As you may have noticed, I took part in a debate for @GMB this morning, which was then picked up by the Daily Mail. It seems to have ruffled some feathers, leading to some viewers/readers being quite clear (and personal!) as to where I can put my 'woke' views. In response... 1/
... quite a few people have been in touch publicly and privately to check I'm okay with it all. Thank you very much. But honestly, this doesn't bother me in the slightest. I stand by absolutely everything I said, and I'm more than happy to have helped generate the discussion. 2/
This kind of thing does need to be talked about. Language-based prejudice is real, and it happens in far more subtle and complex ways than can be discussed in a 10 min slot on a prime-time TV show. 3/
Obviously the majority of people aren't going to change their minds, but you never know, a few might just reflect on just how appropriate it is to mimic or mock someone else's accent, and why they feel the need to do it. 4/
If you're interested in finding out more, there are lots of sociolinguists on twitter working in similar areas. You can also look at the @AccentismProj. The full debate from today is here if you'd like to watch the whole thing. 5/
That's all for now.
Rob,
Professor of Woke™
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Rob,
Professor of Woke™
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