HW: I've got a Silver Machine

[Christopher Bruce]

Definitely no place here for the racism of so-called Ebonics, we might as well
don white sheets and burn a cross... I agree w/ Larry. No fault of Tom's that
someone posted trash translators on the web, but he might have paused and
thought about it for a bit. Blacks denounce Ebonics as it is used in schools
(can you believe it?) to give them a sense of belonging to a distinct culture,
but its been twisted by racists so badly it belongs in the dustbin with the
Confederate flag (also no offence to Southerners implied)

ChrisB

DASLUD at AOL.COM wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/28/99 10:53:18 AM, tclark at PETRONET.NET writes:
>
> <<And for more of the humerous side:
>
> In black english (ebonics, translated from a couple of web-based translators):
>
> 1.) ah've gots uh silver machine, you know das right!  Sheeit!
>
> 2.) Yo buss dis. I'z gets a silvuh machine Sheeit!
> >>
>
> personally i find zero ==repeat ZERO== humor in this.
>
> as someone who's used numerous attempts at dialect in my postings here this
> is a low point in my association with BOC-L
>
> because this isnt dialect.
> it's something UGLY.
> "<>"