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Originally posted by evenodds
Ebonics was the Oakland, CA school district's name for what was called black english vernacular when I studied linguistics, and african-american english vernacular now.
The ignorant behavior you describe is not representative of bev/aaev. It is representative of that distinct subculture of people of any race who would appear on the Ricki Lake show.
Edited to mention the correct trash show.
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I never studied linguistics. Maybe I used the term too loosely. At any rate, I associate it with people who do not use proper pronunciation on purpose for effect. And again, I was not associating it with any race or ethnicity but rather with a style of speech.
