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[CrushDance]

Uh...no, they won't.

People would say Austrian every single time.

I'll acquiesce and just say that from my experience. People just think he has a funny accent. But that's besides the point. The point is that colour plays a much bigger role than we admit when it comes to judging people. Someone can be funny and someone else can be an idiot just based on how they speak.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

What the fuck is gaf's problem these days? Really?

 

[CrushDance]

What the fuck is gaf's problem these days? Really?

It's not just GAF. Look around. It's all over the media. Shit gets draining real quick. Sometimes you've just gotta bail and come back after a few days away I've found. Depressing shit 24/7.

 

[Calcaneus]

I don't agree with the article's point that the tweet would be insensitive no matter when it was tweeted, they know that isn't true.

 

[Slavik81]

People would say Austrian every single time.

I'd say American. He's lived in America for most of his life, and managed a political office in America. That's pretty American.

Though, it's true he is also is Austrian.

 

[Dead Man]

Awesome.

So where is the equivalent link of the European_American_Vernacular_English for White people that speak broken English?

The closest thing I saw was

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

which doesn't specifically identify one race but rather the region. The fact that it tries to identify Black people as the sole speakers of this "language" is what makes it racist. It is a broken version of English that has direct ties to Southern American English but to be cute or whatever, it was deemed "Ebonics".

As I said before, I don't speak "Ebonics" and the poster, Gavin GT, was making it out as though Black people = Ebonics. He didn't say some or Southern Black people...he said Black people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English
American standard English is a dialect of English. I consider it almost broken I also think you have it backwards. It's not that black people = Ebonics (I do hate that word though), it's that Ebonics should = black people, not white people trying to join a culture. That said, I do think limiting a dialect to racial groups is fucking stupid.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

The article is nonsense. This entire thing is deluded and silly; its a non-story.

 

[OriginalNameGuy]

I hate twitter. Allows for nonsense like this article to get posted

 

[daviyoung]

What the fuck is gaf's problem these days? Really?

Twitter

 

[GavinGT]

 

 

[Shiggy]

Dark comedy or what is it called in English?

 

[eastmen]

If Chick-Fil-A says that they don't like people simply because they are gay, should the gay people just be "stronger and understand what others said isn't a big deal"?

Seriously man, are you being serious here or just trolling?

As long as homosexuals can continue to work at chick-fil-a without predudice and homosexuals can continue to shop there without predudice then yes , they should .


Not everyone is going to like everyone , i learned that when I was a kid. If you don't agree with some one then don't associate with them. It a store has a view you oppose then stop shoping there . However if you get down to the skinny of it , you will shop no where. Because everyone has diffrent views and your going to find an opposing view held by every company out there.

Chick-Fil-A was at least vocal in their beliefs . I'm sure there are dozens of other food joints that don't like homosexuality and just don't say anything .

 

[Zabka]

Da bears

 

[Amir0x]

Looks like lola was right, American women Rhodes won skeet shooting competition gold

seems over for detractors of this comment

 

[freenudemacusers]

I can't decide what is more lame, OP starting this thread or the OP telling us he chided her on twitter.

 

[FindMyFarms]

Looks like lola was right, American women Rhodes won skeet shooting competition gold

seems over for detractors of this comment

Damnit, was going to post this. Beaten :/

 

[Kettch]

I don't see the issue at all. We make "Americans love guns" jokes on GAF all the time and nobody bats an eye. Mainly because it's true.

Next somebody is gonna get roasted for saying we're fat.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I don't see the issue at all. We make "Americans love guns" jokes on GAF all the time and nobody bats an eye. Mainly because it's true.

Next somebody is gonna get roasted for saying we're fat.

Joey Chestnut, an American, is also the #1 ranked competitive eater. If we're going to be stereotyped, at least we're the best at it.

 

[LQX]

Cant believe a comment is like this is causing such uproar and disjointed comments on "ebonics".

 

[Big Baybee]

Apparently speaking in broken English is only attributed to black culture.

 

[Fusebox]

Yolo lolo.

 

[Measley]

Well, that's her father. I think she might be black.

She's multiracial. Native American, African, French and Norwegian descent.

 

[Slayer-33]

She's multiracial. Native American, African, French and Norwegian descent.

DAT MIX.

 

[CrazyDogg77]

As long as homosexuals can continue to work at chick-fil-a without predudice and homosexuals can continue to shop there without predudice then yes , they should .


Not everyone is going to like everyone , i learned that when I was a kid. If you don't agree with some one then don't associate with them. It a store has a view you oppose then stop shoping there . However if you get down to the skinny of it , you will shop no where. Because everyone has diffrent views and your going to find an opposing view held by every company out there.

Chick-Fil-A was at least vocal in their beliefs . I'm sure there are dozens of other food joints that don't like homosexuality and just don't say anything .

So just because everyone won't like everyone if negative and hurtful things are said you should just keep your mouth shut? How will progress ever be made this way?

 

[Measley]

DAT MIX.

Oh yes.

 

[jett]

Eh, probably untimely to tweet such a comment but USA did win a gold medal in skeet shooting today, comfortably so! I'm guessing she didn't mean any malice and simply didn't think before posting.

 

[eastmen]

So just because everyone won't like everyone if negative and hurtful things are said you should just keep your mouth shut? How will progress ever be made this way?

Who says what is progress ? Thats the tricky part imo.

 

[Margalis]

What is wrong with her comment?

Americans fucking love guns and in fact just set a record in a gun competition!

This is offensive because...something bad happened with guns and her tweet had the word "gun" in it?

I don't know what is more annoying, people who get offended at stuff like this or people who act offended on behalf of others.

 

[markatisu]

I don't see anything wrong with the comment, people are too sensitive

And she was right, its twitter for christs sake

 

[krzy123]

plus this happened:
http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/rhode-shoots-historic-gold.html

and this:

http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/hancock-retains-skeet-title.html

 

[perfectchaos007]

The Americans are doing well in da gun competitions. 2 gold medals!

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

I guess this is different because...she didn't say anything racist or threaten to burn anyone.

And, Americans are fucking awesome with guns.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I guess the OP is alone in his 'righteous' indignation.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

I like that event in the Winter Olympics when they cross country ski, then stop and shoot targets, then continue skiing.

I wish my parents could have gotten me into that at a young age.

 

[JumpingTheGun]

The Adventures of Lolo Jones

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I like that event in the Winter Olympics when they cross country ski, then stop and shoot targets, then continue skiing.

I wish my parents could have gotten me into that at a young age.

The Summer has the Modern Pentathlon.

Swords, Horses, Shooting, Running, and Swimming.

Its a pretty bad ass event.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

The Summer has the Modern Pentathalon.

Swords, Horses, Shooting, Running, and Swimming.

Its a pretty bad ass event.

what the shit?

Why isn't this on primetime? I've been watching god-forsaken swimming for the past two nights when this is going down?!?!??!

 

[ConfusingJazz]

what the shit?

Why isn't this on primetime? I've been watching god-forsaken swimming for the past two nights when this is going down?!?!??!

Because we suck at it and its dominated by Eastern Europeans. If I win the lottery, I am funding the US Modern Pentathlon team.

 

[Graphics Horse]

what the shit?

Why isn't this on primetime? I've been watching god-forsaken swimming for the past two nights when this is going down?!?!??!

Men's is August 11th, Womens August 12th.

But yes winter Biathlon is still da best gun competiton.

 

[Timedog]

Is it just me or is society getting really sensetive to people's comments all of a sudden?

I don't think it's really a shift in people's attitudes... More like twitter allowing people to say all kinds of things, twitter allowing the lunatic fringe of offended people to gang up, and click-hungry blogs trying to make mountains out of molehills.

Can I just make this clear: I never give a shit what anyone says. Freedom of speech. Thick skin. These are good things.

This need to punish, chastise people for their words? Grow up and move on with your lives.

The entire rest of your post other than the bolded sentence tells me otherwise.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

REMEMBER AUDROAA I THINK LOLO JONES SHOULD DRES UP AS BAMAN AND VISIT THE VICTIMS TO APOLOGIZE AND THEN THEY SOULD WATCH THE DARK NIGHT IN THE THEATRE WHERE THE TRADGEDY HAPPENED. GOD BLESS,,
GRANDMA

 

[GungHo]

What nationality is Arnold? Ask the average person what nationality he is. They'll say American. Ask them what colour he is, they'll say white. Notice how the colour of a person plays a big role in how they're perceived? Nobody would give a shit if Arnold talked like that. And he has one hell of a tongue. "Get to da choppa!" is a classic line. Nobody thinks less of him because of it. the other way around?

Please. Everyone knows he's Australian.

 

[Ovid]

The Adventures of Lolo Jones

LOL.

This is a non story. Stupid media.

 

[TedNindo]

Are the reactions on the first page of this thread satirical? Or is NeoGAF really this sensitive?

 

[BlueSummers]

What the fuck is gaf's problem these days? Really?

This this and...THIS.

Edit: Yes they are really that sensitive and it's ridiculous.

 

[qcf x2]

Article is dumb and a pathetic overreaction, first page of thread is dumb and a pathetic overreaction, both are par for course on the internet and GAF, respectively.

 

[TedNindo]

This this and...THIS.

Edit: Yes they are really that sensitive and it's ridiculous.

I guess some Gaffers faint when they hear people talk in online games. I don't know where some of you are from. But don't come to Europe, or atleast the part where I live. You'd die from the lack of pc in casual conversations.

 

[Friend]

I don't see the issue here. Isn't America known for its right to bare arms? What a pathetic overreaction by the media.