Ebonics...as a college major?

Al Capwn · 05-09-2005, 11:17 AM

African American Vernacular English/Ebonics

wow, you have to wonder what the classroom enviornment would have to be like?

"We gonna learn us some dat jive talk!"

"fo'shizzle!"

It's rumored that Tiger Woods is enrolling

Rathmort · 05-09-2005, 12:03 PM

Looks like that is just a guest speaker giving a lecture, not an actual course. Or am I being stupid?

Phoenix · 05-09-2005, 12:27 PM

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Jon A. Yasin, Professor of English; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ed.D., Columbia University

Dr. Yasin has been studying and teaching language, linguistics, and rhetoric for over 20 years. His lectures on hip hop culture and African American dialect have been presented at colleges and universities throughout the U.S.A., Europe, and Africa. Dr. Yasin is advisor to the Muslim Student Association and an active member of the Black History Month Committee at Bergen Community College.

• African American Vernacular English/ Ebonics
• African Origins of Hip Hop and Hip Hop Culture

Looks like it is an actual class.

Ethnic studies classes have got the to be the stupidest fucking thing ever created.

rez03 · 05-09-2005, 01:23 PM

A class is not a major. And ethnic studies is a fucking lame boring subject.

Magnum PI · 05-09-2005, 01:47 PM

Give dem niggaz anotha eeezay clazz to pazz to sho up da Man!!

Samus Aran · 05-09-2005, 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by Doc
Give dem niggaz anotha eeezay clazz to pazz to sho up da Man!!

You're so fucking dumb.

Froofy-D · 05-09-2005, 02:19 PM

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African Origins of Hip Hop & Hip Hop Culture

Somone is getting US tax dollars to teach that at a community college? Could I teach a course "Origin of Thrash/Death Metal Europe"? No, because it doesnt have a minority tag on it. Nobody can say that Origins of Hip Hop course is bullshit and a waste of tax dollars for fear of being called racist.

The Bog · 05-09-2005, 02:21 PM

It's only a matter of time before we have an entire degree based around straightedgers. xBAx.

Samus Aran · 05-09-2005, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by Froofy-D
Somone is getting US tax dollars to teach that at a community college? Could I teach a course "Origin of Thrash/Death Metal Europe"? No, because it doesnt have a minority tag on it. Nobody can say that Origins of Hip Hop course is bullshit and a waste of tax dollars for fear of being called racist.

Are you sure you couldn't? I mean, if you were able to actually convice people you could have an entire course based on that shit, it might be possible.

Tea on tuesday · 05-09-2005, 03:18 PM

I have 10 credits in post-graduate geology thanks to a certain professor being batshit insane. From this experience I'd say if a professor has tenure, they can teach whatever the hell they want. The first class I took was called Earth in Upheavel, which was suppose to be about cataclysmic geology, but the entire class was nothing but ramblimg about aliens. We spent 3 weeks on crop circles. Then there was a 700 lvl group discussion class by the same prof where she laid out the earth's history. For those not in the know, a race of nearly immortal aliens, the Annunaki, from planet x came to the earth around 12,000 years ago and made humans to mine gold for them; because they needed gold to suspend in their atmosphere and shield them from some sort of drastic cosmic radiation. This is all laid out in Genesis.

AngryGerbil · 05-09-2005, 03:59 PM

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African Origins of Hip Hop and Hip Hop Culture

Now I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure "Hip Hop Culture" originated in the US.

Enchiladitos · 05-09-2005, 04:05 PM

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I have 10 credits in post-graduate geology thanks to a certain professor being batshit insane. From this experience I'd say if a professor has tenure, they can teach whatever the hell they want. The first class I took was called Earth in Upheavel, which was suppose to be about cataclysmic geology, but the entire class was nothing but ramblimg about aliens. We spent 3 weeks on crop circles. Then there was a 700 lvl group discussion class by the same prof where she laid out the earth's history. For those not in the know, a race of nearly immortal aliens, the Annunaki, from planet x came to the earth around 12,000 years ago and made humans to mine gold for them; because they needed gold to suspend in their atmosphere and shield them from some sort of drastic cosmic radiation. This is all laid out in Genesis.

HAHAHA I had a teacher who was fucking nutters just like that. He was convinced that aliens made the Grand Canyon when they touched down with one of their giant space ships. He was a cool guy.

Magnum PI · 05-09-2005, 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by potam
You're so fucking dumb.

You can eat shit and live.

Personally, I don't know of a single black person who thinks ebonics is nothing but nonsense used to give knuckleheads an easy grade.

Samus Aran · 05-09-2005, 04:12 PM

Where have these "knuckleheads" been graded on ebonics?

stonecold2003 · 05-09-2005, 04:16 PM

Back in the 70s they called it talking JIVE!!!

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Magnum PI Closing in on Makata Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,180 -28 Internets	Give dem niggaz anotha eeezay clazz to pazz to sho up da Man!! __________________

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The Bog The troll who sold the world Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,699 -1 Internets	It's only a matter of time before we have an entire degree based around straightedgers. xBAx. __________________ Bogfather - Blood Elf Rogue, Aerie Peak

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stonecold2003 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: pesacola, florida Posts: 2 +0 Internets	ebonics is nothing new Back in the 70s they called it talking JIVE!!! __________________ whoopass03

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05-09-2005, 12:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rathmort Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 246 -5 Internets	Looks like that is just a guest speaker giving a lecture, not an actual course. Or am I being stupid?

05-09-2005, 01:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
rez03 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 61 -1 Internets	A class is not a major. And ethnic studies is a fucking lame boring subject.

05-09-2005, 03:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tea on tuesday Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,551 +18 Internets	I have 10 credits in post-graduate geology thanks to a certain professor being batshit insane. From this experience I'd say if a professor has tenure, they can teach whatever the hell they want. The first class I took was called Earth in Upheavel, which was suppose to be about cataclysmic geology, but the entire class was nothing but ramblimg about aliens. We spent 3 weeks on crop circles. Then there was a 700 lvl group discussion class by the same prof where she laid out the earth's history. For those not in the know, a race of nearly immortal aliens, the Annunaki, from planet x came to the earth around 12,000 years ago and made humans to mine gold for them; because they needed gold to suspend in their atmosphere and shield them from some sort of drastic cosmic radiation. This is all laid out in Genesis.

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Samus Aran Sons of the Storm Heal Bitch Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 771 +1 Internets	Where have these "knuckleheads" been graded on ebonics?