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stevenleser

(32,886 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:35 AM Jan 2013

When Teabagging wingnuts attack on Twitter

Posting this pic on twitter that EarlG created and posted here really upset the wingnuts

and that is when hillarity ensued. One of my followers captured the back and forth in a pic and posted it:

buh bye

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When Teabagging wingnuts attack on Twitter (Original Post) stevenleser Jan 2013 OP

Dj sounds like he was giving justification for Ebonics. TheBlackAdder Jan 2013 #1

a hearty LOL. Whovian Jan 2013 #2

You want more laughs and/or facepalms, check out what's trending now... TheMightyFavog Jan 2013 #3

TheBlackAdder

(28,167 posts)

1. Dj sounds like he was giving justification for Ebonics.

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:19 AM

Jan 2013

Remember how Ebonics was introduced, trying to explain that intelligence was not directly related to one's proper use of the English language... that cultural differences justified the use of nonstandard English?

Dj seems to be using some of the same arguments as the proponents of Ebonics.

Whovian

(2,866 posts)

2. a hearty LOL.

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:27 AM

Jan 2013

TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts)

3. You want more laughs and/or facepalms, check out what's trending now...

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:28 AM

Jan 2013

#thingsthatpanicprogressives

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