellon; > Pulled by giant warf rats!! > > Now ober all de years; > Santa Clause, he be white; > But looks liken us bros; > Gets a black Sanna dis nite. > > Faster dan a Po'lees car; > My home boy he came; > He whupped on dem warf rats; > An' called dem by name! > > On Leroy, on 'Lonzo ; > And on Willie Lee; > On Saphire, on Chenequa; > Dey wuz a site to see!! > > As he landed dat watta' mellon; > Out der in da skreet; > I knowed it was fo' sho'; > Da damndest site I ebber did see. > > He didn't go down no chimbley; > He picked da' lock on my doe; > An' I sez to myself; > "Shit!! He done dis befoe!!!" > > He had dis big bag; > Full of prezents I 'xpect; > Wid Air Jordans and fake gold; > To wear roun' my neck. > > But he left no good prezents; > Jus started stealing my shit; > Got my drugs, got my guns, > Even got my burglar's kit!! > > Wit my stuff in de bag; > Out da window he flewed; > I woudda' tried to catched him; > But he stoled my 'nife too!! > > He jumped on dat wadda' mellon; > An' whipped out a switch; > He wuz gone in a seccon'; > Dat son of a bitch!! > > Next year I be hopin': > Anutha Sanna we git; > Cuz' diz here Sanna Clause; > Jus' ain't werf a sh*t!!! > > -------------------- > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com >