dontwantthenextcommanderiwantyou:

laineylewxlove:

brainstatic:

yellowjuice:

e-wifey:

people understand that Spanish speakers speak different dialects of the Spanish language but don’t understand that black people speak a dialect of the English language

saw a variation of this conversation on twitter earlier

I just want to state for the record that this is completely uncontroversial among linguists. It’s the first day of sociolinguistics class.

I majored in Communication Disorders to become an Speech Language Pathologist and am currently and Assisstant. When we were in class we were taught about this as well as other dialect. Under no circumstances do you treat a client for what is considered a dialect. So as a speech therapist when I hear AAVE I move on. It is a real language with real rules.

Thats why it was outrage in the speech community post Katrina when teachers began to recommend students for speech, when it was simply the New Orleans dialect.

“It is a real language with real rules.”

healingsuggestions:

you are growing from this
you are growing from this
you are growing from this

guyfierisgaystepdaughter:

itsonlymarlon:

chexgirlfriend:

i lived, bitch

i laughed, bitch

i loved, bïtch

(Source: yoosbox)

2.25.18

There are stories I could never tell out loud

Because it would give them life

Give them power

From a young age I always stumbled when I walked

As if my body would prefer to stay in one place

I trust my brain only half way-

In the few moments of clarity I’ve experienced

I still doubted my ability to fill in the blanks

Accuracy is an unattainable perspective

Those moments in between thoughts carry their own truths

Opposing view can both be right

I’ve learned to let go of logic

I used cling so tight

Nothing is comforting

It doesn’t make sense

The only time I’ve defeated panic

Is when I’ve been drenched in it