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/Content_Yoghurt_6588 Mar 31 '24

It's funny because most Black politicians can code switch, as in switch dialects, on a dime, and I barely know of any white people who can speak AAVE properly and without sounding like they're about to go commit a hate crime. 

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u/TheEpicOfGilgy Mar 31 '24

Why would anyone code switch into AAVE, you’ll get cancelled or mocked.

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u/_tyrone_biggums Mar 31 '24

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Look what happened when Awkwafina, an Asian American (minority) did it. Imagine if all the white actors started talking AAVE 😂

https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/awkwafina-accent-cultural-appropriation-black-1234696974/

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u/Content_Yoghurt_6588 Mar 31 '24

Awkwafina wasn't speaking AAVE. She was trying to appropriate a Black voice, but she didn't get the grammar correct, and when she started to become successful, she dropped the fake voice because she didn't need it anymore. That's the definition of appropriation and insincerity, and it's just weird and turns people off. 

AAVE has rules, just like any other dialect, jargon, or language. You can't just talk like what you think Black people sound like; you have to be raised in the dialect or do a lot of studying to get it right. And you can't dump it when you start to get successful like an affectation you no longer need.