Comments on: Broken English http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sairah http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/comment-page-1/#comment-467533 sairah Sat, 23 May 2009 10:37:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12762#comment-467533 can i use this for my IT AIDA gcse for school? can i use this for my IT AIDA gcse for school?

]]> By: donar http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/comment-page-1/#comment-435112 donar Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:33:39 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12762#comment-435112 I apologize for any stereotypes, but living in South Carolina for the past three years, I have seen plenty of confederate flags right next to signs stating one nation, one language! It's just a product of my environment, but it's a national problem. Perhaps I should do several regional accents as to offend more evenly. I apologize for any stereotypes, but living in South Carolina for the past three years, I have seen plenty of confederate flags right next to signs stating one nation, one language! It’s just a product of my environment, but it’s a national problem. Perhaps I should do several regional accents as to offend more evenly.

]]> By: kranky kritter http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/comment-page-1/#comment-435089 kranky kritter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:28:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12762#comment-435089 Chris, that shouldn't be much of a surprise given that public schools didn't begin to spread widely until the early 20th century. One thing that bothers me about this cartoon is the gratuitous stereotype of the rebel flag that the x on the guy's hat is obviously mean to invoke. I'm fropm Massachusetts born and bred, but I agree with Patterson Hood of the Driveby Truckers when he says "Racism is a worldwide problem and it has been since the beginning of recorded history. And it ain't just white and black. But thanks to George Wallace, it's always a little more convenient to play it with a Southern accent." Chris, that shouldn’t be much of a surprise given that public schools didn’t begin to spread widely until the early 20th century.

One thing that bothers me about this cartoon is the gratuitous stereotype of the rebel flag that the x on the guy’s hat is obviously mean to invoke.

I’m fropm Massachusetts born and bred, but I agree with Patterson Hood of the Driveby Truckers when he says “Racism is a worldwide problem and it has been since the beginning of recorded history. And it ain’t just white and black. But thanks to George Wallace, it’s always a little more convenient to play it with a Southern accent.”

]]> By: donar http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/comment-page-1/#comment-435068 donar Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:54:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12762#comment-435068 English is a funny language. We never did standardized the spelling until the past century or two. Most of us native born Americans probably would fail a standard English test...or at least the cartoonists. English is a funny language. We never did standardized the spelling until the past century or two. Most of us native born Americans probably would fail a standard English test…or at least the cartoonists.

]]> By: 24AheadDotCom http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/comment-page-1/#comment-435064 24AheadDotCom Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:21:18 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12762#comment-435064 Trust me on this! I have experience with those White Americans, and they all talk like that. Meanwhile, a smarter blog might want to look into what the NYT and their "broad coalition of civil rights groups, business leaders, ministers and immigration experts" want. Hint: money and power. And, they're willing to smear people in order to get it. Next time, actually try to think things through. Trust me on this! I have experience with those White Americans, and they all talk like that.

Meanwhile, a smarter blog might want to look into what the NYT and their “broad coalition of civil rights groups, business leaders, ministers and immigration experts” want. Hint: money and power. And, they’re willing to smear people in order to get it.

Next time, actually try to think things through.

]]> By: Chris http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/comment-page-1/#comment-435061 Chris Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:03:11 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12762#comment-435061 The language is a non-point after this study showed that our immigrant ancestors adopted english way slower than current immigrants: http://www.news.wisc.edu/15801 The language is a non-point after this study showed that our immigrant ancestors adopted english way slower than current immigrants: http://www.news.wisc.edu/15801

]]> By: kranky kritter http://donklephant.com/2009/01/14/broken-english/comment-page-1/#comment-435060 kranky kritter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:35:52 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12762#comment-435060 I was inspired by the immigrant dunkin donuts clerk who wrote "hole milk" on my latte this sunday. While it didn't trouble me, I found it pretty comical. Hey, at least SHE had an excuse, right? I was inspired by the immigrant dunkin donuts clerk who wrote “hole milk” on my latte this sunday. While it didn’t trouble me, I found it pretty comical. Hey, at least SHE had an excuse, right?

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