I was having a conversation with a friend of mine tonight, where I was talking about some reviews online about a popular bar in Athens, Georgia, the 1785 Bar and Grill, where the review was written by a young Black woman, which accuses this bar of racism. It was one of several reviews on Yelp, Google, and other online review sites that also accused the bar of racist practices in not allowing black patrons inside.
Here is the review that started the debate between me and my friend:
“They Say The Owner Of This Club Only Allow Whites Only In His Club, Which I Think Its Racism Because I Got In One Time Then When Me And My Friends Try To Go Back A Couple Of Times They Always Say Students Only And Most Of Them Are Not Students.They Be Also Judging Others About Their Outfits, You Should Never Judge Or Disrespect Others. This Club Is Not Right At All, This The Only Club Always Have Problems With Blacks. Downtown Is Suppose To Be About Everyone Have A Good Time.”
My friend had a lot to say about the grammar, punctuation, and language.
We got into it about Black speech patterns, for instance, when Black folks say “axe” instead of “ask.”
I got okay with “axe” watching the January 6th hearings, where Trump supporters invaded the capitol to try to overturn the 2020 elections, and the Chairman of…
