--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "chrysaetos@..." <chrysaetos@...> wrote:
>
> Hrm. Can't say I'm a fan of the broken english. It comes off a little
> "we are siame-ese if you ple-ease," IMO. I'm not going to go so far as
> to use the "R" word (racist), because I'm sure that's the last thing
> from your mind, but it does kinda make them come off as, I don't know,
> less intelligent? Doesn't add anything the font didn't, anyway.
Truth be told, stereotypes get a bum rap. Is it really so terrible to depict an immigrant speaking in broken English if that's how they actually speak? Of course there is ample justification to object to stereotypes that are inaccurate or outdated, but if we want to depict the real world we can't ignore it.
Long Tom.
Received on Mon Jun 22 2009 - 16:17:12 CDT