Thursday, April 28, 2011
AAVE in television
AS I sat and thought about what I could talk about for my last blog post, the only thing that kept through my head was AAVE language, and how so many people try to speak this dialect when in African American culture it is second nature. In television ther are even mocking the AAVE dialect. One of the shows that it is constantly mocked is the Boondocks. This show is mocked from the black community/culture and they constantly use the AAVE dialect. They also use lannguage of the african american culture, suck as the N word. Posted is a clip of a boondocks scene so that more can understand.
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Although I wasn't able to really watch the video, I knew what you weren't talking about. I watch boondocks from time to time and I have noticed the use of AAVE being used. It's ridiculous, because al lot of children watch this show and pick up what they hear. We will never be able to get rid of AAVE with shows such as this. Its extremely vital that we work on the use of language with children. It is a work in progress, but I don't believe shows like that will at all.
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