Yo! Yo! Yo! Propz to Dr. G.! He's one straight-up mutha. And he got him a new short-shortie in Austin! That Greer-Dog makin' the crip-crowd his thang. He sooo phat. His face be smoove-B. Bobby on the short. (Too bad all these fellers is going to jail when they could all become etymologists, eh? My question is, why don't they pull up they pants when they trip?) It's kind of fun, though, because Laura has "her kids" at school, and I work with a lot of work-release kids from juvie-jail, so we have some pretty wild dinner-time conversation. Unfortunately, the whole ebonics movement rationalizes a skewed sense of community. The ebonics movement (which fortunately fizzled) was doing these kids no favors! -Kyle -----Original Message----- From: Karen K. Perlow [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 2:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Race In a message dated 11/02/2000 11:41:32 AM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << To anyone offended by this, I sincerely apologize. I meant no harm or derogatory implications to any one. Just that I have learned a new type of slang from the guys I "teach" who happen to teach me much more. Not just the slang but what racism is really like for certain persons. Bobby >> I wasn't offended at all. You never know where your best life lessons will come from.Wisdom is found in many unconventional places.My son is a perfect example of that.Also, we are never too old to learn something new..:) Karen