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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Especially with Gray channeling himself to Black radio, speaking in a Black dialect, etc. Fenty didn't even pretend to be Black. He identified himself as mixed-race. Did this hurt him in 2006? No. In 2006 he was Black enough. But by 2010, with the perception that he was catering to White, upper-class interests, he was no longer viewed as "Black enough". Then he was half White, with a wife who was a foreigner.[/quote] what is "black dialect"? :roll: [/quote] Stop rolling your eyes. They might fall out of your silly head. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/black+english Just because questions of race make us uncomfortable is no reason to be afraid to discuss them. A black dialect isn't all that different from a Boston or a New York accent, really. Gray spoke with a Black dialect, especially during the campaign. But he still does. Fenty did not. If my stating these facts makes you want to imply that I am somehow a racist, that says a lot more about you than it does about me.[/quote] Take your pick; Ebonics, negro speech or negro American dialect. Just say what you really mean, was he not as eloquent enough for you? Did he get his point across? the fact that you referenced an institutionalized to reference "black dialect" shows how lame you are. [/quote] I referenced the dictionary. Here's another discussion about dialect: http://www.asha.org/policy/TR2003-00044/ There is nothing derisive about the term "black dialect". I'm sorry that you have issues that cause you to view it as derisive.[/quote] NP - I also find your term derisive and really don't know what you mean - as it pertains to Gray's speech patterns.[/quote]
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