Jun 3, 2020
A TEDx talk by John Baugh about his research on linguistic profiling: when someone's denied goods or services, typically over the telephone, sight unseen, based on the sound of their voice.Ā
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A TEDx talk by John Baugh about his research on linguistic profiling: when someone's denied goods or services, typically over the telephone, sight unseen, based on the sound of their voice.Ā
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In fact, itās one of the last ways itās acceptable to be racist.
Dialect discrimination doesnāt just have an impact on people in the housing market. It also affects how likely you are to be believed when itās most important: in the justice system. A 2016 paper by John R. Rickford and Sharese King argues that George Zimmermanās acquittal in the Trayvon Martin murder case was based in part on linguistic discrimination. Jurors described the prosecutionās star witness, Rachel Jeantel, as āhard to understandā and ānot credibleā because she spoke AAVE. Her testimony was not mentioned once in the more than 16 hours of jury deliberations, which no doubt contributed to Zimmermanās acquittal.
Linguistic prejudice also harms children in the educational system, where nonstandard English may be judged unintelligent or lazy. This has lasting impacts, as teachers put these children in less challenging classes and expect poorer performance from them, which is often a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Just reading some John Baugh and being really astonished at linguistic intolerance and prejudice.Ā Wow.
(Also, I think I'm a little (A LOT) star-struck by John Baugh.Ā He taught at my school!Ā He knows my professors!Ā He is really, really smart!Ā He is a BAMF!Ā I am impressed!Ā Etc.)
From John Baugh's Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic Pride and Racial Prejudice (2000), p. 90.