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Textual Analysis Of A Young White Girl
n March 7th, 2017, an article was published in Ebony Magazine that explained a video that showed a very young, white female, Danielle Bregoli, that was disrespecting her mother in an ill-mannered and condescending way. This young girl has become reasonably famous for talking back and insulting her mother (Lasha). I have seen the video myself and it seems to me that the people who are laughing at it are largely amused at the dialect that the girl is using in the video. To them, it seems surprising for a ‘white girl’ to be speaking in that vernacular. These people are allowing this white girl to become an internet sensation for speaking in an uneducated manner. Quite frankly, I can’t remember the last time a black person was praised and rewarded with fame for speaking in this dialect. …show more content…
This video is a prime example of, and truly highlights, the double standard between the ways blacks and whites are treated. Another example in recent news of double standards is a video that was released of Kate Hudson, a white video actress, rapping to Trap Queen by Fetty Wap with her white son. The lyrics of this song talk about selling dope and smoking weed. Whenever Kate Hudson posted this video to her Instagram, it immediately went viral and was seen as ‘amazing.’ On the other hand, black people are labeled as ‘ghetto’ for rapping about subjects like
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