Society & Culture
This week we tackle a more serious topic, which is the use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE). What is AAVE, who is allowed to use it, and what about this podcast? And no it doesn't come from Twitter.. Enjoy! Skip Kpop Update: 31:50 Donate to the Lebanon Red Cross HERE (https://supportlrc.app/donate/donate_guest.html) Sign the Crown Act to end hair discrimination HERE (https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/help-make-hair-discrimination-illegal) AstoldbyKenya's video that started this whole thing HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEN_ab4h4Zk) Articles and sources from my research (some of them): Portland State University on AAVE (https://www.pdx.edu/multicultural-topics-communication-sciences-disorders/african-american-vernacular-english-aave?fbclid=IwAR3gJjY6X6OJpK7ni7WjNBd5na63hcwfKZboXff5SVCNS2Ir2vglSY17-rY) Linguistic Society of America on AAVE (https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/what-ebonics-african-american-english?fbclid=IwAR2feyfg8Rspma_woW-p2_NmzpfBGJmSxcRc5A_aCfyV1kAX57n0QP4lNKw) Meriam Webster Article on ''TEA'' (https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/tea-slang-meaning-origin?fbclid=IwAR3FBTVr_plzkBZY4SWPXQAIvzgR1-p8ByJr_2RMucAfGJ9oomOqIKyjTpM) Vice article on ''SIS'' (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7xnkyb/definition-sis-term-history-black-queer-twitter?fbclid=IwAR1MdaE1cH_FRQFoS2snZu5-vAtaTHF3atPDXTCsP7ImMI-7yd8pzbQmpQI) I strongly encourage everyone to do their own research on this! Black Lives Matter.