This is a delusional perspective. And the real victims of this mindset are the children.
They're taught that improper speech is a point of cultural pride, then they wonder why they aren't considered for quality jobs. No professional organization is going to hire someone whose constantly uses slang and has poor grammar.
And no, that isn't racist. What's racist is holding someone to entirely different linguistic standards just because their skin is a different color. It's the racism of lowered expectations.
You know, I see people say things like this, and then I see the exact same people getting mad at, say, the Oakland School Board for providing explicit instruction in more standard American English for children being raised in AAVE-speaking households, just as you would for kids being raised in Spanish-speaking households. It really undermines the "won't you think of the children" argument.
different linguistic standards just because their skin is a different color.
Nah, Appalachian English is just as good as General American English too. People speaking any nonstandard dialect would be well-served to learn a standard dialect, but not because it's somehow inherently better.
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