The website I analyzed was http://www.blakarazzi.com/. The site included news about politics, sports, music, television, and many other topics. One article, entitled Chris and Rhianna: So Happy Together?, discussed the rumor that Chris Brown "wooped up on Rhianna".
"So I got a text message from my friend this morning at 5:00 am. She is married to a cop she said her husband got a domestic violence call Chris brown beating up on Rhianna I text her back yeah right. She said Rhianna said it was not the first time….I don’t buy it…who knows..
Cops are standing outside of the Staples center waiting to arrest Brown in case he arrives, but both Brown and Rihanna cancelled their appearances at the GRAMMY's.
Shitz about to go DOWN!!!"
The article, written by Kat Nelson, gives two examples of AAVE. The first example in the article is the presence of code switching or style switching. Nelson begins the article with an actual conversation then she states what actually happened. Nelson also uses slang in the article when she says, "shitz about to go down".
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I agree with your argument about AAVE in digital spaces because of your examples that include good uses of slang. Revised: What are you trying to change?
ReplyDeleteYou have a good example that you need to develop more. Talk about that example and provide others on that site to show how BE is being appropriated by the media. Also build on the characteristics of rhetoric that we talked about in class.
ReplyDeleteI thought that you gave a really good example, although, more needs to be given. Yes you show that AAVE is used in the digotl spaces, however, I feel like you could have given a little more detail and examples.
ReplyDeleteAlso, some of the strategies used in class could have enhanced the article as well.
Code-switching is not limited to AAVE, but style shifting is. I also see AAVE phonological styles in your example worth mentioning and analyzing.
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