On: Court stenographers often misunderstand Black English

[krapp]

It is odd that English is accepted as having many local dialects... except among black people, who are just too ignorant to speak it properly.

[LyndsySimon → krapp]

As a white man with a strong Southern accent - when I don't suppress it, which I do in professional settings - I assure you that looking down on someone because of their dialect is not solely determined by skin color :)

[krapp → LyndsySimon]

Fair enough, but skin color is definitely a factor, particularly where law enforcement is concerned.