The fact that Dave Chappelle holds millionaire status should cause viewers to interrogate the class components of his standup.
  • purr [undecided]
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    3 years ago

    I read the accent as a southern black accent, especially considering where he’s from. I really don’t think it’s a hood accent, I think it’s just a distinctively black older person one. Which is a part of the comedy

    But yeah the skits have more poor punching down

      • purr [undecided]
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        3 years ago

        Still don’t buy that he’s putting it on, a black person is gonna talk how they talk I feel as though aave happens across class.

          • purr [undecided]
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            3 years ago

            Yeah code switching is still switching, and even if someone is used to switching that doesn’t make any voice they use inauthentic, but that’s just my opinion