cows are magnificent I mean there’s just so much to love my love for cow began in
so much to love my love for cow began in
so much to love my love for cow began in the quasi heart of South Florida’s cow
the quasi heart of South Florida’s cow
the quasi heart of South Florida’s cow country my hometown Davie Florida I’ve
country my hometown Davie Florida I’ve
country my hometown Davie Florida I’ve become a little bit of a of a cow
become a little bit of a of a cow
become a little bit of a of a cow aficionado
aficionado
aficionado that’s why when the famous Twitter
that’s why when the famous Twitter
that’s why when the famous Twitter account uber fax tweeted about cows I
account uber fax tweeted about cows I
account uber fax tweeted about cows I had to click the tweet read just like
had to click the tweet read just like
had to click the tweet read just like humans cows Moo in accents specific to
humans cows Moo in accents specific to
humans cows Moo in accents specific to their region a cow with an accent was
their region a cow with an accent was
their region a cow with an accent was this just a load of bull apparently not
this just a load of bull apparently not
this just a load of bull apparently not cows are actually pretty linguistically
cows are actually pretty linguistically
cows are actually pretty linguistically complex cows herds dictate the accents
complex cows herds dictate the accents
complex cows herds dictate the accents cows mooing but cows aren’t the only
cows mooing but cows aren’t the only
cows mooing but cows aren’t the only ones with discriminating ears we to
ones with discriminating ears we to
ones with discriminating ears we to judge each other by how we sound sounds
judge each other by how we sound sounds
judge each other by how we sound sounds complicated in today’s globalized world
complicated in today’s globalized world
complicated in today’s globalized world now more than ever and especially as
now more than ever and especially as
now more than ever and especially as Americans we interact with other accents
Americans we interact with other accents
Americans we interact with other accents in the most intimate of spaces and it’s
in the most intimate of spaces and it’s
in the most intimate of spaces and it’s time we considered the way we perceive
time we considered the way we perceive
time we considered the way we perceive them according to the Oxford Handbook of
them according to the Oxford Handbook of
them according to the Oxford Handbook of language and social psychology our
language and social psychology our
language and social psychology our brains can instantly flag an unfamiliar
brains can instantly flag an unfamiliar
brains can instantly flag an unfamiliar accent as other which can cause mistrust
accent as other which can cause mistrust
accent as other which can cause mistrust and misunderstanding the handbook
and misunderstanding the handbook
and misunderstanding the handbook distinguishes accents across languages
distinguishes accents across languages
distinguishes accents across languages like like polish or Colombian accents
like like polish or Colombian accents
like like polish or Colombian accents from accents within languages like
from accents within languages like
from accents within languages like southern or Boston accents the handbook
southern or Boston accents the handbook
southern or Boston accents the handbook explains that both kinds of non-standard
explains that both kinds of non-standard
explains that both kinds of non-standard speakers are by and large evaluated less
speakers are by and large evaluated less
speakers are by and large evaluated less favorably in social situations when
favorably in social situations when
favorably in social situations when making friends professional situations
making friends professional situations
making friends professional situations when applying for high-class jobs and
when applying for high-class jobs and
when applying for high-class jobs and even courtroom situations when defending
even courtroom situations when defending
even courtroom situations when defending innocents so listen up let’s discuss
innocents so listen up let’s discuss
innocents so listen up let’s discuss accent discrimination in its two forms
accent discrimination in its two forms
accent discrimination in its two forms first judging accents across languages
first judging accents across languages
first judging accents across languages and next judging accents within them
and next judging accents within them
and next judging accents within them finally let’s
finally let’s
finally let’s move to some solutions to open our ears
move to some solutions to open our ears
move to some solutions to open our ears and our hearts for the next 10 minutes
and our hearts for the next 10 minutes
and our hearts for the next 10 minutes or so I’m really going to be milking
or so I’m really going to be milking
or so I’m really going to be milking these cow puns all right I get it
these cow puns all right I get it
these cow puns all right I get it maybe not everyone loves milk maybe you
maybe not everyone loves milk maybe you
maybe not everyone loves milk maybe you are an almond milk drinker it’s okay our
are an almond milk drinker it’s okay our
are an almond milk drinker it’s okay our accents like our milk preference can
accents like our milk preference can
accents like our milk preference can breed some discrimination let’s first
breed some discrimination let’s first
breed some discrimination let’s first discuss the sour stigmas of foreign
discuss the sour stigmas of foreign
discuss the sour stigmas of foreign accents when non natives cross languages
accents when non natives cross languages
accents when non natives cross languages accent stereotypes undeniably parallel
accent stereotypes undeniably parallel
accent stereotypes undeniably parallel racial ones in fact accents can be more
racial ones in fact accents can be more
racial ones in fact accents can be more potent social markers than race in 2009
potent social markers than race in 2009
potent social markers than race in 2009 a Harvard University study published in
a Harvard University study published in
a Harvard University study published in social cognition tested five-year-old
social cognition tested five-year-old
social cognition tested five-year-old American children about who they would
American children about who they would
American children about who they would choose to befriend after sound bites and
choose to befriend after sound bites and
choose to befriend after sound bites and photographs of potential friends the
photographs of potential friends the
photographs of potential friends the children almost exclusively chose those
children almost exclusively chose those
children almost exclusively chose those with standard American accents selecting
with standard American accents selecting
with standard American accents selecting consistently against alternative French
consistently against alternative French
consistently against alternative French accents but inconsistently against race
accents but inconsistently against race
accents but inconsistently against race maybe accents guide children social
maybe accents guide children social
maybe accents guide children social preferences so heavily because starting
preferences so heavily because starting
preferences so heavily because starting young we equate accent with character
young we equate accent with character
young we equate accent with character and Disney had been doing it for ages
and Disney had been doing it for ages
and Disney had been doing it for ages in 1933 doesn’t he released an animated
in 1933 doesn’t he released an animated
in 1933 doesn’t he released an animated short film turned Disney classic the
short film turned Disney classic the
short film turned Disney classic the three little pigs in it as linguist
three little pigs in it as linguist
three little pigs in it as linguist Rosalina lippy green points out the the
Rosalina lippy green points out the the
Rosalina lippy green points out the the big bad wolf is a Jewish peddler with
big bad wolf is a Jewish peddler with
big bad wolf is a Jewish peddler with hook-nosed sidelocks brim hat and
hook-nosed sidelocks brim hat and
hook-nosed sidelocks brim hat and glaring Yiddish accent after Jewish
glaring Yiddish accent after Jewish
glaring Yiddish accent after Jewish sensibility complaints Disney changed
sensibility complaints Disney changed
sensibility complaints Disney changed the wolf’s appearance but the Yiddish
the wolf’s appearance but the Yiddish
the wolf’s appearance but the Yiddish accent remained for years and Disney has
accent remained for years and Disney has
accent remained for years and Disney has yet to really kick this habit of
yet to really kick this habit of
yet to really kick this habit of demonizing the foreign think about it
demonizing the foreign think about it
demonizing the foreign think about it Mufasa
Mufasa
Mufasa American accent Skaar foreign Peter Pan
American accent Skaar foreign Peter Pan
American accent Skaar foreign Peter Pan American accent Captain Hook
American accent Captain Hook
American accent Captain Hook foreign Aladdin American accent Jafar
foreign Aladdin American accent Jafar
foreign Aladdin American accent Jafar foreign huh it is a whole new world
foreign huh it is a whole new world
foreign huh it is a whole new world these stigmas translate into the real
these stigmas translate into the real
these stigmas translate into the real world our world is marked with borders
world our world is marked with borders
world our world is marked with borders that define and separate us but few
that define and separate us but few
that define and separate us but few walls are as impenetrable as our accents
walls are as impenetrable as our accents
walls are as impenetrable as our accents we cannot drop or swap our accents sorry
we cannot drop or swap our accents sorry
we cannot drop or swap our accents sorry Madonna some learned firsthand
Madonna some learned firsthand
Madonna some learned firsthand in his memoir East eats West writing in
in his memoir East eats West writing in
in his memoir East eats West writing in two hemispheres Vietnamese American
two hemispheres Vietnamese American
two hemispheres Vietnamese American Andrew Lam tells of his uncle pho lamb
Andrew Lam tells of his uncle pho lamb
Andrew Lam tells of his uncle pho lamb at 44 though arrived in the States and
at 44 though arrived in the States and
at 44 though arrived in the States and started over
started over
started over after completing night school and law
after completing night school and law
after completing night school and law school pho began his American dream but
school pho began his American dream but
school pho began his American dream but something stopped him his tongue those
something stopped him his tongue those
something stopped him his tongue those accent signaled his foreignness which
accent signaled his foreignness which
accent signaled his foreignness which deemed him unemployable perfectly
deemed him unemployable perfectly
deemed him unemployable perfectly qualified and especially insightful pho
qualified and especially insightful pho
qualified and especially insightful pho never practice law instead he wound up
never practice law instead he wound up
never practice law instead he wound up working in his wife’s grocery store
working in his wife’s grocery store
working in his wife’s grocery store until his drinking habits claimed him
until his drinking habits claimed him
until his drinking habits claimed him the advice he left for his nephew get
the advice he left for his nephew get
the advice he left for his nephew get rid of your accent Americans turn a deaf
rid of your accent Americans turn a deaf
rid of your accent Americans turn a deaf ear to foreigners you see accents aren’t
ear to foreigners you see accents aren’t
ear to foreigners you see accents aren’t always sunshine and green pastures maybe
always sunshine and green pastures maybe
always sunshine and green pastures maybe for the cows but unlike for cows accents
for the cows but unlike for cows accents
for the cows but unlike for cows accents don’t go in one ear and out the other
don’t go in one ear and out the other
don’t go in one ear and out the other accents impact we don’t just reject
accents impact we don’t just reject
accents impact we don’t just reject foreign accents from other countries we
foreign accents from other countries we
foreign accents from other countries we even reject homegrown accents within our
even reject homegrown accents within our
even reject homegrown accents within our own language judgment of these accents
own language judgment of these accents
own language judgment of these accents is no longer a question of nationalism
is no longer a question of nationalism
is no longer a question of nationalism rather it Springs from from a localized
rather it Springs from from a localized
rather it Springs from from a localized culture and a perceived status whether
culture and a perceived status whether
culture and a perceived status whether you speak New York or southern or dude
you speak New York or southern or dude
you speak New York or southern or dude your accent says a lot about you other
your accent says a lot about you other
your accent says a lot about you other countries have similar phenomena let’s
countries have similar phenomena let’s
countries have similar phenomena let’s travel across the pond there are several
travel across the pond there are several
travel across the pond there are several dialects in the United Kingdom from
dialects in the United Kingdom from
dialects in the United Kingdom from cockney to Queen’s English the play my
cockney to Queen’s English the play my
cockney to Queen’s English the play my fair lady shows the difference that a
fair lady shows the difference that a
fair lady shows the difference that a good British accent makes on the status
good British accent makes on the status
good British accent makes on the status of London Knight Eliza Doolittle in the
of London Knight Eliza Doolittle in the
of London Knight Eliza Doolittle in the story
story
story fessor higgins transforms Miss Doolittle
fessor higgins transforms Miss Doolittle
fessor higgins transforms Miss Doolittle from street rat to floristic rat by
from street rat to floristic rat by
from street rat to floristic rat by changing her accent the story shows how
changing her accent the story shows how
changing her accent the story shows how accents though potent social markers
accents though potent social markers
accents though potent social markers they can’t tell you what’s in here but
they can’t tell you what’s in here but
they can’t tell you what’s in here but we too often can’t hear them that way
we too often can’t hear them that way
we too often can’t hear them that way and the harsh profiling of a way of
and the harsh profiling of a way of
and the harsh profiling of a way of talking isn’t just fiction a 2002
talking isn’t just fiction a 2002
talking isn’t just fiction a 2002 researchers from Lancaster University
researchers from Lancaster University
researchers from Lancaster University found that a criminal suspect in the
found that a criminal suspect in the
found that a criminal suspect in the United Kingdom would be rated
United Kingdom would be rated
United Kingdom would be rated significantly more criminal with a
significantly more criminal with a
significantly more criminal with a Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham British accent compared to a standard
British accent compared to a standard
British accent compared to a standard British accent and Stanford linguist
British accent and Stanford linguist
British accent and Stanford linguist John R Rickford unfortunately notices
John R Rickford unfortunately notices
John R Rickford unfortunately notices similar biases directed against those
similar biases directed against those
similar biases directed against those who sound african-american in courtrooms
who sound african-american in courtrooms
who sound african-american in courtrooms in the United States as was the case for
in the United States as was the case for
in the United States as was the case for Rachel jeantel key witness in the
Rachel jeantel key witness in the
Rachel jeantel key witness in the Zimmerman trial widespread ignorance and
Zimmerman trial widespread ignorance and
Zimmerman trial widespread ignorance and hostility about legitimate linguistic
hostility about legitimate linguistic
hostility about legitimate linguistic and cultural differences in America as
and cultural differences in America as
and cultural differences in America as Rickford explains influences the way
Rickford explains influences the way
Rickford explains influences the way justice is parceled out in our country
justice is parceled out in our country
justice is parceled out in our country bottom line our own accent biases taint
bottom line our own accent biases taint
bottom line our own accent biases taint our perceptions of others even our own
our perceptions of others even our own
our perceptions of others even our own countrymen even when it matters the most
countrymen even when it matters the most
countrymen even when it matters the most but there’s no use crying over spilt
but there’s no use crying over spilt
but there’s no use crying over spilt milk now that we understand accent
milk now that we understand accent
milk now that we understand accent discrimination there’s a lot a we can do
discrimination there’s a lot a we can do
discrimination there’s a lot a we can do to stop it
to stop it
to stop it first let’s get familiar with other
first let’s get familiar with other
first let’s get familiar with other accents enroll in a class whose
accents enroll in a class whose
accents enroll in a class whose professor has a non-standard accent or
professor has a non-standard accent or
professor has a non-standard accent or listen to a foreign music station in the
listen to a foreign music station in the
listen to a foreign music station in the car the more comfortable your ear the
car the more comfortable your ear the
car the more comfortable your ear the better and that’s a fact a recent study
better and that’s a fact a recent study
better and that’s a fact a recent study from the University of Chicago published
from the University of Chicago published
from the University of Chicago published in the Journal of Experimental
in the Journal of Experimental
in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that the leading reason
Psychology found that the leading reason
Psychology found that the leading reason we distrust or dismiss accented speakers
we distrust or dismiss accented speakers
we distrust or dismiss accented speakers may be that their speech is difficult to
may be that their speech is difficult to
may be that their speech is difficult to process the experiment involved
process the experiment involved
process the experiment involved participants
participants
participants hearing trivia statements like ants
hearing trivia statements like ants
hearing trivia statements like ants don’t sleep and de-rating the statements
don’t sleep and de-rating the statements
don’t sleep and de-rating the statements reliability the heart of the speech was
reliability the heart of the speech was
reliability the heart of the speech was to understand the less reliable it was
to understand the less reliable it was
to understand the less reliable it was we cannot continue living with tunnel
we cannot continue living with tunnel
we cannot continue living with tunnel vision or in this case tunnel listen
vision or in this case tunnel listen
vision or in this case tunnel listen next let’s get educated about accent
next let’s get educated about accent
next let’s get educated about accent stereotypes so we won’t fall for them in
stereotypes so we won’t fall for them in
stereotypes so we won’t fall for them in the media Hollywood uses accents as
the media Hollywood uses accents as
the media Hollywood uses accents as archetypes to imply character traits but
archetypes to imply character traits but
archetypes to imply character traits but these don’t translate literally a
these don’t translate literally a
these don’t translate literally a southern drawl does not mean a lack of
southern drawl does not mean a lack of
southern drawl does not mean a lack of education or poor hygiene and a British
education or poor hygiene and a British
education or poor hygiene and a British accent does not mean savvy cunning and
accent does not mean savvy cunning and
accent does not mean savvy cunning and instantly more cultured than you
instantly more cultured than you
instantly more cultured than you the majority of roles in the media
the majority of roles in the media
the majority of roles in the media pigeonhole accents this way but as
pigeonhole accents this way but as
pigeonhole accents this way but as informed viewers we can be ear witnesses
informed viewers we can be ear witnesses
informed viewers we can be ear witnesses to the truth about accents and finally
to the truth about accents and finally
to the truth about accents and finally if you have a non-standard foreign or
if you have a non-standard foreign or
if you have a non-standard foreign or homegrown accent do not let it faze you
homegrown accent do not let it faze you
homegrown accent do not let it faze you and allow me to share something with you
and allow me to share something with you
and allow me to share something with you my family is Cuban American and my
my family is Cuban American and my
my family is Cuban American and my grandparents have the accent that comes
grandparents have the accent that comes
grandparents have the accent that comes with that they also have the immigrant
with that they also have the immigrant
with that they also have the immigrant story that often accompanies before an
story that often accompanies before an
story that often accompanies before an accent my immigrant grandfather who came
accent my immigrant grandfather who came
accent my immigrant grandfather who came to this country with $5 in an education
to this country with $5 in an education
to this country with $5 in an education grinded to provide for his family after
grinded to provide for his family after
grinded to provide for his family after grappling the trauma associated with
grappling the trauma associated with
grappling the trauma associated with fleeing one’s country learning English
fleeing one’s country learning English
fleeing one’s country learning English and making moves he became an expert
and making moves he became an expert
and making moves he became an expert physician at his local hospital when I
physician at his local hospital when I
physician at his local hospital when I asked him how his accent impacted his
asked him how his accent impacted his
asked him how his accent impacted his journey he told me about his colleagues
journey he told me about his colleagues
journey he told me about his colleagues who too had Cuban accents one of his
who too had Cuban accents one of his
who too had Cuban accents one of his colleagues once remarked if I didn’t
colleagues once remarked if I didn’t
colleagues once remarked if I didn’t have an accent I could be king of this
have an accent I could be king of this
have an accent I could be king of this hospital
my grandfather though he never became
my grandfather though he never became king of anything did become chief chief
king of anything did become chief chief
king of anything did become chief chief of anesthesia that is my grandfather has
of anesthesia that is my grandfather has
of anesthesia that is my grandfather has since retired from his position at the
since retired from his position at the
since retired from his position at the hospital but doctors across the
hospital but doctors across the
hospital but doctors across the community admire him still because he
community admire him still because he
community admire him still because he was a good doctor my grandfather says
was a good doctor my grandfather says
was a good doctor my grandfather says that he’s proud of his accent it means
that he’s proud of his accent it means
that he’s proud of his accent it means he knows more than one language and
he knows more than one language and
he knows more than one language and connects him with his culture so gather
connects him with his culture so gather
connects him with his culture so gather the herd today we’ve grazed both foreign
the herd today we’ve grazed both foreign
the herd today we’ve grazed both foreign and
and
and homegrown accents and how we interact
homegrown accents and how we interact
homegrown accents and how we interact with them our voices are our greatest
with them our voices are our greatest
with them our voices are our greatest advocates we as available community
advocates we as available community
advocates we as available community should have a special place in our
should have a special place in our
should have a special place in our hearts for diversity and make it our
hearts for diversity and make it our
hearts for diversity and make it our business to be the best listeners
business to be the best listeners
business to be the best listeners possible across all cultures who knew
possible across all cultures who knew
possible across all cultures who knew that both cows and people have accents
that both cows and people have accents
that both cows and people have accents the next time I see a cow in my hometown
the next time I see a cow in my hometown
the next time I see a cow in my hometown I’ll ask the burning question hello how
I’ll ask the burning question hello how
I’ll ask the burning question hello how do you move
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