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No idea if this story mastodon.social/@fesshole/1165… is actually true, but it does point out a problem.

arhsharbinger.com/18714/opinio…

#Linguistics #Sociology #Racism


Mocking accents spreads unjust, offensive stereotypes

I was sitting in class when the person next to me began to imitate an Indian accent. At first it seemed like lighthearted fun, but when they mentioned the words “curry” and “cheaper,” I grew annoyed.
THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER
#racism #linguistics #sociology
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Scott VE3QBZ
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Scott VE3QBZ
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Tangentially - I was horrified to read that Telus is using AI to mask call center worker accents. Talk about degrading...

Different accents and different phraseology is half the fun of talking to people that don't have the same background as you.

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David Croyle
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Wow, so much misguided effort there... It's bad enough that no one is fooled when you get someone with a thick Indian accent who has been forced to assume an American-sounding name.
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Scott VE3QBZ
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Yeah, it's hugely disrespectful in my opinion

Link (there are lots of other links: globalnews.ca/news/11832217/ca…)

"to reduce accent related friction" - if I ran a business, I'd reduce that friction by finding different customers.


AI ‘accent masking’ at overseas call centres sparks union backlash in Canada

In a post on its website, Telus Digital announced a partnership with an “AI-powered speech enhancement” company to “soften accents.”
Alessia Simona Maratta (Global News)
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