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Why is being country used as an excuse to not speak clear and coherent? Word to D Rose, that dude don't need to do too many interviews.
Why is being country used as an excuse to not speak clear and coherent? Word to D Rose, that dude don't need to do too many interviews.
I take it you've never been to the country?
Why is being country used as an excuse to not speak clear and coherent? Word to D Rose, that dude don't need to do too many interviews.
I take it you've never been to the country?
Then take it somewhere because my family is from Charleston, SC. Country as hell, they make deer meat for thanksgiving :x What's your point? Talking like the cookie monster is acceptable?
Why is being country used as an excuse to not speak clear and coherent? Word to D Rose, that dude don't need to do too many interviews.
As far as people referring to him as "country" I think they are referring more to his southern twang or accent so to speak, IMO. Or at least that is how I am referring to it. He's not dumb by any stretch, and like you stated earlier, he just won the national championship so I think it's quite fair to say that he was excited and adrenaline was flowing so he might have tripped up on a word or statement but overall there was nothing wrong with his speech.
Also, I do agree that you can criticize someone's speech and not be racist, because that is a strong term to use. However, I think we have to look at this particularly situation objectively and think about why there is, or was such a focus to try and ridicule the brotha after such a victorious moment. For certain people, to this day it's very difficult for them to see either a brotha doing well or a brotha on top. Again, certain people. For those people, if they can somehow try to bring that brotha back down to reality or paint him in a negative light their job/mission is accomplished. We had a similar situation as it pertains to Cam Newton (shout out to my boy @gllahone84
) a few years ago where a pro football draft expert had this to say about Cam..............
"“Very disingenuous — has a fake smile, comes off as very scripted and has a selfish, me-first makeup. Always knows where the cameras are and plays to them. Has an enormous ego with a sense of entitlement that continually invites trouble and makes him believe he is above the law — does not command respect from teammates and will always struggle to win a locker room . . . Lacks accountability, focus and trustworthiness — is not punctual, seeks shortcuts and sets a bad example. Immature and has had issues with authority. Not dependable.”
The funny/sad thing is, this pro football draft expert had never met Cam Newton in his life. So we have to ask ourselves what was the reason or purpose behind this attack.
Personally, I don't think he is a poor speaker or unable able to speak properly. If you feel differently, then so be it. Also, even if he were the face of the university and the football team as you put it, he's just that.......the FACE, not the mouthpiece.I think the connotation of "country" equating to him/anyone being dumb or slow is the issue here.
My point was the label of him being country, as in us saying "oh well he is country" should not be used as an excuse for him or anyone for being a poor speaker and not speaking properly, ESPECIALLY when you're the face of the university and it's football team.
I think the connotation of "country" equating to him/anyone being dumb or slow is the issue here.
My point was the label of him being country, as in us saying "oh well he is country" should not be used as an excuse for him or anyone for being a poor speaker and not speaking properly, ESPECIALLY when you're the face of the university and it's football team.
why aren't yall concerned about honey boo boo and her family of inbreds?
Its not a huge problem per say, but there are FAR too many people from all walks of life that think slang is OK in every day speak. When you get in the corporate world, you are looked upon as an idiot no matter who you are. Slang does NOT work in a business setting.
Where does it start? The class room.
When I was a kid slang would not be tolerated in the class room. Period.
Its a LOT bigger issue however than just saying "the classroom." Teachers aren't paid nearly what they deserve so you get unmotivated, uninspired and half *** teachers "teaching."
If the parent's aren't going to correct you, then the teacher should. If they're not going to do it, then this is what you get.
Oh and my point isn't about Jameis. I honestly understood everything the kid said. Wasn't nearly as bad as some athletes out there.
If jameis was white , millions of ignorant black people would be calling him a cocky redneck trying to be black, i dont know why people turn everything into race, all ignorant people are prejudice
If jameis was white , millions of ignorant black people would be calling him a cocky redneck trying to be black, i dont know why people turn everything into race, all ignorant people are prejudice
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When you grow up in a place where everyone is speaking a certain way from the time you come out of the womb, you inherently adopt that kind of "accent"... There are some things that I'm sure if he were to be making a presentation for a class he would clean up i.e. "they were" instead of "they was" etc.
If you're from the south surrounded by people who speak that way its going to be your natural way of speaking. If they all had British accents in Alabama then he'd sound like a character from some Guy Ritchie film talking about "I WAS ON THE BOUNDRY WITH ME LADS AND THE LOT OF US MUSTERED THE STRENF TO WIN THE MATCH!!".
I'm confident that if he wanted to tighten up his grammatical errors he could easily do so. But the accent isn't going anywhere any time soon.