MSNBC News today reports that the DEA is looking to hire Ebonics translators throughout their SouthEast offices. These offices include those in Atlanta, Washington, New Orleans, Miami and the Caribbean. DEA officers have already served as translators on some cases, but it seems like this is one of the first times these translators have actually been targeted....which begs one to wonder, is this a new type of affirmative action?
So in other words, the DEA is looking for snitches? Snitches who continue to enable others (African Americans, more specifically) to speak in broken English? People say it over and over again, but topics like these CONTINUE to be news throughout the
20th CENTURY RACIALIZED AMERICA. Go Figure...
However you feel about it, though, this is a recession, and hey… everyone needs a job right?
According to the Urban Dictionary, here are a few tips that may help you learn about Ebonics and/or become a translator for the FEDS:
RULE 1: In any English word with a contraction, eliminate the apostrophe and any letters after it.For example, to answer the question:Is it alright if I rollerskate through the campus ?
You would say: IT OK, instead of: Yes it’s alright
RULE 2: In a word ending in "ore," eliminate everything after the first "o" and add an apostrophe.
For example:
English) I won't tell you again, please shut the door.
Ebonics) I ain tellin you no mo', shet de do' !!
READ more about Ebonics…and
work for the FEDS...
What do you feel about the DEAs new Human Resources announcements??
The VOTE or DIE was a campaign originally announced by P. Diddy in September 2004 when he vowed to make voting "sexy" through a non-profit called Citizen Change. Where is this initiative now? The most current article we can find says 