today i found out that this work has won the best early career article in the British Journal of Sociology of Education for 2023. dedicated to all teachers who have experienced hostile pressure to change their accents, especially those that are marginalised in different ways 💖

Lived in Birmingham and the Black Country for 23 years, I am not thick or ashamed of my roots but when I hear a Brummie or Dudley accent on the TV I understand why people think we are all stupid. I speak completely neutrally now. Ozzy being on TV really didn't help.

Lorraine Kelly told she’d never land TV career due to accent | The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/24308842.…

Interested in accent discrimination? Here's our research what is happening at the Bar: theconversation.com/most-people-st…

I've never thought of myself having a 'broad' Australian (make of that what you will) accent, but someone just mentioned that I do. Years ago I tried to adjust it to make it more discernible, and I assumed I had or that it means something (problematic, pragmatic). But also, WTF?

New story on Accentism.org accentism.org/2024/05/21/lea/

I had great fun chatting with Sonia Watson on BBC Essex this morning about the stigma against Essex accents and why this needs to change. Catch it here from 3.21.41: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

I trained myself to drop my Welsh accent - it's the biggest regret of my life inews.co.uk/opinion/traine…

Dropping "n"s "t"s and "h"s from your speech is not a Northern thing. It's just plain lazy and sloppy. Watchin_ the #ITV #Election Deba_e

Liz Kershaw I absolutely cringe when I hear English being spoken in this way. I’m northern and originally from a Council estate not that far from Manchester. We didn’t use sloppy English like this. Does she just speak in this way for ‘effect’? If so, it’s not working.

Good to hear The Accentism Project get a mention on this excellent BBC Radio 4 episode of #AntiSocial with Adam Fleming. Thanks Jasmine Andersson! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Assumptions accentism.org/2024/09/02/lee…

Nothing wrong with this in spoken English. Totally fine. What’s more problematic is a post that begins with ‘not picking on her in particular’ and then follows up with classist/sexist insults a bit later (and encourages more of the same from others) based on how she speaks 🤷🏻‍♂️

How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects theconversation.com/how-accent-bia…

@Positivteacha Rachel Williams did a great assembly this week on Oracy and accents. I am continually baffled how people aren’t embarrassed by their blatant bias against some accents and the ridiculous ignorance it implies.

Mr Pink I have a broad Yorkshire accent and my accent was criticised by my mentor in a middle class school in York. Not sure the kids noticed and didn't impact anything but it was written as a point of development. I think I said "us" instead of "ours."

A "foreign accent" is not a sign of failing to fully master a target language. Instead, it is a sign that one's linguistic repertoire has expanded.

New story on the site accentism.org/2024/10/18/hel…

The endless stories of #accentism and being judged based on the way we speak and sound. So much of this is about perceived and constructed identities, belonging, class, and race #sociolinguistics

Radio presenter 'replaced because of accent' loses race claim personneltoday.com/hr/radio-prese…