Texas Cowboy Gets Criticized Over His Southern Accent
Oct 7, 2015 16:17:48 GMT -6
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Post by Mystic Wanderer on Oct 7, 2015 16:17:48 GMT -6
A Texas-based cowboy who runs a popular YouTube channel recently took his haters to task after he received an insulting private message that essentially accused him of lacking intelligence based on his southern accent. They also claimed that they were “offended” by his southern drawl.
This is a sensitive subject for me. I'm from Tennessee, and we have that 'southern drawl' too, even more so in the Appalachian Mountains, but I consider myself as smart as the next guy, I'll have you know!! 
If people think southerners are dumb because their accent is different, they should look at Dolly Parton!
I talk like her, and I'm damn proud of my southern accent!
Actually, if people did some research on the accent of East Tennessee, they would find that we have a very special accent that we can be proud of:
I'm glad this guy told it to them like it is! Good for him!!
I can't get the video to embed here, so go to the source page to hear his response: Source
If people think southerners are dumb because their accent is different, they should look at Dolly Parton!
I talk like her, and I'm damn proud of my southern accent!
Actually, if people did some research on the accent of East Tennessee, they would find that we have a very special accent that we can be proud of:
We should be very proud of our Appalachian mountain dialect spoken by our ancestors. There are many terms used to describe this dialect. Most linguists will refer to the folk speech of Appalachia as Southern Mountain Dialect. You can still hear some of these words spoken today in Scott County, Tennessee and other counties located in the beautiful Cumberland Mountains and the Southern Appalachian Mountain range in general. Most of the first white settlers that came to this region were the "Scotch-Irish". Much of the Southern Appalachian landscape reminded the early settlers of their homelands of Ireland and Scotland.
Many of the expressions heard throughout this region can be traced to the days of Queen Elizabeth I. Some of the words and the way they were spoken by my ancestors would be considered Elizabethan English with a Scottish and Irish flavor sprinkled in. Some of these can be found in the works of great English authors such as Shakespeare, Alfred and Chaucer. These are just a few of the names I could mention. Many of these expressions and words can be heard throughout the region today. I am very proud of my Scotch-Irish ancestry and the dialect handed down to me from generation to generation.
The families from England, Scotland and Ireland which settled our area loved the land very much. We come from a strong stock that enjoyed and valued their privacy. They built their homes on the mountains and down in the "holler's" of our beautiful landscape. In doing so, they isolated themselves from the rest of the country and what was considered the mainstream of the American life. Through this isolation from mainstream America their way of speech was preserved and handed down from generation to generation.
I will also note that over the years this mountain dialect lost favor in mainstream America. People in America in general were changing with the times and that included the way they spoke and used the English language. Many words and phrases fell out of fashion with most areas of the country. Many of our ancestors tucked away in the mountains, coves and hollows of the Southern Appalachian Mountain range remained the same in many ways including their speech.
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Many of the expressions heard throughout this region can be traced to the days of Queen Elizabeth I. Some of the words and the way they were spoken by my ancestors would be considered Elizabethan English with a Scottish and Irish flavor sprinkled in. Some of these can be found in the works of great English authors such as Shakespeare, Alfred and Chaucer. These are just a few of the names I could mention. Many of these expressions and words can be heard throughout the region today. I am very proud of my Scotch-Irish ancestry and the dialect handed down to me from generation to generation.
The families from England, Scotland and Ireland which settled our area loved the land very much. We come from a strong stock that enjoyed and valued their privacy. They built their homes on the mountains and down in the "holler's" of our beautiful landscape. In doing so, they isolated themselves from the rest of the country and what was considered the mainstream of the American life. Through this isolation from mainstream America their way of speech was preserved and handed down from generation to generation.
I will also note that over the years this mountain dialect lost favor in mainstream America. People in America in general were changing with the times and that included the way they spoke and used the English language. Many words and phrases fell out of fashion with most areas of the country. Many of our ancestors tucked away in the mountains, coves and hollows of the Southern Appalachian Mountain range remained the same in many ways including their speech.
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I'm glad this guy told it to them like it is! Good for him!!
I can't get the video to embed here, so go to the source page to hear his response: Source
[this means no for those who dont get my aussie accented meaning]
Good for you! 
