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Old 08-14-2007, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarah View Post
A lot of rap is. You just have to listen to it enough to recognize what is being said and then realize the context of the story. There are a lot of dudes just spilling their life's stories, and it's socially interesting to learn about how people outside of your immediate community live. Alas, many people won't get over the "language barrier" or write it off as thug before even attempting to understand.
the language barrier is alive and real. how long till someone pipes up and says ebonics speakers are lazy or stupid?
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