I can remember when Southern accents were way more granular but now life imitates art and everyone kind of does that syrupy fake Hollywood southern accent eg Firecracker from The Boys.

I can remember when Southern accents were way more granular but now life imitates art and everyone kind of does that syrupy fake Hollywood southern accent eg Firecracker from The Boys. 

https://x.com/focusfronting/status/1830263710205759965?s=46&t=Yy6048FIfLRlntFA3yXpnw

Lmfao but also this tweet is wrong af

There's been tons of studies on how people interpret the southern accent after hearing it

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Lmfao but also this tweet is wrong af

There's been tons of studies on how people interpret the southern accent after hearing it

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/southern-accents-could-cost-job-seekers-20-wage-penalty-study-finds

miss me with that fox business link, regional southern accents have been totally flattened via mass media.

First one I could find that wasn't the actual scientific journal but theres been tons of studys on this, and I don't necessarily disagree on the mass media point,  however I think the Georgia tech/ uga study across 7 generations of white southerners and their changing speech patterns makes a much stronger case to actual culprit on the flattening of the accent