I’m still mesmerised by Antoine Dodson’s incendiary appearance on WAFF news last week. He’s the guy that fought off an attacker who tried to rape his sister. The clip has gone viral. Here it is:
There’s a lot you could learn about AAVE by watching this, but what’s amazing to me is the pragmatic range he evinces in his speech performance. It’s a theatrical display of bravado, anger, indignation, and taunting, all at once. Wow.
Best of all, it’s been Autotuned by the Gregory Brothers.
Gritty.
4 August 2010 at 7:03 am
That is unfathomably awesome. I love the Internet.
4 August 2010 at 11:08 am
ditto
I just got my audio fixed after a month of no sound- cant imagine anything better to hear!
5 August 2010 at 12:39 am
Their double rainbow auto tune song is so awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX0D4oZwCsA be sure to watch the original though.
10 August 2010 at 8:25 pm
Interesting story indeed. Antoine Dodson probably would have been discovered sooner or later. Talk to the dude and help him raise money at http://www.myfanline.com/antoinedodson
16 September 2010 at 3:11 pm
Not as good, but still…
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rebeccae/bed-intruder-flow-chart