5.56 actually has a lot of good points. There is this strange culture within the black community it seems that looks down on black people who actually make it and are successful in the world in professions that are not related to either sports or music. I think that it's a tragedy.
There are plenty of black people who bust their asses trying to make a good living and earn their titles and salaries, only to be put down by others behind their backs about how the guy only got his position because of affirmative action, yet the guy never needed affirmative action.
Ebonics requires subtitles just like Singlish (Singaporean English) requires subtitles (many Singaporeans have trouble understanding people who speak in an American accent) and English vocabulary is often used in a very strange manner in Korea whereas the original meaning is completely lost (i.e. the English word "side" in Korea means to be a lazy procrastinator).
If you don't speak standard English, you don't get good jobs, that's a fact.
I only speak Marine Korean. My wife almost forbids me to speak Korean when engaging in any kind of official meeting (looking for a house etc.) because I sound REALLY low class and people automatically assume I'm nothing but trouble. I try to speak good Korean but the bad one keeps slipping out...
