I believe in a culturally pure America.

[Kangaroo Feathers]

sound more British than American to me. And to upper class speaking then a typical American

Kind of have to wonder how OP sounds, huh? I kind of imagine something like Alex Jones during one of his more spittle flecked flights

 

[Revoltingest]

I think Boston accents sound ignorant. Can we do away with them too? Cajun accents are cool. Everyone should speak Cajun.

Excellent idea!
But Texas & Minnesota accents are even better.
Noo Yawk accents are the most ignant sounding.
And all brown folk should get their skin lightened....& lip reductions.

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

sound more British than American to me. And to upper class speaking then a typical American

American children should be taught to speak in upper-class fashion in public schools. I would rather we have a nation of people who sound upper class than to sound like a bunch of yokels. No, Senator Boxer does not sound British at all. She pronounces the R's at the end of her words as she should even though she is native of Brooklyn, New York.

 

[Kirran]

American children should be taught to speak in upper-class fashion in public schools. I would rather we have a nation of people who sound upper class than to sound like a bunch of yokels. No, Senator Boxer does not sound British at all. She pronounces the R's at the end of her words as she should even though she is native of Brooklyn, New York.

Why is upper class dialect preferable?

Also, speaking from Britain, there are a wide diversity of accents, many of which include the pronunciation of R's!

 

[Polymath257]

Why does being AMERICAN and striving for a proud and well-educated nation have to mean being BIGOTED in the minds of some? Clarence Thomas was a well-educated black American who spoke proper English, not Ebonics.

I notice he's not the same ethnicity as George Washington.

Could it be that you just want everyone to look, sound, and think just like you do?

Sorry, but that isn't very American.

 

[Revoltingest]

What is this standard American dialect you keep referencing? Is it an Oklahoma accent yawl?

It's midwest standard broadcast English, eh.

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

And how would you enforce it? Would you lock people up for speaking French?

Don’t first amendment protections extend to language? If I have the right to say whatever I want to say without government interference then I have the right to say Je dis ce que je veux.

Or am I not allowed to say that?

I'm saying that the federal government should make new legislation to upgrade standards for education in American schools.

Children in the South, for example, should be discouraged to not speak with a drawl in class. They should also be taught not to use the words "ain't" and "y'all". Children should be disciplined to use correct grammar. They should also be taught that reproduction by inbreeding cause babies to be born deformed and sometimes mentally retarded. If a Southern child should ever draw a picture of a Confederate flag at a home in school, that child should then be promptly scolded and told that he should only draw houses with American flags on them. The penalty should be that the teacher who is cross at the child tear the drawing of the Confederate flag right up and the child should then be told to throw the picture away with all other children as a witness. Racists remarks and bullying at schools should be punished summarily.

Education, that is proper American education, is the mother's milk of a good society, being well-bred, speaking correctly, good manners and national culture.

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

I notice he's not the same ethnicity as George Washington.

Could it be that you just want everyone to look, sound, and think just like you do?

Sorry, but that isn't very American.

This man, Clarence Thomas, is very American in culture and manners. Ethnicity is not about skin color: it's about the common culture of a nation, a people.

Definition of ethnicity | Dictionary.com

ethnicity
[ eth-nis-i-tee ]
|
noun, plural eth·nic·i·ties.

an ethnic group; a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like

ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association

Now, I'm not saying that public schools should enforce a certain religious faith. That certainly would be un-American and unconstitutional. Public schools should mold children to conform to standards of one common national language. The common and distinctive culture that should be instilled in American children should be the American culture.

American culture has the following unique attributes:

-baseball
-cowboys-and-Indians
-displaying the American flag in a proper fashion
-saying the Pledge in class
-standing up when the National Anthem is played publically with one's right hand over his/her heart and any hats worn by men and boys to be removed
-folklore as Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett
-folk songs as When the Saints Go Marching In and Mary Had a Little Lamb
-literature as by Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe
-etiquette as prescribed by Emily Post
-yankee pot roast, apple pie, milkshakes, fries, ketchup, barbecue sauce, porterhouse steaks, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, french toast, pancakes, maple syrup and hamburgers
-protection of the people's gun rights by the Constitution for lawful self-defense, hunting and sport shooting purposes

 

[Spirit of Light]

American children should be taught to speak in upper-class fashion in public schools. I would rather we have a nation of people who sound upper class than to sound like a bunch of yokels. No, Senator Boxer does not sound British at all. She pronounces the R's at the end of her words as she should even though she is native of Brooklyn, New York.

There will always be different dialects in a huge country like America. And not everyone is upper-class

 

[Spirit of Light]

I'm saying that the federal government should make new legislation to upgrade standards for education in American schools.

Children in the South, for example, should be discouraged to not speak with a drawl in class. They should also be taught not to use the words "ain't" and "y'all". Children should be disciplined to use correct grammar. They should also be taught that reproduction by inbreeding cause babies to be born deformed and sometimes mentally retarded. If a Southern child should ever draw a picture of a Confederate flag at a home in school, that child should then be promptly scolded and told that he should only draw houses with American flags on them. The penalty should be that the teacher who is cross at the child tear the drawing of the Confederate flag right up and the child should then be told to throw the picture away with all other children as a witness. Racists remarks and bullying at schools should be punished summarily.

Education, that is proper American education, is the mother's milk of a good society, being well-bred, speaking correctly, good manners and national culture.

So you say that Confederates who are drawing their flag because they are proud of their heritage should be punished? are not confederate for example against slavery? That is a very good thing to stand for, and that black people have free will to say and stand for what they believe in Or?

 

[Kirran]

This man, Clarence Thomas, is very American in culture and manners. Ethnicity is not about skin color: it's about the common culture of a nation, a people.

Definition of ethnicity | Dictionary.com

ethnicity
[ eth-nis-i-tee ]
|
noun, plural eth·nic·i·ties.

an ethnic group; a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like

ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association

Now, I'm not saying that public schools should enforce a certain religious faith. That certainly would be un-American and unconstitutional. Public schools should mold children to conform to standards of one common national language. The common and distinctive culture that should be instilled in American children should be the American culture.

American culture has the following unique attributes:

-baseball
-cowboys-and-Indians
-displaying the American flag in a proper fashion
-saying the Pledge in class
-standing up when the National Anthem is played publically with one's right hand over his/her heart and any hats worn by men and boys to be removed
-folklore as Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett
-folk songs as When the Saints Go Marching In and Mary Had a Little Lamb
-literature as by Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe
-etiquette as prescribed by Emily Post
-yankee pot roast, apple pie, milkshakes, fries, ketchup, barbecue sauce, porterhouse steaks, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, french toast, pancakes, maple syrup and hamburgers
-protection of the people's gun rights by the Constitution for lawful self-defense, hunting and sport shooting purposes

RE cowboys and Indians, do we commemorate the Native American genocide or gloss over it?

And regarding cuisine, are we to assume that vegetarianism is therefore unAmerican?

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

There will always be different dialects in a huge country like America. And not everyone is upper-class

The Martin Family from the early episodes of Lassie with John Provost sound proper, polite and educated even as country farmers. They don't sound like uncultured ignorant redneck hicks at all. Uncle Peetry sounds a little hickish but he is still a well-mannered man of decent character. One's occupation or station in life should not make a person appear uncultured, unsophisticated, rude, crude or ignorant.

 

[blü 2]

To me, it means being at a high level of goodness and nobility. It means dressing, looking, talking and acting like a decent human being. It's about intelligence, wisdom, decorum and demeanor. It's about social graces. It's about not presenting oneself like a punk or a bum.

Where does 'God' come into that? All those qualities you mention are found across the human spectrum regardless of accent, income, nationality, race, color, beliefs concerning religion, the lot, surely?

 

[Spirit of Light]

The Martin Family from the early episodes of Lassie with John Provost sound proper, polite and educated even as country farmers. They don't sound like uncultured ignorant redneck hicks at all. Uncle Peetry sounds a little hickish but he is still a well-mannered man of decent character. One's occupation or station in life should not make a person appear uncultured, unsophisticated, rude, crude or ignorant.

UMM- You do now that is a TV show, right? they are actors, so yes of course they going to sound "propper"

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

UMM- You do now that is a TV show, right? they are actors, so yes of course they going to sound "propper"

Yes, but they are still models for good Americans with good values.

 

[fantome profane]

literature as by Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe

That’ll sure teach em not to use words like ain’t and such.

“Sometimes you gwyne to git hurt, en sometimes you gwyne to git sick; but every time you’s gwyne to git well agin.”

Ain’t dis the kin of culture you trying ta radiicate?

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

That’ll sure teach em not to use words like ain’t and such.

“Sometimes you gwyne to git hurt, en sometimes you gwyne to git sick; but every time you’s gwyne to git well agin.”

Ain’t dis the kin of culture you trying ta radiicate?

Good grammar, good manners and good American values should be indoctrinated into children by public schools. The federal government should be the force behind this.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Good grammar and good American values should be indoctrinated into children by public schools. The federal government should be the force behind this.

Send them to England and the upper class British snobbish boarding schools for super-rich people, then you get what you looking for

 

[bobhikes]

Yes, I'm a cultural conservative, an environmental liberal and, most of all, an American striving to live in one proud and glorious nation under the grace of God once again.

Sounds like 1984 George Orwell. While a very interesting book I would fight with my very life to stop it from happening. Diversity is great, exciting and Fun.

 

[fantome profane]

Good grammar, good manners and good American values should be indoctrinated into children by public schools. The federal government should be the force behind this.

But language is a living breathing thing, constantly changing. Read a little Edgar Allen Poe if you doubt that.

I am all for a good education, but it should include creativity, and embrace regional and cultural differences, not suppress them.