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Should the person who posted this video be reported to Facebook? WARNING: Explicit language from a child.

WARNING: Video contains explicit language spoken by a young girl, no more than 3 years old.

This video came across my Facebook feed the other night along with one other video of, I believe to be, the same girl fighting with another girl of similar age and being egged on by a woman. Should the creator of these videos be reported and sought out for encouraging such explicit language and violent behavior in these girls? Should they be allowed to continue sharing the language they are teaching these girls who can't be more than 3 years old?

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=182359030364
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jkepler
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Marked as Best! October 14, 2009 12:04 AM
I didn't see the other video, but I don't think Facebook should take any action in the case of the video you posted. Forgive me for being a little tongue in cheek, but this is not so much a case of explicit language as it is a case of ebonics. I don't know which one is more sad. Rappers like Mike Jones should be humbled that a regular three year old can fully comprehend their dialect. Fortunately, the chance of her learning English when she gets older is still high.

In all seriousness, her parents don't sound particularly great, but I still don't know if it's worth reporting. Hopefully she'll find some positive influences once she begins school.
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raerae2
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October 14, 2009 12:52 AM
I know ebonics - I lived and went to school in Memphis, TN where ebonics runs wild - but I don't agree that this is a case of ebonics. Ebonics is a way of mixing up and combining an English phrase to create one "word". It's not necessarily a new way to swear or work in explicit and aggressive language.

Granted, the fact that a 3-4 year old can speak so well (even if what she is saying is inappropriate for a child her age) is a feat all its own, but there's no way if she shows up in school talking like that, that it'll be as well received as her parents or guardians are receiving it. To them, it's funny. But when she goes to school and they are called up there and are told that language like that will not be tolerated and they should think differently about speaking that way around her, they're likely to be in for a shock. Why is this acceptable or funny?

I am with you though in hoping that her influences are positive ones once she begins school. Thank you for your answer!
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jkepler
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October 14, 2009 02:27 AM
Hi Raerae. You definitely bring up great points. I guess the bottom line for me is that ebonics is a horrible way to speak, so that's what I focused on. I'm not saying profanity is great, but if she swore like Ari Gold it would be an entirely different situation. If the profanity were to go away, she would still be left with a huge problem. There is absolutely nothing positive to come from her talking about ridin' on 24s. ;-)

I love your question though! It even inspired me to ask this:

http://www.whatsyourconundrum.com/belief-and-thought/can-you-completely-despise-ebonics-rapper-speak-without-being-at-least-a-little-bit-racist-is-it-really-part-of-black-culture
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strabismus
strabismus
October 13, 2009 11:45 PM
Are we the Facebook police or are you just conducting an opinion survey on child bromology?
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raerae2
raerae2
October 14, 2009 12:43 AM
I'm simply curious whether the conduct in the video, because it is a child apparently prompted by their parents or guardians, is bad enough that it should be reported? Is this kind of behavior accepted now because the adults who are raising them speak that way?

The friends of mine who shared it have all expressed their disbelief and disapproval of any child speaking that way. My thoughts are that if the video is reported, maybe the makers will get the hint that it is not ok for their children to speak and act that way. When you read the comments on the video attached with the link above they are almost all comments of approval of some sort. Those are not the comments of the people I know but rather the friends of the people who posted it. Maybe it is just for fun or in jest, but to sit by and allow and enjoy listening to your child say such things is wrong in my book.
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roxy101
roxy101
October 14, 2009 04:20 PM
no noway why would they
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