So, I looked up AAVE on Wikipedia and I must say I'm utterly disgusted that this disgrace to the English language has been labeled a dialect.

I'm sick of all the politically correct liberal drivel that has allowed this to happen.

No I am not racist. I don't even have a problem with people speaking Ebonics as long as they are consciously aware that they are speaking English incorrectly and know the correct way to speak.

Ebonics is related to African American culture. It originated in a lack of education. Black people have more opportunities these days than in the past, so they have no excuse today. It has survived mainly because of the part of their culture that, as malaka said, doesn't place as much value on education as other cultures and almost strives to sound uneducated.

And I will say that there are many African Americans who go to school, still speak that way. But let's keep in mind that going to school does not necessarily mean one is educated.

Educated people who are proud of their education and willing to let education into the culture do not speak that way.

I understand that maybe a lot of young people and even some older ones think it's cool or fun to speak that way. I'm guilty of having done it myself. But at the very least, lets call a horse a horse. Grammar can be different AND WRONG at the same time (directed at dubdooba).

AND to the to first answerer, what point are you trying to make?? Just because some white people speak English poorly as well doesn't mean we should overlook Black people doing it. All it means is that some of the same problems that exist in Black America, also exist in White America. Why do Liberals always want to turn constructive criticism towards Black America into a race thing. I realize that not all black Americans act this way, that doesn't mean it isn't a prominent issue.