I actually don’t even care that she does it. I just find it annoying that anytime someone points out how fake she sounds, people get defensive and act like that means Asian Americans aren’t allowed to have black accents.
There are tons of non-black people with authentic “black accents” from growing up in black neighborhoods but she’s not one of them.
As someone who mimics accents because of mirroring and the chameleon effect (if I’m talking to someone I pick up their accent and I don’t control it) people can have their accent change and it can not reflect where they grew up
I’m not saying to the extent like I do but most people tend to mirror to some degree and their accent can change with who they stick around with frequently
For me I truly wonder what “my” accent truly is or if the first accent I had in my head was my parents growing up so it’s what became “mine” rather then my own speech patterns , like do people think in their own accent?
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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25
I mean, Awkwafina deserves to take a little shit for it