why do black people use you in the wrong context? such is “you ugly” instead of “you’re ugly” I know u guys can differentiate, it’s a nuisance

writingwithcolor:

edwardspoonhands:

miniprof:

rsbenedict:

prettyboyshyflizzy:

you a bitch

It’s called copula deletion, or zero copula. Many languages and dialects, including Ancient Greek and Russian, delete the copula (the verb to be) when the context is obvious.

So an utterance like “you a bitch” in AAVE is not an example of a misused you, but an example of a sentence that deletes the copular verb (are), which is a perfectly valid thing to do in that dialect, just as deleting an /r/ after a vowel is a perfectly valid thing to do in an upper-class British dialect.

What’s more, it’s been shown that copula deletion occurs in AAVE exactly in those contexts where copula contraction occurs in so-called “Standard American English.” That is, the basic sentence “You are great” can become “You’re great” in SAE and “You great” in AAVE, but “I know who you are” cannot become “I know who you’re” in SAE, and according to reports, neither can you get “I know who you” in AAVE.

In other words, AAVE is a set of grammatical rules just as complex and systematic as SAE, and the widespread belief that it is not is nothing more than yet another manifestation of deeply internalized racism.

I love linguistics!

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You could get “I know who you is” though.

~Mod Najela

I love my language.

~Mod Colette

friggindweeb:

Went from comedic to real as fuck in like 2 seconds

terriblearguments:

Here is a great video debunking Christina Hoff Sommer’s video about whether or not video games are sexist, it is done in a song fashion and is pretty great.

Don’t read the comments however. They are quite literally shit.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

grandmasterbooty:

drunkasswhiteboys:

Bitch I’m on my swag

he really puttin on for the sikh community

bubblegumrebel:

FUCK

mediamattersforamerica:

The internet’s most beloved geek, Wil Wheaton, calls out misogyny in gaming, and confronts the men who attack him for doing so. Incredible.

bcucky:

(x) (x)

@Renner4Real

daftlypunk:

im getting this tattooed on my ass

kingjaffejoffer:

This happens in 2014

spikejonzze:

“You know, you really don’t need a forensics team to get to the bottom of this. If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you’d have invented Facebook.” – The Social Network (2010)