Tuesday, October 14, 2008

I'm not "puttin on an accent"

Yesterday in "Introduction to Feminist Theory" I was explaining an essay by Mary Church Terrell that dealt with racism between Black and White women. One of my students kept smiling and I asked her what was making her smile. After some prodding on my part, she said, "well, it's just that when you talk about southern racism you put on a southern accent."
"That's because I am Southern" I said. Then the student and I realized we are both from Arkansas. Ya'll have a good day.

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