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Originally Posted by rusnak
I have a friend who is an attractive half-Black woman. I had to work up the nerve to tell her to not break into Black accent during important communication with influential Whites. I think it's important to fit in "while in Rome" so to speak. That's just the way it is.
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You know how often I've heard "I would never have guessed, you speak so well" when people find out I'm half black.
They say it like it's supposed to be a compliment and I will admit when I was much younger I took it as that until I grew up and realized that it's actually an insult. That people believe blacks are somehow genetically incapable of speaking "white"
That's just the way it is? Yeah, because people like you continue to perpetuate it.
If you can't appreciate the message because you don't approve of the accent that's your problem and a pretty ****ing stupid one to have to boot.