Comment on "I wish you well in your future endeavors"
ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.world 3 months agoIt’s African American Vernacular English. Calling it “uneducated and improper” can and will be perceived as racist as it’s a legitimate dialect of the English language.
quindraco@lemm.ee 3 months ago
“African American Vernacular English” sounds like an awfully racist term for it.
lady_maria@lemmy.world 3 months ago
…why? The term AAVE has been widely used for a while, including by Black Americans.
gmtom@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Because most people that use it aren’t African and many aren’t American.