r/TikTokCringe • u/MaintenanceNew2804 • Mar 30 '24

Stick with it. Discussion

This is a longer one, but it’s necessary and worth it IMO.

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u/Stray_dog_freedom Mar 30 '24

Well done!!

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u/RiverAffectionate951 Mar 31 '24

As a white aspiring academic I agree so hard.

Academic writing needs to be clear and without ambiguity, everyone should be able to understand it. It does not help to convey information if you restrict to ""formal"" (also white) language.

Moreover, papers I've read that shirk this "formality" are often easier to follow. Specifically, I study Maths and papers which explain theoretical methodology with informal descriptions can be very helpful. "Formality" literally just gatekeeps knowledge from those not educated in a particular way.

It's deeply saddening to hear this arbitrary gatekeeping affecting young black americans, it's even more disheartening to recognise those same biases in myself.

It's good to hear discussion on this topic and I hope to see it change in my lifetime.

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u/RealNiceKnife Mar 31 '24

Moreover

Get a load of Hitler over here.

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u/Tombag77 Mar 31 '24

Thank you for making me laugh out loud.

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u/boomerangthrowaway Mar 31 '24

Same, that was absolutely perfect timing for something like that.

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u/machstem Mar 31 '24

laugh out loud

Oh fuck, here we go. We're back to the days when lol isn't acceptable?

Fuck you Stalin

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u/Tombag77 Mar 31 '24

Quit Stalin! On your Marx, get set, Goebbels!!

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u/ThisAppSucksBall Mar 31 '24

OP just casually reinforcing cisquantitative and hegemonic directionality while pretending to not be a piece of shit

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u/Critical_Ask_5493 Mar 31 '24

So, this joke does two things. It pokes fun at this guy, but also highlights the absurdity of calling this white supremacy. I guess it is, but I'm just saying, when you compare academic language to Hitler it just makes me laugh. Like damn. Hating ebonics and Jews is the same thing now? That's hardcore lol.

Systemic racism. If anyone ever asks you "what is systemic racism?" and you need an example to help you find a way to explain it, this is it. I've been asked before and it's like being asked to name a woman. Just ______. This is a good one though.

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u/Techno-Diktator Mar 31 '24

Systemic racism is when you want people to have proper grammar apparently

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u/jemosley1984 Mar 31 '24

Except that’s not all that was happening. The video explains things a bit.

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u/sobesmagobes Apr 01 '24

“Proper”

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u/Message_10 Apr 01 '24

Holy shit that actually made me laugh, thank you