BLACK ENGLISH MANURE

In “Affirmative Action Works Wonders” (2-17-10), a former California correctional officer described a meeting conducted by the black warden of the prison where he worked in which she spoke in ebonics (ghetto speak) to the staff in attendance. I would think it highly inappropriate to address a group of professionals as if they were ghetto dwellers who do not have a command of the English language. Could it be that this beneficiary of affirmative action doesn’t know any better than to talk in ghetto speak?

It appears that the University of North Carolina – Wilmington actually offers a course in Black English, or if you prefer, ghetto speak. To me, the value of such a course ranks right up there with African-American Studies, Women's (Feminist Male Bashing) Studies, Gay and Lesbian Studies, Transgender Studies and other such tripe. These cultural diversity studies are just plain worthless to students except for those who plan to teach African-American Studies, Women's Studies, Gay and Lesbian Studies or Transgender Studies.

Black English, favored by ghetto dopers, thugs and hoodlums, is spoken by those who have little if any command of the English language. Instead of advocating that disadvantaged black youths be taught the proper use of English, politically correct academicians would prefer that the rest of us learn to speak ghetto speak.

Here are some of Mike Adams’ thoughts on Black English from today’s Townhall.com:

“ ……… my feelings about Black English require little elaboration. Black English just makes me feel filthy when I repeat it. Kind of like when the feminists chant the c-word in The Vagina Monologues. In White Redneck English we say “At (not “dat”) just ain’t right.”

By way of analogy, imagine that you see a large pile of dog manure in your front yard. There’s no need to walk over to the pile and pick it up to know it is manure. There’s no need to rub it on your face or take a bite out of it to know it is manure. You do not have to “immerse” yourself in it or in any way analyze it to know it is manure. You just need to scoop it off your lawn before someone steps on it and tracks it into your hizzie.

It’s the same way with Black English. It is self-evident that it is simply pseudo-intellectual manure. It has no place in higher education.”