Sev'ral Timez Songs

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This video parodies 90s-style boy bands, especially their appropriation of AAE. Of note is their declaration, "We're non-threatening!" (found in the first and second clips) which I think captures many white Americans' attitudes towards black culture: a little is cool, but too much is scary. See 0:31 for an example of their use AAE features in speech.

Posted by Aidan Malanoski on April 17, 2018

Tags:
Indexicality;
African American Language;
Stigma;
whiteness

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