Why are so many black people allergic to possessive nouns?

[ROCSteady]

Do y'all notice this online as much as I do?

Lots of times when I see tweets, Youtube comments, Instagram/ Facebook posts, article comments, etc. I can't help but observe the extremely frequent trend of black posters flat out failing or refusing to add possession to the noun they are describing.

For example:

her man mixtape, instead of man's

his mom car, instead of mom's


This isn't intended to be a race baiting thread but I am just wondering if this annoys people as much as it does me? Just one of those little things that makes me loathe internet interaction. Especially as it seems to breed new retarded patterns of communication and this is just one example of MANY

The funny thing is, while I can attribute some of these people to just simply being undereducated and having poor grammar and grasp of the English language, many people I've seen do this I KNOW know better.

Lots and lots of educated black people do this as well. I'm wondering, is this another case of many black people feeling motivation to show a monolithic way of behavior? It seems that way to me in this case.

If you are intelligent enough to grasp college level material and still leave out apostrophes and the letter 's' it's almost like a desire to be accepted as a bona fide member of the black community.

I can't be the only one who notices this reoccurring theme as it pertains to nouns and possession within black internet users. Only a handful are dumb enough to truly know no better.


Real n!ggas, tell me, what is so corny about ' and s ??

[Nilocon165]

I feel ya op. And I can't think of any reason for this other than black people wanting to sound black.

[Jameerthefear]

every time i say a possessive noun i go into a sneezing fit

[TheSilentKiller]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzVOXKXfQk



very good vid on the topic

[90sgoat]

It's not worse than 'axed'.

African languages are very simple, lacking many concepts of nuance. Other language groups are the same such as Thai, Burmese.

Maybe it is genetic.

[TheSilentKiller]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzVOXKXfQk



very good vid on the topic
skip to 5min if you don't have an attention span


or just watch the whole thing and learn something :cheers:

[ROCSteady]

every time i say a possessive noun i go into a sneezing fit

I knew it!!

So there's not just a sociological factor but also biological.

This issue has long perplexed me to believe it was just a simple cultural phenomenon.

Thanks for the enlightenment :cheers:

[ROCSteady]

Apparently, every black dude says bruh now too. Even East Coasters and Texans.

I'm watching a show and every black character says bruh, even 40 year old dudes who run a nursery.

Nice writing there.

[Patrick Chewing]

I axe myself these questions all the time.


What we po to do about it??

[KiiiiNG]

This is a sensitive subject for black people... I think they're tired of being targeted and embarrassed about shit. They're angry from slavery and not quite successful as a 'race' of people. The stats don't really lie. But that's not my place. It is what it is. They are what they are.

[ROCSteady]

I don't really wanna put people down for it diectly online because that's just status quo and doesn't do anything but instill more animosity.

Just made the thread cuz that shit is so annoying to see so often from people who know better, just to fit in. Pathetic.

'What really grinds my gears' type shit. I don't see other races knowingly use bad grammar on purpose en masse. Seriously, pay attention to the lack of possessive nouns when you read black comments on Youtube and Twitter or whatever. Shit is a shame, wanting to type like a simpleton to be authenticated

[dude77]

lol axed is the worst .. shit is embarrassing

[AceManIII]

I was an "axe" user until I joined Forensics in high school and this black lady from another school talked with me for about 15 min. after my extemporaneous speech about properly pronouncing words. Some of the best advice I ever had in HS.

A lot of black people are just used to saying things a certain way. Like I hate older folks who say "chirrin" instead of children.

[Cactus-Sack]

Correct answer: Because speaking proper English or appearing in anyway educated is a surefire way to get called an uncle Tom or told you are acting white

[ace23]

I think it's weird that you're choosing to focus on this one aspect of AAVE. Do the other things not annoy you as much?

[DeuceWallaces]

Poor people are poorly educated and speak poorly. Go into any polish ghetto or rural community and you'll hear the same shit.

[Megabox!]

To quote the the white posters on this board: "rent free"

[~primetime~]

Poor people are poorly educated and speak poorly. Go into any polish ghetto or rural community and you'll hear the same shit.
Ebonics is cultural, white trash typically don't use ebonics

[ROCSteady]

Poor people are poorly educated and speak poorly. Go into any polish ghetto or rural community and you'll hear the same shit.

No dumbass, this particular observation is overtly a black trait.


This phenomenon is not limited to poor people or uneducated people.Thanks for showing that you are an idiot.

You are a moron.

[~primetime~]

I don't really wanna put people down for it diectly online because that's just status quo and doesn't do anything but instill more animosity.

Just made the thread cuz that shit is so annoying to see so often from people who know better, just to fit in. Pathetic.

'What really grinds my gears' type shit. I don't see other races knowingly use bad grammar on purpose en masse. Seriously, pay attention to the lack of possessive nouns when you read black comments on Youtube and Twitter or whatever. Shit is a shame, wanting to type like a simpleton to be authenticated
I agree with your OP, it is annoying, but you know this post is littered with purposely bad grammar right?

[ROCSteady]

I think it's weird that you're choosing to focus on this one aspect of AAVE. Do the other things not annoy you as much?

The other things do not annoy me. This particular thing is so try hard and conformist that it shows the followers and those enslaved to behave and talk within a monolith.

I hate seeing people purposely type like this. It's a terribly cringe worthy and embarrassing way to prove you are just one of many.


From now on, notice how possessives aren't used at all by 'cool' block folk

[ROCSteady]

I agree with your OP, it is annoying, but you know this post is littered with purposely bad grammar right?

Well yes, I have a dirty mouth, even online. I type ebonics myself but I will always give credit to the possessive property of a noun when applicable.:rockon:


Read a bunch of sentences without possessive nouns and tell me it doesn't come off as caveman speak when it is an active decision instead of just unadulterated ignorace. The heavy majority of these people were taught in elementary about adding ' and s.

Not comparable. I can read 'wanna' instead of 'want to' and not want to stab them n!ggas .

Ebonics is fine but for GOD'S SAKE, it's 'Lebron's jumper tho' not 'Lebron jumper tho' !!!

FFS :facepalm

[stalkerforlife]

Why are so many white men allergic to alpha?

[DeuceWallaces]

Ebonics is cultural, white trash typically don't use ebonics

They're both poor English. It's a pretty simple concept.

[Jameerthefear]

Ebonics is cultural, white trash typically don't use ebonics
yes they do

[DeuceWallaces]

No dumbass, this particular observation is overtly a black trait.


This phenomenon is not limited to poor people or uneducated people.Thanks for showing that you are an idiot.

You are a moron.

Really, you know a bunch of college graduates who don't understand the proper use of possessive nouns?

[ROCSteady]

When I see this happening online as much as I do, I feel like a bitter white guy around 60 who wears nothing but Dockers, braided belts and Rockports out running errands in an unfamiliar world

[ace23]

Really, you know a bunch of college graduates who don't understand the proper use of possessive nouns?
I think that's his point. He's talking actual speaking not understanding.

[~primetime~]

They're both poor English. It's a pretty simple concept.
He's specifically taking about Ebonics which is a culture thing and not a money thing.

[DeuceWallaces]

yes they do

Yeah, a staple of poorly educated improper English, across all racial categories, is an improper use of possessive nouns.

It's really no use arguing with these ****tards.

[DeuceWallaces]

He's specifically taking about Ebonics which is a culture thing and not a money thing.

He's specifically talking about improper use of possessive pronouns, which is ubiquitous across poor people of any race.

[L.Kizzle]

Who cares how somebody write on social media. Bruh, its not real life. As long as you understand what is being said, its all good.

[ROCSteady]

Really, you know a bunch of college graduates who don't understand the proper use of possessive nouns?


Again, it's a chosen thing. It has nothing to do with education level. That's why it's so fcking irritating.

Smart, critical minds are leaving nouns without the powerful notion of an apostrophe and an s, all to appear more street and hip-hop savy.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's likely you are a corny f@ggot who reduces everything to some social theory you learned in a classroom instead of just knowing people's motivations through interactions.

[DeuceWallaces]

Again, it's a chosen thing. It has nothing to do with education level. That's why it's so fcking irritating.

Smart, critical minds are leaving nouns without the powerful notion of an apostrophe and an s, all to appear more street and hip-hop savy.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's likely you are a corny f@ggot who reduces everything to some social theory you learned in a classroom instead of just knowing people's motivations through interactions.

You're not talking about anything you can back up. You're just shitting out of your mouth. That doesn't make me a corny fkkit, it makes you a dumbass.

[~primetime~]

He's specifically talking about improper use of possessive pronouns, which is ubiquitous across poor people of any race.
:facepalm

You don't get out much do you? He's talking about "my nicka car fly"

You're an example of an overly PC viewpoint doing a disservice to society. Pretending that all races are the same, there are no cultural differences, to the point that you think poor blacks and poor whites BOTH use ebonics.

[ROCSteady]

Who cares how somebody write on social media. Bruh, its not real life. As long as you understand what is being said, its all good.

That's generally my position but for some reason this unashamed abandonment of the beautiful apotrophe, one of the most powerful pieces of punctuation in existence, really chaps my ass and I needed to vent in a thread.

Deuce thinks the explanation comes from a half-assed Inequality in America course relating every behavior to education and poverty whereas I know it's more of innate pressure within the black community to conform and speak off cuff in the vein of the a monolithic vernacular.

I know you guys notice this shit too

[ROCSteady]

You're not talking about anything you can back up. You're just shitting out of your mouth. That doesn't make me a corny fkkit, it makes you a dumbass.

Do you have any friends?

If so, any outside of the white progressive botany demographic?

[~primetime~]

2chainz has a degree w/4.0 GPA

She got a big booty so I call her big booty

[ROCSteady]

:facepalm

You don't get out much do you? He's talking about "my nicka car fly"

You're an example of an overly PC viewpoint doing a disservice to society. Pretending that all races are the same, there are no cultural differences, to the point that you think poor blacks and poor whites BOTH use ebonics.


Deuce cannot function with a viewpoint outside of some pre-packaged sociology course or diversity studies rhetoric.

The guy's entire worldview comes from a constrained concentration of what was shoveled into his head by other human beings instead of his own honest interpretations around him.

If another man or woman didn't write it in a peer-edited journal or textbook, it ceases to be.

DW needs to key this up and apply it to the rest of his days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlzrNKN3rZI

He is still in Plato's allegorical cave, facing front and watching the shadows in front of him and nodding.

[ROCSteady]

's


For President.


So powerful.

[DeuceWallaces]

:facepalm

You don't get out much do you? He's talking about "my nicka car fly"

You're an example of an overly PC viewpoint doing a disservice to society. Pretending that all races are the same, there are no cultural differences, to the point that you think poor blacks and poor whites BOTH use ebonics.

It's incredible how stupid you are. Poor people don't speak proper English. They may do it slightly different across racial or urbanization rates but the point remains; poor people don't sound smart.

I'm not overly PC, I'm just smart, have experience, and seek out scientific research. In fact I'm probably the most insensitive un-PC person you've ever come in contact with. Although, when it comes to policy I don't discriminate and follow the research. Nothing more. I get that's hard for you to understand but it's the truth.

[~primetime~]

Plenty of poor people of use proper English, and plenty of well off peeps use improper English :facepalm

How can you claim to be 'smart' with the opinion of "poor people don't speak proper English"... It would be "USE" proper English, you must be poor DW

[Dresta]

Deuces showing what an ideological fanatic he is, while bragging how "smart" he is, and how much "scientific research" he's waded through while examining speech patterns and proving definitively that they are wholly dependent on wealth, just like everything else in that silly and oversimplified world of his.

No room for individuality in Deuces' world, no personal decisions, nor any bother to recognise that many speech mannerisms are simply affectations, and thus have more to do with peer pressure than they do wealth. Everything in human existence is explained by one simple thing in his eyes: how much money there is. What a dumbass; what an ideologue; what a proof that he's one of the "terrible simplifiers" that have formed the basis of all ideologically fanatical movements throughout history.

The ironic thing is that this idiot thinks he's a man of science, while spewing his highly conjectural opinions as if they were absolute and repeatedly proven scientific fact. Hey Deuces, specialising in Botany doesn't make you an authority on anything else, and doesn't make your opinion on human relations any more scientific than anyone else's. In most cases, your snap conclusions, and your childish reductionisms, make your opinions rather anti-scientific, and the opposite of empirical. This is a really common thing with mediocre scientists: they think because they've reached a rather modest position in their own filed (and in Deuces case this is a small and largely irrelevant field), that they now know about everything, and that all their opinions magically become "scientific." Genuinely impressive scientists despise this type of person (i've heard many complaints), and consider them a disrepute to the name of science, which is fundamentally about scepticism, not certainty.

[thefatmiral]

This is one of those things white people need to tell themselves to feel superior.

[~primetime~]

Deuces showing what an ideological fanatic he is, while bragging how "smart" he is, and how much "scientific research" he's waded through while examining speech patterns and proving definitively that they are wholly dependent on wealth, just like everything else in that silly and oversimplified world of his.

No room for individuality in Deuces' world, no personal decisions, nor any bother to recognise that many speech mannerisms are simply affectations, and thus have more to do with peer pressure than they do wealth. Everything in human existence is explained by one simple thing in his eyes: how much money there is. What a dumbass; what an ideologue; what a proof that he's one of the "terrible simplifiers" that have formed the basis of all ideologically fanatical movements throughout history.

The ironic thing is that this idiot thinks he's a man of science, while spewing his highly conjectural opinions as if they were absolute and repeatedly proven scientific fact. Hey Deuces, specialising in Botany doesn't make you an authority on anything else, and doesn't make your opinion on human relations any more scientific than anyone else's. In most cases, your snap conclusions, and your childish reductionisms, make your opinions rather anti-scientific, and the opposite of empirical. This is a really common thing with mediocre scientists: they think because they've reached a rather modest position in their own filed (and in Deuces case this is a small and largely irrelevant field), that they now know about everything, and that all their opinions magically become "scientific." Genuinely impressive scientists despise this type of person (i've heard many complaints), and consider them a disrepute to the name of science, which is fundamentally about scepticism, not certainty.
spot on :applause:

[DeuceWallaces]

Plenty of poor people of use proper English, and plenty of well off peeps use improper English :facepalm

How can you claim to be 'smart' with the opinion of "poor people don't speak proper English"... It would be "USE" proper English, you must be poor DW

Of course not all poor people use constant slang. I'm poor and grew up poor and speak with a typical midwestern accent.

It's a pretty simple concept that poor people are more likely to improperly use english. You can go to any public school in the city, and then check an east coast prep school; tell me what you hear. Is that really hard for you to understand?

[Patrick Chewing]

Poor people are poorly educated and speak poorly. Go into any polish ghetto or rural community and you'll hear the same shit.


Typical Liberal bullshit. Instead of focusing on the problem, he tells you about how many other people are doing the same thing, thus making it seem ordinary in his eyes.

[DeuceWallaces]

Deuces showing what an ideological fanatic he is, while bragging how "smart" he is, and how much "scientific research" he's waded through while examining speech patterns and proving definitively that they are wholly dependent on wealth, just like everything else in that silly and oversimplified world of his.

No room for individuality in Deuces' world, no personal decisions, nor any bother to recognise that many speech mannerisms are simply affectations, and thus have more to do with peer pressure than they do wealth. Everything in human existence is explained by one simple thing in his eyes: how much money there is. What a dumbass; what an ideologue; what a proof that he's one of the "terrible simplifiers" that have formed the basis of all ideologically fanatical movements throughout history.

The ironic thing is that this idiot thinks he's a man of science, while spewing his highly conjectural opinions as if they were absolute and repeatedly proven scientific fact. Hey Deuces, specialising in Botany doesn't make you an authority on anything else, and doesn't make your opinion on human relations any more scientific than anyone else's. In most cases, your snap conclusions, and your childish reductionisms, make your opinions rather anti-scientific, and the opposite of empirical. This is a really common thing with mediocre scientists: they think because they've reached a rather modest position in their own filed (and in Deuces case this is a small and largely irrelevant field), that they now know about everything, and that all their opinions magically become "scientific." Genuinely impressive scientists despise this type of person (i've heard many complaints), and consider them a disrepute to the name of science, which is fundamentally about scepticism, not certainty.

Holy shit I'm living rent free. All week. You just can't take it. I didn't realize bots could even have meltdowns. You've falsely characterized, pretty much everything I've said. Plenty of room for individualism, but there is a wealth of knowledge that counteracts most of your misinformed sociological positions. I'm clearly not suggesting every poor person sounds like an idiot and every rich person talks like the Queen of England, but if someone makes a thread basically asking why black people sound like idiots I might suggest they spend some time in Eastern Kentucky.

[Dresta]

Now you're just lying, ignoring the points that were made, and moderating your position after already having said:


He's specifically talking about improper use of possessive pronouns, which is ubiquitous across poor people of any race.


Now 'ubiquitous' becomes 'more likely' and your point isn't as idiotic, but that's not what you said, so stop pretending it is.

Is this deliberate obfuscation, or did you just not know what ubiquitous means?

And yeah, i grew up in London, knew people from the shittiest areas, and also people who went to expensive private schools, where there were plenty of kids speaking god-awful english, usually in an attempt to sound cool, because being an illiterate who disdains proper speech is seen as cool to the young; it's likely more of a young and dumb thing than anything else tbh. Most people grow out of speaking like that, and the fact that this does change, actually shows that your point about it being primarily a matter of wealth is false.


Guy talking about meltdowns and shit constantly now--when did you become Dubeta? :facepalm

I think you're spending too much time on the internet dude; I hope you don't speak like that in real life--another indication that people speak differently depending on who they associate with; Christ, when I was in Tunisia for months , I started speaking in broken english, as that's all I heard, saying things like "we go?" and came back sounding like a foreigner. Anyone can make a conscious effort to speak properly, many simply don't.

[StephHamann]

It's incredible how stupid you are. Poor people don't speak proper English. They may do it slightly different across racial or urbanization rates but the point remains; poor people don't sound smart.

I'm not overly PC, I'm just smart, have experience, and seek out scientific research. In fact I'm probably the most insensitive un-PC person you've ever come in contact with. Although, when it comes to policy I don't discriminate and follow the research. Nothing more. I get that's hard for you to understand but it's the truth.

You are stupid. I am smart. It's the truth

sounds like a 5 year old

[Sarcastic]

It's an economic thing. Poor southern whites speak just as improperly as poor blacks.


To further prove the point, look no further than cockney English speakers.

[NumberSix]

Let's not pretend though that specific demographic groups don't have certain speech patterns.

[Sarcastic]

Let's not pretend though that specific demographic groups don't have certain speech patterns.

There are many different dialects across every part of the planet, based on location, ethnicity, social class, and wealth.

Improper speaking isn't just a black thing.

[Uncle Drew]

Axed. :roll:

[Sarcastic]

Ironically, the OP has multiple instances of leaving out commas, and periods. :lol

[~primetime~]

Again, OP is speaking specifically of blacks speaking improperly on purpose to fit in with black culture (which actually exists). An issue Bill Cosby had brought up numerous times. It's not purely economic (see the NBA), it's become ingrained in black culture.

OP is not claiming that other races and cultures speak perfectly.

[Sarcastic]

Again, OP is speaking specifically of blacks speaking improperly on purpose to fit in with black culture (which actually exists). An issue Bill Cosby had brought up numerous times. It's not purely economic (see the NBA), it's become ingrained in black culture.

OP is not claiming that other races and cultures speak perfectly.

Most of the NBA players you are referring to probably grew up poor. The ones who grew up rich like Steph Curry and Grant Hill speak very good English. I'm pretty sure Steph uses possessive nouns.

[~primetime~]

Most of the NBA players you are referring to probably grew up poor. The ones who grew up rich like Steph Curry and Grant Hill speak very good English. I'm pretty sure Steph uses possessive nouns.
If you feel like there aren't people out there purposely downgrading their English to fit in 'black culture', that it's all a matter of bank accounts, then I think your being naive.

[Sarcastic]

If you feel like there aren't people out there purposely downgrading their English to fit in 'black culture', that it's all a matter of bank accounts, then I think your being naive.


It's not just a black thing though.

[~primetime~]

It's not just a black thing though.
I'll let this lady tell you (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6af_1411736298#g2jdB78hgtJ68DUJ.99)

[Jasper]

black is to brown
As
white is to peach

Many Yankee's speak as well as type differently compared to the English.

As long as everyone speaks clearly I have no problems understanding what(s) what. :D

[ROCSteady]

Ironically, the OP has multiple instances of leaving out commas, and periods. :lol


Maybe so But I would NEVER deny an apostrophe his (yes it's male, DEAL WITH IT) birthright to denote a noun's possession :pimp:


A missed comma (which are often subjective)? No biggie.

Read out loud when somebody doesn't include possessive pronoun and listen to how utterly 10th rate of a human being it makes you sound.

NOT EVERY GRAMMAR OR PUNCTUATION ERROR IS EQUAL!

[oarabbus]

I agree with ROC

I can leave out periods and you still know what I'm saying without any difficulty

There are other things I could do. for example improper capitalization and not using commas

But when someone says "I borrowed my boy car and went to bob dad crab shack before watching Lebron jumper at the Cav arena" it sounds considerably more stupid than leaving out a comma, or failing to use a period.

[bdreason]

You realize some people talk (text) with pictures (emoticons) now, right? Communication is definitely headed in the wrong direction. I imagine a future society of people just pointing at pictures (Meme's) and laughing. :wtf: :rant :hammerhead: :oldlol: :cry:

[oarabbus]

You realize some people talk (text) with pictures (emoticons) now, right? Communication is definitely headed in the wrong direction. I imagine a future society of people just pointing at pictures (Meme's) and laughing. :wtf: :rant :hammerhead: :oldlol: :cry:


Just like hieroglyphics. Shit really comes full circle :oldlol:

[ROCSteady]

That's true and pretty amusing to think about

[Sarcastic]

Maybe so But I would NEVER deny an apostrophe his (yes it's male, DEAL WITH IT) birthright to denote a noun's possession :pimp:


A missed comma (which are often subjective)? No biggie.

Read out loud when somebody doesn't include possessive pronoun and listen to how utterly 10th rate of a human being it makes you sound.

NOT EVERY GRAMMAR OR PUNCTUATION ERROR IS EQUAL!

Missed commas are not subjective. I, can't, just, throw, commas, around, where, ever, I, want.

Same. Goes. With. Periods.

[Cali Syndicate]

You realize some people talk (text) with pictures (emoticons) now, right? Communication is definitely headed in the wrong direction. I imagine a future society of people just pointing at pictures (Meme's) and laughing. :wtf: :rant :hammerhead: :oldlol: :cry:

Idiocracy. Society definitely headed in that direction .

[ROCSteady]

Missed commas are not subjective. I, can't, just, throw, commas, around, where, ever, I, want.

Same. Goes. With. Periods.

Yes, they can often be, depending on the sentence or idea conveyed.

Commas obviously have guidelines but omitting one or adding one in a particular place can often be at the discretion of the writer or editor and it isn't incorrect.


Many times having or not having a comma is debatable whereas typing, 'her n!gga house always dirty' is incorrect every single time and also reads about 50 times worse than misusing a comma :oldlol: .

I don't expect people to have perfect grammar and punctuation, everybody makes errors, especially online but this thread is only about one type of conscious, active mistake fueled by cultural expectations and peer pressure.
It was an overwhelming observation as it pertains to a simple English rule and the race/culture that actively disassociates with the remedial function of typing thoughts.


That was the point, not typing like an Oxford English scholar everywhere on the net :oldlol:

Posters gave this thread incredible scope whereas I was just voicing my displeasure of seeing black people always leave out possessive pronouns on purpose :hammerhead:

[Im Still Ballin]

Kids these days, man... Millennials. Christ.

Not like back in my day

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Maybe because black people actually get that nothing in this world is legitimately under the possession of another.

There is only One Owner.

[LongLiveTheKing]

It pisses me off so much. I feel you OP I thought I was the only person who noticed.

[ROCSteady]

Deuces showing what an ideological fanatic he is, while bragging how "smart" he is, and how much "scientific research" he's waded through while examining speech patterns and proving definitively that they are wholly dependent on wealth, just like everything else in that silly and oversimplified world of his.

No room for individuality in Deuces' world, no personal decisions, nor any bother to recognise that many speech mannerisms are simply affectations, and thus have more to do with peer pressure than they do wealth. Everything in human existence is explained by one simple thing in his eyes: how much money there is. What a dumbass; what an ideologue; what a proof that he's one of the "terrible simplifiers" that have formed the basis of all ideologically fanatical movements throughout history.

The ironic thing is that this idiot thinks he's a man of science, while spewing his highly conjectural opinions as if they were absolute and repeatedly proven scientific fact. Hey Deuces, specialising in Botany doesn't make you an authority on anything else, and doesn't make your opinion on human relations any more scientific than anyone else's. In most cases, your snap conclusions, and your childish reductionisms, make your opinions rather anti-scientific, and the opposite of empirical. This is a really common thing with mediocre scientists: they think because they've reached a rather modest position in their own filed (and in Deuces case this is a small and largely irrelevant field), that they now know about everything, and that all their opinions magically become "scientific." Genuinely impressive scientists despise this type of person (i've heard many complaints), and consider them a disrepute to the name of science, which is fundamentally about scepticism, not certainty.


Real talk :applause:

Thanks for weighing in on Deuce's utter failure to live in the operating world

[ROCSteady]

It pisses me off so much. I feel you OP I thought I was the only person who noticed.

I'm glad to know I am not the only man to notice this pattern, not as a condemnation of educational privilege but as a racial/cultural constraint that truly reveals the societal peer pressures within contemporary black peoples.

[pauk]

"AXE" is the worst.... Can i axe you....? What? No!? What are you isis - mexican cartel or something? What did i do to upset you to the point where i deserve to be axe'd? :biggums: