I realize how horrifying this is now but when I was a child - probably as late as like 12 tbh - I had this habit of like taking on accents, as well as the speech patterns and phrases, of people I was around or characters from the movies and TV shows I was obsessed with at the time. The thing is, I’d then use those accents in day-to-day life confusing the heck out of everyone else.
I still think about this almost 30 years later and STILL cringe at myself wondering what I was possibly thinking…
I figured I’d just ask if anyone else experienced that/if I’m not the only completely horrible weirdo here?
- I would never do this now, and know it’s awful.
EDIT: I don't think it's always necessarily awful - just in specific situations when I'd do it as a kid and it came across as racist/me mocking specific ethnic groups which wasn't what I was trying to do. I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't even notice/know I was doing it until it was pointed out.
EDIT #2: Ok, I'll clarify again - it was/is horrifying for me, and when I think about it now I still sometimes feel embarrassed. Maybe that's not everyone's experience and that's ok, but I was bullied for it which wasn't pleasant and, again, there were instances where it most likely came off as offensive. Not always - my Dad was from England and we watched a lot of British shows so I could slide into that a bit, my maternal Grandad was from the south so other times I could slip into that - but yes, it (now as an adult) feels cringy thinking back on it and imagining how some may have felt when they heard it (for me).
Oh yeah. Still do now if I’m not careful.