Is ebonics is the language of the black man?
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It's a form of slang.  The official language of the US is English, the American version of it.
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Nope - at least, nothing that can be proven.  The allegations that he was part-black came from the belief that some of his features were more African-American than European-American, and it was used as an insult when he was playing.
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Ebonics is my biggest pet peeve.
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If George Lucas had told everybody when Star Wars came out that it in fact wasn't James Earl Jones doing the voiceover, we would've believed him. James Earl Jones was given no credit for his role in Star Wars, at least originally. \n\nEbonics is a dialect of the English Language, not a voice. A white man from the south can meet a white man from the north, and they will have trouble understanding each other. They don't have different voices, just different accents and dialects.\n\nAnd James Earl Jones is a very well-educated man. He sounds a lot like my English teacher from high school. He was white.
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nope. you're right, not everyone is born in Africa. so just say black. great question!
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Actualy interesting story, I was at a bar with a female friend of mine and this black guy starts talking to her trying to get in her pants and such at this point he didnt realise she was with me. Finaly hes makeing a point and turns to me and goes "hey cracker what do you think?" i was all "why i gotta be a cracker? huh? do i go around calling you nigger? applogise for that" he asked me "you mean you never say to any of your friends whats up my nigga?" I said no and my boss (i was at the bar i work at) who is black backed me up i thought there was gonna be a fight but the guy applogised and decided to leave the girl and myself alone. so no i have to disagree now your right in that YES SOME blacks ... ill even dare to say MOST blacks would take offence to you calling him a nigga and meaning no offence but you cant make that statement its called steriotypeing dont do it dont generalise becuz the majority of a type of people maybe one way but there are always individuals that dont fit into that rule
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good question...  maybe a latin language.. or swahili..\n\ni'm guessing though
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I know not one word of any African language. But after reading a couple of Natonal Geographic articles on Africa and then watching Hotel Rwanda, my best guess is this: its said like the Hanson song, Mmmbop. Really. Im not just being stupid. Its sounds like youre trying to sound the word out. em buh, or em boo. Like Mbutu. Its pronounced em-bootoo. Best guess.
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It's possible, though I'm not sure. I do know he doesn't care about black people. Thanks Kanye West! ha ha.
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Thank you.\n\nAlso, they fail to realize how many blacks dislike that word.\n\nNotice how they focus on the thugs and gangsters?\n\nI suppose they think that all of us act that way too.......
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in ebonics, it means "African as s, Big nice as s on a woman"
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I speak standard English a go down to the hood all the time. I never had that problem no one will care. Well unless you start talking like Braxton on Jammie Fox. Or unless you talk in a way to make yourself seem better than that others then that's your problem. It you say things in away that were people interpret as trying to prove you better than some else. People will sense that your trying to use big words or talking in a way on propose to insult their intelligents.  I use proper English, I hear blacks who know nothing about me, talk in a manner to make is seems he's better than me where I found it a insult, an d I was giving him a interview. Stereotyping me, If you talk to anyone in a way to show your better than people they will find it a insult. If you can't relate to people then you can never reach them.
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Because "White tongue" is basically standard English, whereas Ebonix is not standard.  It would be the same thing for me where I come from.  I'm a "hillbilly" and a lot of people here talk with a "hillbilly accent."  But if someone from the city came and talked like a hillbilly, we would assume he was trying to make fun of us!  I think that is a fairly reasonable conclusion.
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The sloppy english that is often used by blacks is of a crude, vulgar type. The black people that hate blacks that speak standard english do so because they want to associate vulgarity with the african race, so as to make vulgarity socially permissable. The truth is that vulgarity is more common among blacks, but is certainly not a defining trait, as it would be racist to say so. The black people that insult the clear-speaking blacks are thus simultaneously promoting bad black stereotypes while trying to exploit racial equality.
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lets just get over this already  who cares   regardless if he shouted it or whispered it   its said by blacks all the time \nif they dont like it they shouldnt have empowered the word\nfunny though how blacks can call women b!tches and hoes \nand we arent allowed to be upset and get worked up about it
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Well, before answering your question, I was watching Dave Chappel's Show ( You know how much he mentions about the N word). \n\nN-i-g-g-e-r, or the N-word is a controversial term used in many to refer to people of African descent. During the chattel enslavement of Africans, it was once the standard, casual English term for black people.\n\nThe word "N-i-g-g-e-r" originates from the Dutch and German "neger," which is their translation for  "negro", which comes directly from Latin "nigrum". The English distorted neger to "negar" to "n-i-g-g-e-r."
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I am a 37 year old black American female who was raised in an area of many races and cultures. Even though my former generation constantly complained about "the white man" appearance never mattered. The only thing that I can say about the difference is the language and even American dialect varies. As a matter of fact when I was 19 and was making a Valentine's Day card for my now late mother I asked co-workers, merchants, even strangers on the street to write I LOVE YOU in their languages script and to phonetically spell I LOVE YOU.  And in conclusion the card said "I LOVE YOU means the same in any language."  :)PEACE:)