Words Are Messy | A History

Let's break down the messiness of human communication-- particularly the words we use and why. [Etymology, Slang, language, ebonics, AAVE, african american vernacular English, Oakland school board controversy, Maya Angelou, woke, stop woke, Ron DeSantis, What does woke mean, when did woke start, why do black people talk like that, how to speak ebonics, how to speak Jive, Lizzo, Beyonce, Spaz, Rihanna, Controversy, ableism, awkwafina, blaccent, valley girl, Dinesh Dsouza, McDonalds, Julie Washington, Accents, how to pronounce, pronouncing things] 0:00-1:50 -Messy Montage 1:51- Lexual The Assasin 4:00- Black American Survey 4:39- The Change of "Idiot" and "Moron" 5:50- Housewives and Hussies 7:01- Changing "WOKE" and "Phobia" 9:28- Language, Slang, Dialect 11:10- Early Black American Speech 13:36- Ebonics and Dr. Robert Williams 15:48- 1980s and Valleygirls 16:21- Exporting Hip Hop 17:15- Codeswitching and The Oakland Controversy 23:10- Ebonics: Slang or Language? 23:39- The Words SP*Z and Neiga 26:29-Fruit From The Poisoned Tree 27:23- The Fluidity of Slang and Language 28:28- LGBTQ Slang 30:15- A Brief History of Roasting 31:33- The Impact of Social Media and Globalization 34:02- Peaches Monroe and On Fleek 35:58- The Standardization of English 36:46- Ableism 40:17- The Diversity of The Marginalized 43:06- "Fat" and "Freak" 44:44- Rihanna and Regional Differences 45:41- Final Thoughts Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.