potoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoA Jamaican accent just makes me smilelemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1642arrow-down117
arrow-up1625arrow-down1imageA Jamaican accent just makes me smilelemmy.worldpotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squarePieMePlenty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·13 hours agoIt’s called a creole language. An even simpler version is a pidgin language (there’s an example posted in one of the comments). Creole is usually a more evolved pidgin. Developed by children of creole speakers.
minus-squareChloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·7 hours agoi am aware of what creoles and pidgins are, yes. making fun of them is racism.
minus-squarePieMePlenty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoThe post is mocking a language, not the people who speak it. It may be in poor taste, but its not racist.
It’s called a creole language. An even simpler version is a pidgin language (there’s an example posted in one of the comments). Creole is usually a more evolved pidgin. Developed by children of creole speakers.
i am aware of what creoles and pidgins are, yes. making fun of them is racism.
The post is mocking a language, not the people who speak it. It may be in poor taste, but its not racist.