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AAVE AND WHAT IT MEANS- a thread

-rt to educate someone-

AAVE stands for african-american vernacular english and black women and members of the black lgbtq+ community have been talked down upon for using words that derive from it. these words have been so normalized, that now other races of people are comfortable using them today.

it’s very similar to cultural appropriation- ppl use the dialect without having to deal with the full consequences and circumstances of being black in our society, just for fun cause it’s “cute” or “trendy”

these words are not derived from stan twitter, these words are derived from our black brothers and sisters who have to deal the TOTAL package or using AAVE, and aren’t able to speak it “just for fun.”

using AAVE without being an african-american is ignorant once you’ve been educted on the the history. try to avoid using it as much as possible if you are not a member of the african-american community. some of words i’m referencing are listed below

-chile
-tea
-sis
-period, periodt, perry, purr and it’s derivatives
-slay
-shade
-lit
-woke
-basic
-pop-off/go off/snapped and it’s derivatives
-salty
-bougie
and a more detailed list below: https://drearycheery.tumblr.com/post/152087858064/aave-slang-we-non-black-people-need-to-avoid

We Are All Slaves To The Cuckery

does this person know that the word “cool” which they’ve used here multiple times is AAVE from the 1920s (specifically the jazz age)?

https://drearycheery.tumblr.com/post/152087858064/aave-slang-we-non-black-people-need-to-avoid

FYI- the term “chile” was used for years before nicki used it in her livestream last year. Nene Leaks’ “whew chile, the ghetto” meme was created over a year before her livestream. nicki might’ve popularized it, but this is still AAVE, just like any of the other terms listed.

please keep in mind that the literal word is not considered a slur, and it’s all about the context in which you use them. for example “that’s the tea “ is AAVE while “i bought green tea” is not. more examples of how to spot AAVE below:

“she’s so basic”
“that’s the tea”
“you better slay”
“period” in response to something or someone.
“sis” when referring to others
“chile” in literally any context.

these seem to be the ones people were most confused about, but feel free to quote or reply with questions :)

“y’all” and “aint” have southern american origins as opposed to AAVE. however, a lot of times people combine “y’all” and “aint” with the other terms listed, so just be careful <3

also trends like this- definitely a no. don’t justify your ignorance because it’s trendy, you’re used to using it, or everyone does it. educate yourself, and make personal change

https://twitter.com/adesrevenge/status/1288627248036286467/video/1

https://twitter.com/adesrevenge/status/1288627248036286467/video/1

if you’re not black, your “opinion” on this is void. this thread is not a “do you agree with me?” it’s more of a “stop doing this, it’s ignorant and offensive” type of deal. there’s no opinion you can have on this, and if you do- pls keep it to yourself.

since so many of you decided to quote and reply with the literal origin of the word i’d like to teach you something- this goes all the way back to slavery, when most black people were not educated.

they had to take bits and pieces from the words they could understand and create their own dialect and vernacular. doing this resulted in them being called stupid, dumb, the n word, and being ridiculed for speaking in the only way they were able to.

while the literal origin of a word may be in greek, latin, or anything else black people were forced to take the word and make it their own. it should be very clear after reading this how white ppl using AAVE for fun is incredibly offensive, even if you aren’t offended by it.

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