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LyndsySimon on Feb 3, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Court stenographers often misunderstand Black Engl...

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 on Feb 3, 2019 [–]

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

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