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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRachel Jeantel - English as a second language..
Speaks Creole and Spanish as primary..English is a second language...
I had no problem understanding her..she is of Haitian descent...
Why do people have a hard time with accents? I had no problem understanding her..
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)yet, I have American's wrinkle their nose at me, and not understand my British accent
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)woolldog
(8,791 posts)That was quick?
HipChick
(25,485 posts)I missed it..damn work
woolldog
(8,791 posts)after the defense attorney is done with his cross exam.
Thought he would spend more time trying to smooth over inconsistencies and problems with her testimony etc
flamingdem
(39,333 posts)She has a lovely voice
WolverineDG
(22,298 posts)to understand what she heard, this line of questioning is, imo, racist. I can understand what she's saying & she doesn't sound like she has any sort of accent to me.
pnwmom
(109,020 posts)I did see her look confused when an attorney asked her a question with the word "derogatory" -- and I was pretty sure she didn't know the word and answered "yes" when she probably would have said "no" if she'd understood it.
But I blame the attorney for that. If I'd been him, I would have adjusted my questioning to the circumstances and asked my question much more clearly.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Sometimes language, especially multiple languages within a culture can have phrases and terms that people outside of that culture or region would not understand.
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)She, along with Wendy Davis and Edie Windsor.
Rachel's poise at such a young age is very inspiring.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)and it makes it difficult for people who aren't used to scrambling syntax in their heads. If you've taken other languages or speak other languages, or you're just linguistically talented, it's easy to understand her.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)but would have a hard time understanding folks down south
Whisp
(24,096 posts)the Defense was muffling and mumbling in some parts.
she should be fluent in The Queen's English, donchaknow otherwise why take the stand. fuck.
NM_Birder
(1,591 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)NM_Birder
(1,591 posts)Don't see the relevance of her parents ancestry, but saw your thread and was curious.
ieoeja
(9,748 posts)Sat on a jury regarding a traffic accident. The defendant ran a red light and t-boned a car. Driver of the car claimed to have neurological damage.
Plaintiff brought in medical experts to testify.
Defendant said, "but he looks okay to me."
First vote, 9-3 in favor of defendant!
I pointed out that the 100% of the evidence presented in the trial favored the plaintiff. Brought about half of them over that quickly.
Most prominent argument in favor of defendant: the passenger in the car first said the plaintiff hit his head on the windshield then changed her testimony to side mirror. Passenger's first language was Spanish and clearly misspoke. But it gave them an excuse to dismiss her testimony.
NM_Birder
(1,591 posts)I think the problem she has brought to the proceedings are the inconsistencies in some of her testimony, not her race, nor the implied racism on the jury.
An inconsistency, ANY inconsistency no matter how trivial will be pounced upon by either side, especially in a case like this, and most especially in this specific case. From what I have been able to see, the prosecution did a marginal job at best of preparing her for the stand.
Not the way I thought this case would start. Inconsistencies in testimony, along with the twitter dumping to hide juvenile language and behavior ? I think those are the reasons she put herself in a the crosshairs of the defense.
Was anticipating a more efficient presentation of the facts by the prosecution, no favors for Trayvon's justice so far.