Re: CHAT: Ebonic Xmass
From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, January 12, 2000, 21:13 |
dbell@graywizard.net writes:
>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.
I agree. I think that maybe, an apologyis in order. Also abrigon: perhaps
you shouldn't post jokes and things like that here.
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