Southern Accents
Southern Accents
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
#0Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 4:50pmAre there any other Southerners out there who are constantly annoyed by poor Southern accents in plays and movies? I really don't know who is coaching some of these actors.
#1re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 4:52pmYou don't have to be Southern to be annoyed by bad Southern accents!
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#2re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 4:53pm
*raises hand*
I've never heard anyone in my life say "Ya'll come back na ya' here!" unless it was in some satiric entertainment
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
#3re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 5:05pm
You do have to be Southern to be offended. By the way, how do Richardson and Lange sound in the two Williams plays?
Updated On: 5/15/05 at 05:05 PM
#4re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 5:16pm
as someone raised in the south, i definitley notice it...a LOT. although i myself, do not have a thick accent, i know i can do better.
don't know who is coaching them...
#5re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 5:21pm
Lange is passable. Her accept was much better when she did STREETCAR.
Richardson's is perfect. Very Southern aristocratic.
#6re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 5:23pmI'm not from the south but the really cheesy, stereotypical southern accents irk me quite a bit. In some cases, it's pretty much mocking a culture. Just like politically incorrect chinese accents or what have you.
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
#7re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 5:25pm
Part of the problem is actors/coaches don't seem to know that there are many different types of a Southern accents. The majority of Southerners do not have a thick accent. Also, the genteel accent of Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind and Streetcar virtually no longer exsists. The dialect as a whole is rapidly disappearing. Having lived in Memphis for 20 years and now living in Savannah, GA, I more often notice the absence of a strong accent than a very noticeable one.
Updated On: 5/15/05 at 05:25 PM
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
#8re: Southern Accents
Posted: 5/15/05 at 5:28pmDreamcatcher, I could not agree more. I believe you have just articulated the way all Southerners feel about this subject.
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