Thursday, September 6, 2012

Is This Meme Racist?

There was a lengthy discussion on Grammarly's page on Facebook over whether this image was racist against segments of the population.  Is it appropriate in regard to dialect?  Or inappropriate in regard to grammar?

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12 comments:

  1. BerlinerinPoetSeptember 6, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    It's interesting. This is a word I use on purpose. Not cause I'm making fun of it, I just like how "ax" sounds as opposed to "ask."

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  2. DarianSeptember 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    It's "ask". If you chose to use "ax" you're choosing to sound stupid. Stupidity is raceless.

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    1. Ben DittySeptember 6, 2012 at 2:33 PM

      So it shouldn't get the same acceptance as ya'all, ain't and other such words?

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    2. BerlinerinPoetSeptember 6, 2012 at 7:09 PM

      There are people who think ain't and y'all shouldn't be accepted either.
      I don't think the meme is racist. I also don't have a problem with slang and dialect. I think it spices up the language.

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    3. Ben DittySeptember 25, 2012 at 3:02 PM

      Agreed :-)

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  3. Kendall KesslerSeptember 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    I say ax sometimes by mistake but I have no problem with any kind of slang word or phrase. I think these words and phrases are creative.

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    1. Ben DittySeptember 7, 2012 at 2:34 PM

      Or have deeper, historical roots we shouldn't toss aside.

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  4. WanderSeptember 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Not racist...fucking funny though

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    1. Ben DittySeptember 7, 2012 at 2:35 PM

      Yeah. You should've seen the anger on Facebook though. You'd think someone had donned a clan hood by the way things blew up.

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  5. ShaunaOctober 7, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    Only racist if you've never worked for a variety of people and are dumb enough to think only 'certain' poeple say this word
    incorrectly.
    Case in point: An Everyone Loves Raymond, episode centered on how
    Raymond could not say the word Ask correctly.

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  6. RebeccaNovember 1, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    I've heard people say "yous" or "warsh" or "liberry" and they weren't one 'pacific' race. I concur with Shauna.

    Facebook really isn't the place to be determining anything of substance.

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