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Originally posted by DST Love:
Ideal08, I know what you're talking about when you say we end on a down note and they end up. People are definitely too sensitive. It has nothing to do with grammar. To some ignorant folks, that's what it means. But I know I definitely use proper english and 'speak well'. But there is a difference in our voices and our tone. For example, one of my coworkers was speaking on the phone with someone for me and I asked him did he sound 'Black' and he said yes. And I know for a fact that the person speaks well in terms of grammar but that his voice and tone were definitely indicators of his race. Now can one tell all of the time? No. But let's keep it real you can pretty much determine whether someone's white or black just by hearing their voice. And there is nothing wrong with admitting it. However if one means that using proper English is white, then that's a whole other story.
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I am glad that I read down a little furthur because I started to post the exact same thing. Basically to come to TOA defense, like DST Love said...you can speak to two different people saying the exact same thing...both in correct grammatical correctness...and be able to tell if they are white or black. That's why TOA said INTONATION...it has nothing to do with what you are saying, but the sound/texture/etc of your voice. At my place of employment, I speak to LOTS of different people daily and To ME, I can tell 99% of the time whether the person on the other end is caucasian or not.
Just my .02 cents
