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ALIEN ANAL

07.29.2008 11:59 AM

is it racist to mimic other accents

i wonder

floatingslowly

07.29.2008 12:07 PM

g'day, sheila.

vegans4veal

07.29.2008 12:19 PM

well firstly there are many different interpretations of what 'race' actually means; but in short, accents tend to have much more to do with nationality (or region) than the race of the individual with the accent.

it's much more racist to assume that a black man from liverpool won't have a liverpudlian accent because of his race.

viewtiful_alan

07.29.2008 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegans4veal

Very true indeed.

!@#$%!

07.29.2008 12:21 PM

this is not a binary answer.

also, the vegan has the right idea. what the fuck is "race" and all that shit?

my tendency is to think that "race is racist". or the idea of it. yeah?

outward appearance/skincolor does not a race make.

ps - what the fuck is this "liverpool" you speak of?

pbradley

07.29.2008 12:23 PM

There can be and are a number of accents within any one "race" and there are accents that cross multiple "races."

So no, not even if wouldn't allow the race question to be asked.

pbradley

07.29.2008 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

outward appearance/skincolor does not a race make.

Explain that to the average to low educated.

Rob Instigator

07.29.2008 12:30 PM

make fun of everyone;'s accent. fuck it. we all do it. you could make fun of a frenchman, and for certain there are frenchmen making fun of yr american accent, you know?

pbradley

07.29.2008 12:31 PM

I can do a great Russian accent. Wait, I mentioned this on the irrelevant thread. Fuck, now it is relevant and the material has been used. What a waste.

vegans4veal

07.29.2008 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

what the fuck is this "liverpool" you speak of?

a small city in north west england.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool

they have funny accents.

pbradley

07.29.2008 12:34 PM

The home of the Beatles to us yanks.

Dr. Eugene Felikson

07.29.2008 12:35 PM

Depends on the context of the mimicry.

Rob Instigator

07.29.2008 12:36 PM

liverpoool
at
night
looks
bad-ass

!@#$%!

07.29.2008 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegans4veal

a small city in north west england.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool

they have funny accents.

hA HA HA

yes i know! i was just, eh, making fun of, assumptions, that, eh, never mind.

but if you're talking about funny accents, isn't birmingham where it's at? that's what i've heard anyway...

Rob Instigator

07.29.2008 03:41 PM

the two guys in PEEP SHOW, they sound homosexual to me but is is because they are british?

I don;t know.....

mangajunky

07.29.2008 03:44 PM

shit, I voted incorrectly - I meant "no"

It's totally okay...in context. You need to asses your situation before doing it.
I work in a multi-lingual office and we make fun of each other all the time.

floatingslowly

07.29.2008 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

the two guys in PEEP SHOW, they sound homosexual to me but is is because they are british?

I don;t know.....

^^ gaybasher.

SynthethicalY

07.29.2008 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALIEN ANAL

i wonder

The brits have the best accents.

Rob Instigator

07.29.2008 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

^^ gaybasher.

who did I hit?

Everyneurotic

07.29.2008 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

...
but if you're talking about funny accents, isn't birmingham where it's at? that's what i've heard anyway...

nah nah nah nah, the motherload is wales; now that's talking funny.

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