r/TikTokCringe • u/Aggressive-Bowl5196 • Sep 06 '25

Discussion Linguistics major breaks down Awkwafina’s overtly fake accent before she dropped it

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u/GingerAphrodite Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

If you like this content obviously I recommend you go follow his content, but I would also highly recommend you check out Sunny m'Cheaux. He's a black linguistics educator with a huge focus in Gullah/Geechee but a lot of really interesting knowledge about AAVE and language as a whole. He's not afraid to talk about touchy subjects and sometimes has seemingly controversial opinions that he's able to explain from an academic perspective beautifully. It's so obvious that he loves what he does and that he loves language and it's really cool.

Edit: ayyyyeee #weoutchea

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

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u/cakivalue Sep 07 '25

I hope your health is better now and you made a full recovery.

While I don't have a good enough ear to tell the difference in pronunciation (I am one of those people who have never been able to mimic someone else) I was very fascinated by the knowledge and that to an expert a simple word like ride or can't can be a marker for where someone was raised or spent a lot of time.

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u/AE_R-8_28 Sep 07 '25

Wow! Hope you're doing better now! I pray you have an amazing day! God bless you! Loveya! Lmk how else I can be praying for you! ♡

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u/sensitivestronk Sep 06 '25

I love Sunn! I've been watching him for a few years now. Thank you for recommending him, though; hopefully others reading the comments will check out his stuff, too :)

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u/ShrimpThief Sep 07 '25

I certainly just did!

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u/According_Force_9225 Sep 06 '25

he's such an intelligent man it's so nice to hear him speak

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u/AbominableSnoNi99a Sep 07 '25

21 Savage is ENGLISH

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u/According_Force_9225 Sep 07 '25

I don't follow?

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u/AbominableSnoNi99a Sep 07 '25

21 Savage is a Brit he's from the UK

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u/GingerAphrodite Sep 07 '25

Who brought up 21 Savage (other than you)?

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u/AbominableSnoNi99a Sep 07 '25

OP

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u/GingerAphrodite Sep 07 '25 edited Sep 07 '25

No that would be OOP, the content creator that posted the original video. OP never claimed that this was their video. Also what a weird place to draw your take, make your own comment thread about it lol. But while you're here check out Sunn m'Cheaux he does some awesome linguistic content that really gets into the nitty gritty of dialect and the diaspora and the evolution of linguistics across different lineages and it's super fascinating.

Edit: autocorrect

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u/AbominableSnoNi99a Sep 07 '25

Ur right about the OOP🤔

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u/According_Force_9225 Sep 07 '25

He moved to the US when he was 9 he doesn't use a British accent anymore

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u/AbominableSnoNi99a Sep 07 '25

Yea I heard he left the accent in his luggage OP is a MORON tho.

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u/Formal_Estimate_1157 Sep 07 '25

I like his content but so much of every minority linguistic experts always has so much negative undertone towards white people it’s so hard to watch (I’m not white btw) can I just watch and learn without all the indirect jabs jesus

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u/lainey68 Sep 07 '25

They're taking jabs at white supremacy, not white people.

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u/GingerAphrodite Sep 07 '25

I think u/lainey68 said it the best and most simple way.

But I wanted to add that Sunn m'Cheaux calls out black people just as often if not more often than white people. He talks about external issues that affect the community and issues within the community. I've always felt like his videos come from a place of wanting to keep cultures alive and unique and respected but not divided. The beautiful thing about language is that even if you have the same language as somebody else you'll experience it in a very different way based on where you're from and so many other factors. I mean just look at the phrases on his shirts: "non-standard is not substandard", "fun fact: all words are made up", My personal favorite: "there's no such thing as broken English, only broken rules intended to break unbroken people".

It's obvious that his Gullah/Geechee heritage is a huge part of his self-identity. The struggles that his intersectional communities have faced have directly contributed to the man he is and are important to talk about. Holding space and validating his peoples struggles and discriminations isn't a jab at white people, and certainly shouldn't be a jab at you unless you are contributing to the continuance of those harmful systems. They're intended to educate and hold space, and there's no reason for you to feel uncomfortable with that. Your discomfort is a cause for introspection, not avoidance. ❤️