What exactly is sounding "White"?

[kyrax12]

Anyone think this sounds somewhat racist?

I mean would you considered being confident, expressive, and using eloquent speech to be sounding 'white" for a minority?

 

[Mixolydian]

I'm white but I sound black.

 

[kyrax12]

I'm white but I sound black.

Ebonics?

 

[zinfamous]

That's mighty white of you, OP.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I do say, the prospects of this thread showing any longevity seem quite dismal, I'm afraid to say.

 

[olds]

I'm white but I sound black.

Has someone axed you about it?

 

[mmntech]

Yo Anyone think dis here sounds somewhat racist? ah mean would you considered being confident, expressive, an' usin` eloquent speech ta be sounding 'whitey" fo' uh minority? what 'chew trippin foo'

 

[olds]

I do say, the prospects of this thread showing any longevity seem quite dismal, I'm afraid to say.

 

[Chapbass]

At least someone pointed this out. I'm not big on the whole grammar nazi thing, but jesus that sentence was horrid...

 

[Patranus]

Its just a term certain people use to make it seem like being ignorant is acceptable.

 

[JDawg1536]

Anyone think this sounds somewhat racist?

I mean would you considered being confident, expressive, and using eloquent speech to be sounding 'white" for a minority?

I dunno, is it xenophobic to say someone sounds Canadian, German, or Irish?

 

[JackBurton]

Its just a term certain people use to make it seem like being ignorant is acceptable.

This.

 

[NFS4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DePjG71zttQ

1:45

 

[disappoint]

My wifi sounds white.

 

[purbeast0]

carlton banks
tiger woods
chuck taylor

 

[Scotteq]

< sees thread >

< considers the odds anything worthwhile will be said >

< laughs quietly >

< leaves >

 

[phucheneh]

Black weatherman.

 

[mistercrabby]

It's a stupid, bullsh&t outdated notion.

 

[brianmanahan]

this thread :awe:

 

[AustinInDallas]

its a compliment, take it

 

[szechuanpork]

you sound white when you make fun of the blacks, mexicans, and asians.

 

[HomerJS]

Black weatherman.

Here's a reporter that put it all in one funny package.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzljU8DW_lo

 

[brianmanahan]

Here's a reporter that put it all in one funny package.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzljU8DW_lo

LOL I LOVE THIS

caps

 

[zinfamous]

At least someone pointed this out. I'm not big on the whole grammar nazi thing, but jesus that sentence was horrid...

goddamnit! I was posting this exact thing earlier today at work, but was looking up the name for this figure of speech. I had it all planned out, too, but got distracted by damn work.

 

[JTsyo]

carlton banks
tiger woods
chuck taylor

That's what came to mind when I saw the title.