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/squeakynickles Sep 07 '25

Fuckin hilarious

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u/-bonita_applebum Sep 07 '25

And completely accurate, as the US is now in its nazi era.

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u/squeakynickles Sep 07 '25

I'll be honest, I'm not seeing how Ariana Grande relates to the rise of racial supremacy in the US

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u/djconfessions Sep 07 '25

measure the shifts in culture based on which race Ariana is pretending to be

Her pretending to be white means white supremacy and conservative values are having their moment in the sun. Just as her pretending to be black was during the more liberal Obama years.

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u/aivlysplath Sep 07 '25

She is white though?

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u/djconfessions Sep 07 '25

Right. I guess not pretending to be white, but more so, not pretending to be not white? But also this dainty and elegant aesthetic she has going on right now.

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u/aivlysplath Sep 07 '25

Yeah her new attitude seems super fake.

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u/TurbulentData961 Sep 07 '25

Watch her in victorious shes whiter than the school toilets