Nefertiti Menoe: Speaking White

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A video by artist Nefertiti Menoe on the criticism of minority speakers as 'speaking white.' She disagrees with this characterization, saying "having proper diction doesn't belong to the Caucasian race." The video sparked the long-time debate over accusations of speaking 'white' in the U.S.

Posted by Kara Becker on October 2, 2014

Tags:
Standard Language Ideology;
American English;
Prescriptivism;
Stigma;
whiteness

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