ya hUrd me?
let me preface this post clearly stating that i am not prejudice, so don't take it that way.
so, i'm walking down a hallway at work yesterday, and i catch the last part of a conversation my co-worker is having. ordinarily, this man is well-spoken and highly respected among his co-workers. a real class act. well, i must've caught him talking to one of his "homies" because there was straight ghetto talk coming out of this man's mouth. "yeah, you know what i'm sayin" "yeah, dawg - for real" "he was STRAIGHT trippin" "yeah, ya hURD me?!" you get the idea. i have no idea why i was surprised by this, because i've known it to happen with every single one of my black friends. i dated a guy a few years ago who was 1/2 black. the first time i witnessed this transformation, i was like "who IS this guy?" what is it with the black race? why must they change their speech, their body language, their language when they get around each other. i know people who are part Indian (teepee, not dot), and they don't was around saying "HOW." to each other. i know people who are part Mexican, and they don't start speaking with a Spanish accent when they're around other Mexicans. Heck, I'm 1/2 Irish, and I don't start talking with an Irish accent when in the company of other Irishmen. i just don't get it. i really don't. it's not like this is something i spend a lot of time thinking about, but since i just witnessed the transformation, i thought i'd post about it. i'm sure you all know this to be true, too. it's just so weird.
ya HURD me?
so, i'm walking down a hallway at work yesterday, and i catch the last part of a conversation my co-worker is having. ordinarily, this man is well-spoken and highly respected among his co-workers. a real class act. well, i must've caught him talking to one of his "homies" because there was straight ghetto talk coming out of this man's mouth. "yeah, you know what i'm sayin" "yeah, dawg - for real" "he was STRAIGHT trippin" "yeah, ya hURD me?!" you get the idea. i have no idea why i was surprised by this, because i've known it to happen with every single one of my black friends. i dated a guy a few years ago who was 1/2 black. the first time i witnessed this transformation, i was like "who IS this guy?" what is it with the black race? why must they change their speech, their body language, their language when they get around each other. i know people who are part Indian (teepee, not dot), and they don't was around saying "HOW." to each other. i know people who are part Mexican, and they don't start speaking with a Spanish accent when they're around other Mexicans. Heck, I'm 1/2 Irish, and I don't start talking with an Irish accent when in the company of other Irishmen. i just don't get it. i really don't. it's not like this is something i spend a lot of time thinking about, but since i just witnessed the transformation, i thought i'd post about it. i'm sure you all know this to be true, too. it's just so weird.
ya HURD me?
posted by red at
6:31 AM
