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Veggeta_MAX
02/05/22 11:58:26 PM
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I use lots of urban slangs on this very websight. Is that really bad?


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02/06/22 12:04:05 AM
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Slaya4 posted...
One day you'll look back on it and realize wow I supported "blaccent"

There's a reason why Mac Miller and Eminem is accepted by the community and Awkafina isn't.

I cant support a made up word lol.

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CinderLock
02/06/22 12:12:57 AM
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I cant support a made up word lol.
Holy shit talk about a stupid post

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gamepimp12
02/06/22 12:18:33 AM
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I dont get how people are confused why blaccent is offensive.

Its not a person sounding like the black people/black culture they grew up around.

its someone imitating (generally poorly) the way a someone in that culture would act and sound without ever actually being apart of that culture.

yall get pissed Everytime a hot chick gets famous for being a nerd without actually being one, but dont understand this


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Master_Bass
02/06/22 12:20:16 AM
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SSJPurple
02/06/22 12:31:00 AM
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AllisonGollust posted...
Has Wu Tang Clan ever apologized?

For what, exactly?


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Veggeta_MAX
02/06/22 12:38:01 AM
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SSJPurple posted...
For what, exactly?
I think you know.

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ChainedChained
02/06/22 12:41:01 AM
#59:


What_ posted...
Wow yea thats a bit offensive

How is that offensive? You think musicians talk the same way they song? Seriously?
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YugiNoob
02/06/22 12:47:09 AM
#60:


gamepimp12 posted...
I dont get how people are confused why blaccent is offensive.

Its not a person sounding like the black people/black culture they grew up around.

its someone imitating (generally poorly) the way a someone in that culture would act and sound without ever actually being apart of that culture.

yall get pissed Everytime a hot chick gets famous for being a nerd without actually being one, but dont understand this
I don't get pissed if a chick gets famous for acting like a nerd, so I still don't understand the outrage. People can (and often do) incorrectly imitate Japanese culture, but it's not offensive to me.

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g0ldie
02/06/22 12:53:40 AM
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there's a difference between acting like a nerd, which isn't race specific and speaking like how you might perceive a part of black culture.

plus, if there was a famous non-Japanese person who owes some of their persona on a fake Japanese accent, it would have definitely made news.

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StarDestroyer
02/06/22 12:54:18 AM
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Master_Bass posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/6/9/AATO1UAAAeqB.jpg

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YugiNoob
02/06/22 1:01:33 AM
#63:


g0ldie posted...
there's a difference between acting like a nerd, which isn't race specific and speaking like how you might perceive a part of black culture.
I know; I was just responding to the post.

plus, if there was a famous non-Japanese person who owes some of their persona on a fake Japanese accent, it would have definitely made news.
Yup, but I would still give zero fucks. I'm trying to say that you need to take offense in a case like this. And like the example of Mr. Yunioshi, I would be at peace while others would be upset. Because honestly, what does being offended at something like this accomplish?

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g0ldie
02/06/22 1:17:01 AM
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there's a long history of black people seeing caricatured versions of themselves depicted in the media, and it's a relatively recent thing that they're shown as being as complex as any other group of people.

so when you see someone bringing some of that back, and made some of their career off of it, of course some people are going to be pissed off.

best care scenario is that it leads to changed behavior and as a learning experience for others.

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MarshallStack
02/06/22 1:39:53 AM
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i still think her face looks like emil from nier

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ReignFury
02/06/22 1:45:25 AM
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She should have just ignored it. Unfortunately if you grow up in Queens youre going to have one of those shitty accents for life.

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MedeaLysistrata
02/06/22 1:46:44 AM
#67:


Awkwafina is WARNED

Have you EVER seen a famous person on tinder?

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MixedRaceBaby
02/06/22 1:50:23 AM
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i dont get it

if thats how she talks thats how she talks. anyone who grows up in "the hood" does.

i went in and out of the hood so i can turn my "blaccent" off and on, (but then again im actually black so \_()_/ )

whats the deal. is she actually faking that? does she go home and switch to sounding like a rich european american girl from the suburbs or something???

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gamepimp12
02/06/22 1:59:18 AM
#69:


MixedRaceBaby posted...
i dont get it

if thats how she talks thats how she talks. anyone who grows up in "the hood" does.

i went in and out of the hood so i can turn my "blaccent" off and on, (but then again im actually black so \_()_/ )

whats the deal. is she actually faking that? does she go home and switch to sounding like a rich european american girl from the suburbs or something???


long story short. Yes shes faking it, shes not from any hood part of queens, she doesnt even sound like how someone from queens would sound.

thats not her real talking voice.


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gaminggamer13
02/06/22 2:06:06 AM
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Aw mean, is she getting cancelled? :(

Is she pulling a "Gwyneth Paltrow" in the sense of being incredibly unlikeable and never starring in a Marvel movie again? Cause she was funny in Shang-Chi.
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MixedRaceBaby
02/06/22 2:08:10 AM
#71:


gamepimp12 posted...
long story short. Yes shes faking it, shes not from any hood part of queens, she doesnt even sound like how someone from queens would sound.

thats not her real talking voice.
what's her real voice sound like then?

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gamepimp12
02/06/22 2:10:24 AM
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MixedRaceBaby posted...
what's her real voice sound like then?


let me look for it, I cant remember if its a change in her voice or just her mannerisms/dialect

also I was mistake shes not from queens shes from a part of Long Island that has a 1% black population

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MedeaLysistrata
02/06/22 2:11:23 AM
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MixedRaceBaby posted...
what's her real voice sound like then?
No survivors

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Scotty_Rogers
02/06/22 2:11:46 AM
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I'd do her


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gamepimp12
02/06/22 2:15:29 AM
#75:


https://youtu.be/xEGfcZhoSdY

how she normally speaks

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Slaya4
02/06/22 2:20:20 AM
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Oh wow, I can actually say "who posted."

I'm out here hurting feelings, apparently.

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Zikten
02/06/22 2:23:05 AM
#77:


Guerrilla Soldier posted...
look at her name, though. i thought stupidity was part of her shtick.

Awkwafina comes from her comedian days. She used to be a stand up comic. That was her stage name. Her real name is Nora
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viewmaster_pi
02/06/22 2:24:30 AM
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norafina?

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NoxObscuras
02/06/22 2:28:02 AM
#79:


gamepimp12 posted...
https://youtu.be/xEGfcZhoSdY

how she normally speaks
Oh okay, so how she was in Shang Chi is her normal speaking voice? Then wtf does her "blaccent" sound like? I admittedly never heard of her before Shang Chi.

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Zikten
02/06/22 2:29:26 AM
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NoxObscuras posted...

Oh okay, so how she was in Shang Chi is her normal speaking voice? Then wtf does her "blaccent" sound like? I admittedly never heard of her before Shang Chi.

Watch the movie Crazy Rich Asians

That was where she became famous, and she uses the accent there if I remember right
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Guerrilla Soldier
02/06/22 2:30:50 AM
#81:


Zikten posted...
Awkwafina comes from her comedian days. She used to be a stand up comic. That was her stage name. Her real name is Nora

marky mark didn't keep his name for a reason

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MixedRaceBaby
02/06/22 2:31:04 AM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Oh okay, so how she was in Shang Chi is her normal speaking voice? Then wtf does her "blaccent" sound like? I admittedly never heard of her before Shang Chi.
yeah i was gonna say this.

what are people mad about her sound like?

i was expecting Dave Chappelle's white reporter voice:
https://youtu.be/vKddKLN8_Mg?t=7

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gamepimp12
02/06/22 2:50:02 AM
#83:


https://youtu.be/UGS878p_Q7A

a lot of people point to this role of hers

her stage name

heres a decent quick video on it in general

https://youtu.be/5TlTDLjoHiU

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Makeveli_lives
02/06/22 10:27:49 AM
#84:


Slaya4 posted...
One day you'll look back on it and realize wow I supported "blaccent"

There's a reason why Mac Miller and Eminem is accepted by the community and Awkafina isn't.
Black people dont fuck with Eminem anymore lol. He literally spent like 3 albums bitching about the lack of respect lol

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Makeveli_lives
02/06/22 10:30:34 AM
#85:


MixedRaceBaby posted...
i dont get it

if thats how she talks thats how she talks. anyone who grows up in "the hood" does.

i went in and out of the hood so i can turn my "blaccent" off and on, (but then again im actually black so \_()_/ )

whats the deal. is she actually faking that? does she go home and switch to sounding like a rich european american girl from the suburbs or something???
She fakes it like Iggy does when she raps. Thats why its offensive. She could absolutely rap in her normal Australian voice but she chooses to draw from Black voices to be more legit? Its crap. Our culture is not an outlet for other races to leech off of for success.

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LordFarquad1312
02/06/22 9:05:20 PM
#86:


Zikten posted...
Awkwafina comes from her comedian days. She used to be a stand up comic. That was her stage name. Her real name is Nora
That's a nice name. Unlike fucking Awkwafina

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ForsakenHermit
02/06/22 9:08:41 PM
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If Twitter users gave a shit about balccents Iggy Azalea would have been ousted by the outrage warriors a long time ago.

Fuck Twitter and fuck these hypocrites.

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Lorenzo_2003
02/06/22 10:17:55 PM
#88:


gamepimp12 posted...
yall get pissed Everytime a hot chick gets famous for being a nerd without actually being one, but dont understand this

Eh, Id be careful with that one. When nerds hate on female nerds for possibly being inauthentic, such as grrl gamers, they usually call them (nerds) incels, neckbeards, misogynists and so on. Basically youre tagged as a Gamergate loser for being sensitive about your identity and gatekeeping who can be in the club.

Is that what you want to be viewed as, a gatekeeping loser?


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gamepimp12
02/06/22 11:26:38 PM
#89:


ForsakenHermit posted...
If Twitter users gave a shit about balccents Iggy Azalea would have been ousted by the outrage warriors a long time ago.

Fuck Twitter and fuck these hypocrites.

why do you think she stopped rapping ?

Lorenzo_2003 posted...
Eh, Id be careful with that one. When nerds hate on female nerds for possibly being inauthentic, such as grrl gamers, they usually call them (nerds) incels, neckbeards, misogynists and so on. Basically youre tagged as a Gamergate loser for being sensitive about your identity and gatekeeping who can be in the club.

Is that what you want to be viewed as, a gatekeeping loser?

Im confused as to what youre trying to imply


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dancing_cactuar
02/06/22 11:34:30 PM
#90:


LordFarquad1312 posted...
That's a nice name. Unlike fucking Awkwafina
It's a pretty apt name considering how Aquafina tastes like shit though, probably second to Dasani in terms of worst bottled water.

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deanshow
02/06/22 11:51:13 PM
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She was basically doing a yellow skinned Iggy Azaela schtick so she was rightfully called out

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Flockaveli
02/06/22 11:52:22 PM
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She needs to grow up.

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UndefeatedGOAT
02/06/22 11:55:45 PM
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didn't need to be defended, but shes annoying so this is win win

all around though
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Turtlebread
02/06/22 11:57:42 PM
#94:


deanshow posted...
She was basically doing a yellow skinned Iggy Azaela schtick so she was rightfully called out

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Shadowplay
02/06/22 11:59:25 PM
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This is relevant to @ScionTC_07 's interests.

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RedLuigi
02/07/22 12:00:48 AM
#96:


gamepimp12 posted...
I dont get how people are confused why blaccent is offensive.

Its not a person sounding like the black people/black culture they grew up around.

its someone imitating (generally poorly) the way a someone in that culture would act and sound without ever actually being apart of that culture.

yall get pissed Everytime a hot chick gets famous for being a nerd without actually being one, but dont understand this

I can admit I sorta am >_>

As far as I know the whole idea of the accent stems from rural slave owners <_<

Course its been popularized since then and turned into popular culture with certain vernacular being exclusive to the rap game, but I dont think Awkwafina wouldve ever figured she could go there >_>

I dont know how she landed her career though so I guess theres that


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