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Are Grammar Standards Racist?

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Revmitchell, Feb 23, 2017.

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Are Grammar Standards Racist?

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  1. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
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    The Writing Center at the University of Washington is telling students that expecting Americans to use proper grammar perpetuates racism.
    A press release put out by the University of Washington’s Writing Center argues that “there is no inherent ‘standard’ of English,” and that pressure to conform to proper American grammar standards perpetuate systems of racism.

    “Linguistic and writing research has shown clearly for many decades that there is no inherent ‘standard’ of English,” claims the writing center’s statement. “Language is constantly changing. These two facts make it very difficult to justify placing people in hierarchies or restricting opportunities and privileges because of the way people communicate in particular versions of English.”

    The university’s Writing Center Director, Dr. Asoa Inoue, suggests that racism has produced certain unfair standards in education.

    http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/...racist/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
     
    #1 Revmitchell, Feb 23, 2017
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    FIRST DRAFT OF STATEMENT

    Th Writin Centre at U o’ Warshington! done telled, da students da’t de’s racist cuz de force proper grammar upon udders.

    “Language is" const.antly changing

    “Linguistic and writing rsa,rch has shown clarly for many dca...des that thr is no inhrent ‘stndard’ of Englsh,” clams th7 wrtng cntr’s statmnt. “Languge is constsat chngng. Ths tw fcts mk t vry dffclt t jstfy plcng ppl n hrrchs r rstrctng pprtnts nd prvlgs bcs f th wy ppl cmmnct n prtclr vrsns f nglsh.”

    Dr. S N, sggsts that “Lngg s cnstst chngng bcse dems rcsst.
     
    #2 Deacon, Feb 23, 2017
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    Yeshua1? Is that you?
     
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    I wonder if the Greeks ever argued about their grammar being racist...
     
    #4 MennoSota, Feb 23, 2017
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    maybe to the Cretans
     
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    Of course it is, everything else is!
     
    #9 exscentric, Feb 25, 2017
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