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I really liked English today, it totally changed my perspective on Ebonics. These linguistics lessons we've been having have really reaffirmed the fact that I love languages and I'm enjoying that. Oh and I just want to say that Jenny Busby is ridiculous for jumping on Jesse like that about the AIDS thing...That was totally uncalled for and really
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We were talking about how words change your perspective on reality. Mr. Gillespie used the example of a poll that was done where people were asked about whether or not they were for Physician/Doctor assisted suicide. They used two different titles for it "Doctor Assisted Death" and "Death with Dignity." Obviously more people were against the former and more people were for the latter because of the way each sounds. Then Jesse brought up AIDS and how it used to be called GAIDS or something to that effect which linked it to gay people but people wanted to change the name because they didn't want it to be associated with them. Now, granted, I don't think Jesse really had much of a point nor was there any use in her bringing this up but she was obviously not saying "GAY PEOPLE SUCK, THEY STARTED AIDS!" Nevertheless, Jenny interrupts Jesse and says (very rudely) "GAY PEOPLE DID NOT CREATE AIDS!" Or something like that. Then I laughed because Jenny is so blind sighted by her need to "create gay-straight equality" that she just jumps down people's throats at the mere mention of gays and it's hilarious.
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