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   Dianora (Diane Bruce) (dianora@ottawa.place)'s status on Saturday, 09-May-2026 01:48:02 JST Dianora (Diane Bruce)

   No idea if this story https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/116537976774839608 is actually true, but it does point out a problem.

   https://arhsharbinger.com/18714/opinion/mocking-accents-spreads-unjust-offensive-stereotypes/

   #Linguistics #Sociology #Racism

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     David Croyle (croyle@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 09-May-2026 01:48:00 JST David Croyle

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     • Scott VE3QBZ

     @scott @Dianora 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.

     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 repeated this.
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     Scott VE3QBZ (scott@mastodon.clitheroe.ca)'s status on Saturday, 09-May-2026 01:48:00 JST Scott VE3QBZ

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     • David Croyle

     @croyle @Dianora Yeah, it's hugely disrespectful in my opinion

     Link (there are lots of other links: https://globalnews.ca/news/11832217/canada-ai-accent-masking-call-centres/)

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

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     Scott VE3QBZ (scott@mastodon.clitheroe.ca)'s status on Saturday, 09-May-2026 01:48:01 JST Scott VE3QBZ

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     @Dianora 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.