Justice Department Seeks Ebonics Experts

Posted by samzenpus on Monday August 23, 2010 @05:37AM from the my-mama-no-raise-no-dummies-I-dug-her-rap dept.

In addition to helping decipher their Lil Wayne albums, the Justice Department is seeking Ebonics experts to help monitor, translate and transcribe wire tapped conversations. The DEA wants to fill nine full time positions. From the article: "A maximum of nine Ebonics experts will work with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta field division, where the linguists, after obtaining a 'DEA Sensitive' security clearance, will help investigators decipher the results of 'telephonic monitoring of court ordered nonconsensual intercepts, consensual listening devices, and other media.'”

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Re:That's not the professional term by losfromla · 2010-08-23 07:58 · Score: 0, Flamebait

c'mon, no one saw the humor? Mod this funny...

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Re:That's not the professional term by DesScorp · 2010-08-23 08:59 · Score: 0, Flamebait

It says said group does not want to be assimilated and would instead prefer retaining certain unique cultural and linguistic elements.
I think the truth is likely simpler than that. I think said group just didn't give a rats ass about learning proper English in school. I don't think it's a rebellion against assimilation as much as it's "F*ck this diagramming a sentence sh*t".

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