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Comment on Silent but Deadly: I met some of my closest friends through multiplayer games. Then a strange happening turned everyone (literally) speechless.

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Halosheep@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Where are you from that just speaking would be enough to know your race? Similarly, what are you playing where this occurs? Just curiosity since I’ve never experienced this (from either side).

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Letstakealook@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m from the US. Some standouts where this occurred are battlefield, cod, counterstrike, and overwatch.

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SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I presume it’s due to African American Vernacular English (AAVE), there is a cultural aspect there that is detectable through voice

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3dogsinatrenchcoat@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You’ve never heard of an accent?

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- Halosheep@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  An accent isn’t exactly a perfect indicator for race.
  
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  - grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s an indication of ethnicity which is good enough for racists.
    
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  - 3dogsinatrenchcoat@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s not perfect, but it is an indicator. I mean if I heard someone talking with say a chinese accent I’d probably assume their race is asian.
    
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