Do you associate southern accents with ignorance and/or stupidity?

Often times in literature, proper and more northern accents symbolize an educated person, whereas southern more "redneck" accents stand for ignorance. For Ex. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus talks with proper English and grammar, and is educated ad intellectual. However, in the book, many of the people, such as Mr. Ewell or Mrs. Dubose who talk with southern accents are ignorant and racist.

I myself have caught myself judging those with heavy southern "redneck" accents without realizing it. I don't think I should, however...

Often times in literature, proper and more northern accents symbolize an educated person, whereas southern more "redneck" accents stand for ignorance. For Ex. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus talks with proper English and grammar, and is educated ad intellectual. However, in the book, many of the people, such as Mr. Ewell or Mrs. Dubose who talk with southern accents are ignorant and racist.

I myself have caught myself judging those with heavy southern "redneck" accents without realizing it. I don't think I should, however...

The_Madcap

Theres a difference between whether or not a person uses proper grammer, and whether he talks with an accent.  The two aren't mutually exclusive.  If a person has an accent, but uses proper grammer, then I'd make no judgement at all.  But anyone, accent or not, who uses poor grammer, appears to be an uneducated person to me. 

not really I judge people on what they say, not how they say it.

I see it as grammar and spelling on forums, as long as you can be clearly understood it doesn't really matter. 

Yes, I do.

Funny thing is, I live in Florida. But I don't have that accent, and just hearing it makes me retch.

When I lived in the North, I did.  That changed when I moved to Georgia.  I hate the accent and I still use my Northern/Portuguese accent except for the occasionall "y'all", but besides minorities and rednecks, the people here aren't any stupider than people in the North no matter how bad their accent is (the valedictorian when I graduated had one of the most Southern accents I had ever heard).  But then again, I was born in Europe, so I've always felt that most Americans everywhere aren't very smart.

edit: As for what you said about Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird:  There are Southern people who choose to have a Northern accent because they're afraid that people from elsewhere would think they're ignorant.  I had a teacher my senior year that had a Northern accent and was from a very redneck area.  Imo, you've got to be VERY smart to be able to ignore how everyone around you talks, and force yourself to speak with a different accent.edit again: I also forgot to mention that there are things that Southern people say correctly and northern people say incorrectly.  i.e. In the North, School is pronounced with 2 syllables (skoo-ul) when it should be pronounced with 1.  I was surprised when I was told about this.

lol... don't even get me started on how ignorant Americans.. especially from the south, can be.

i was talking to an American friend of mine from Oregon. She didn't even know that Canada fought in WW2.. she thought that was the war that we burned down the White house... in 1812.. not 1939-45.. LOL quite a difference... and she was also educated, because apparently, at the time of this laughable discussion, she was in College. 

And ignorant Canadians piss me off even more because i have to share this country with these morons.

By the way... im from Alberta.. which is basically the Red neck hot spot of all Canada... excluding Saskatchewan.

 

And ignorant Canadians piss me off even more because i have to share this country with these morons.

_Cab0ose87_

Now now. Play nice. You too are stupid sometimes and you know it.

I have two words for everybody: George Bush.

Case closed.

[QUOTE="_Cab0ose87_"]

 

And ignorant Canadians piss me off even more because i have to share this country with these morons.

Nifty_Shark

Now now. Play nice. You too are stupid sometimes and you know it.

Oh of course im stupid sometimes.. everyone is.. i didn't mean to sound like a perfect person, but when i speak of ignorance i mean racism and hate and unknowing for other countries for no particular reason. That's what i mean't, sorry.

[QUOTE="Nifty_Shark"][QUOTE="_Cab0ose87_"]

 

And ignorant Canadians piss me off even more because i have to share this country with these morons.

_Cab0ose87_

Now now. Play nice. You too are stupid sometimes and you know it.

Oh of course im stupid sometimes.. everyone is.. i didn't mean to sound like a perfect person, but when i speak of ignorance i mean racism and hate and unknowing for other countries for no particular reason. That's what i mean't, sorry.

Hehe. No need to apologise. I knew what you meant. I was just poking a little fun. I used to live in Canada so I just thought it was necessary.

I'm from the South (born in Alabama and grew up on a cattle farm) and i can say i talk with a very Southern accent....Southern people use a completley different set of words than yankees (aka northerners lol)

If you ever visit the South you can expect to hear the following...

 -Y'all, We say this word like there is no tomorrow...it comes up in alot of sentances and is a way of saying "You All", it is used to address more than one person, Or if your talking to someone from a different family it can be used to inquire about that persons family.  ie.  "Hey Bill! long time no see! how have yall been?"

- Over Yonder, also pronounced as "Over Yunder" or "Ova-Yawn Duh" Very complex in it's meaning...it's used as a 5th direction (in addition to North, South, East and West) it can refer to something across a short distance ie.  "haha look over yunder at that yellow car...that's a ugly lookin car ain'it?" or something across town ie.  "that new restraunt is over yunder by pete's gas station"

-Fixin' To, If you have never been to th South you prolly have no idea what that means....it means you are about to do something or go somewhere.  ie.  "I'm fixin to head over to Sally's"

-Coke, ANY kind of soft drink...when you go to a restraunt and the waitress asks what you want to drink if you say "Coke" they will either bring you a Coke or a Pepsi or some drink similar to a Coke. 

-Cattywampus, something that ain't sitting straight...it's crooked.  ie.  "that picture over yunder on that wall is a might cattywampus...i best straightin it"

-Fetch, to retrive something, ie. "Johnny, fetch me that there hammer."

anyway the list goes on...but in short, Southern people ain't stupid and they all aren't racist, there is just as much (if not more) racism up north. 

Well let's think about it by using the transative property.

Who votes for Bush? People with Southern accents.

What are people who vote for Bush? Stupid.

You figure out the rest. 

Well let's think about it by using the transative property.

 

Who votes for Bush? People with Southern accents.

 

What are people who vote for Bush? Stupid.

 

You figure out the rest. 

Darth_Julian

That would be funny if it weren't for the fact that there are way more people in the West and North than there are in the South.  More people voted for him than Kerry.  You figure out the rest.

When I lived in the North, I did.  That changed when I moved to Georgia.  I hate the accent and I still use my Northern/Portuguese accent except for the occasionall "y'all", but besides minorities and rednecks, the people here aren't any stupider than people in the North no matter how bad their accent is (the valedictorian when I graduated had one of the most Southern accents I had ever heard).  But then again, I was born in Europe, so I've always felt that most Americans everywhere aren't very smart.

edit: As for what you said about Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird:  There are Southern people who choose to have a Northern accent because they're afraid that people from elsewhere would think they're ignorant.  I had a teacher my senior year that had a Northern accent and was from a very redneck area.  Imo, you've got to be VERY smart to be able to ignore how everyone around you talks, and force yourself to speak with a different accent.edit again: I also forgot to mention that there are things that Southern people say correctly and northern people say incorrectly.  i.e. In the North, School is pronounced with 2 syllables (skoo-ul) when it should be pronounced with 1.  I was surprised when I was told about this.

GamerForca

 

And ignorant Canadians piss me off even more because i have to share this country with these morons.

 

By the way... im from Alberta.. which is basically the Red neck hot spot of all Canada... excluding Saskatchewan.

_Cab0ose87_

Often times in literature, proper and more northern accents symbolize an educated person, whereas southern more "redneck" accents stand for ignorance. For Ex. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus talks with proper English and grammar, and is educated ad intellectual. However, in the book, many of the people, such as Mr. Ewell or Mrs. Dubose who talk with southern accents are ignorant and racist.

I myself have caught myself judging those with heavy southern "redneck" accents without realizing it. I don't think I should, however...

The_Madcap

I used to think everyone with a southern accent was just a redneck hillbilly living in a trailer.  Now I know better.  That is not ALWAYS the case.  Sometimes it is...just like any accent you come across. 

I'm from the South (born in Alabama and grew up on a cattle farm) and i can say i talk with a very Southern accent....Southern people use a completley different set of words than yankees (aka northerners lol)

If you ever visit the South you can expect to hear the following...

 -Y'all, We say this word like there is no tomorrow...it comes up in alot of sentances and is a way of saying "You All", it is used to address more than one person, Or if your talking to someone from a different family it can be used to inquire about that persons family.  ie.  "Hey Bill! long time no see! how have yall been?"

 

- Over Yonder, also pronounced as "Over Yunder" or "Ova-Yawn Duh" Very complex in it's meaning...it's used as a 5th direction (in addition to North, South, East and West) it can refer to something across a short distance ie.  "haha look over yunder at that yellow car...that's a ugly lookin car ain'it?" or something across town ie.  "that new restraunt is over yunder by pete's gas station"

 

-Fixin' To, If you have never been to th South you prolly have no idea what that means....it means you are about to do something or go somewhere.  ie.  "I'm fixin to head over to Sally's"

 

-Coke, ANY kind of soft drink...when you go to a restraunt and the waitress asks what you want to drink if you say "Coke" they will either bring you a Coke or a Pepsi or some drink similar to a Coke. 

 

-Cattywampus, something that ain't sitting straight...it's crooked.  ie.  "that picture over yunder on that wall is a might cattywampus...i best straightin it"

 

-Fetch, to retrive something, ie. "Johnny, fetch me that there hammer."

 

anyway the list goes on...but in short, Southern people ain't stupid and they all aren't racist, there is just as much (if not more) racism up north. 

Chief_Smackaho

If I heard someone say something in a southern accent then these are the things that go through my mind.

They are from the south (obviously)

Rascist

Arrogant

Ignorant

Blindly believe that god is the answer to everything.

Lives in a trailer.

I cannot help these thoughts going through my mind. Does that make me a bad person? 

If I heard someone say something in a southern accent then these are the things that go through my mind.

They are from the south (obviously)

Rascist

Arrogant

Ignorant

Blindly believe that god is the answer to everything.

Lives in a trailer.

 

I cannot help these thoughts going through my mind. Does that make me a bad person?

SunofVich

Yes, it makes you woefully ignorant and idiotic. Not all people from the south are like that, you need to stop being so steriotypical. 

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Often times in literature, proper and more northern accents symbolize an educated person, whereas southern more "redneck" accents stand for ignorance. For Ex. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus talks with proper English and grammar, and is educated ad intellectual. However, in the book, many of the people, such as Mr. Ewell or Mrs. Dubose who talk with southern accents are ignorant and racist.

I myself have caught myself judging those with heavy southern "redneck" accents without realizing it. I don't think I should, however...

Mumbles527

Theres a difference between whether or not a person uses proper grammer, and whether he talks with an accent.  The two aren't mutually exclusive.  If a person has an accent, but uses proper grammer, then I'd make no judgement at all.  But anyone, accent or not, who uses poor grammer, appears to be an uneducated person to me. 

also, I am from the south and have a southern accent, and I find it annoying when people judge you on how you speak.  I also agree that they are "rednecks" , though, but not everyone from the south is one.

sad but funnyg-unit248

If I heard someone say something in a southern accent then these are the things that go through my mind.

They are from the south (obviously)

Racist

Arrogant

Ignorant

Blindly believe that god is the answer to everything.

Lives in a trailer.

 

I cannot help these thoughts going through my mind. Does that make me a bad person? 

SunofVich

1. That is the only one you got right because it is an obvious fact.
2. I have many friends of all races.  I do not judge one race better than another.
3. There are aroggant people everywhere in the world, not just here.
4. Again, there are Ignorant people everywhere.  not everyone is .
5. Everyone can believe whatever they want.  I am a christian, but I know many people who are not.
6. They may be more common in the south, but a majority of people do not live in one.

I am not trying to call you a bad person, I am just sick of everyone stereotyping the south.

 

 

lol... don't even get me started on how ignorant Americans.. especially from the south, can be.

 

i was talking to an American friend of mine from Oregon. She didn't even know that Canada fought in WW2.. she thought that was the war that we burned down the White house... in 1812.. not 1939-45.. LOL quite a difference... and she was also educated, because apparently, at the time of this laughable discussion, she was in College.

_Cab0ose87_

[QUOTE="g-unit248"]sad but funny353535355353535

what are they riding? Tigers?, oh man, you cant not laugh at that 

[QUOTE="Chief_Smackaho"]

I'm from the South (born in Alabama and grew up on a cattle farm) and i can say i talk with a very Southern accent....Southern people use a completley different set of words than yankees (aka northerners lol)

If you ever visit the South you can expect to hear the following...

-Y'all, We say this word like there is no tomorrow...it comes up in alot of sentances and is a way of saying "You All", it is used to address more than one person, Or if your talking to someone from a different family it can be used to inquire about that persons family. ie. "Hey Bill! long time no see! how have yall been?"

 

- Over Yonder, also pronounced as "Over Yunder" or "Ova-Yawn Duh" Very complex in it's meaning...it's used as a 5th direction (in addition to North, South, East and West) it can refer to something across a short distance ie. "haha look over yunder at that yellow car...that's a ugly lookin car ain'it?" or something across town ie. "that new restraunt is over yunder by pete's gas station"

 

-Fixin' To, If you have never been to th South you prolly have no idea what that means....it means you are about to do something or go somewhere. ie. "I'm fixin to head over to Sally's"

 

-Coke, ANY kind of soft drink...when you go to a restraunt and the waitress asks what you want to drink if you say "Coke" they will either bring you a Coke or a Pepsi or some drink similar to a Coke.

 

-Cattywampus, something that ain't sitting straight...it's crooked. ie. "that picture over yunder on that wall is a might cattywampus...i best straightin it"

 

-Fetch, to retrive something, ie. "Johnny, fetch me that there hammer."

 

anyway the list goes on...but in short, Southern people ain't stupid and they all aren't racist, there is just as much (if not more) racism up north.

stitch321

lol sorry dude...no harm intended.  you just have no idea how many people there are that actually because im from alabama that i must be a card carrying member of the kkk or how i must love to shoot "critters" off my front porch lol.  lately i've had alot of folks ask me stuff like that and they just get mad when i say there are racist people up north as well.  anyhow sorry if i offended you bro