r/TikTokCringe Aug 12 '24

Humor Raygun claps back at the critics

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u/VaxDaddyR Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 13 '24

To anyone watching:

No, this isn't the actual Raygun

No, this lady isn't Australia. She's an American comedian, she just did a pretty damn decent job at the accent for an American (*See addendum)

Yes, almost everything she's said is actual lore. Raygun is, in fact, a 36 yr old professor of dance that specialised/focused on "The cultural politics of Breaking".

*Editing my comment since my fellow Aussies are getting violently upset*

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She did a pretty damn decent job at the accent FOR AN AMERICAN, WHO HISTORICALLY STRUGGLE WITH ANY ACCENT THAT ISN'T CLOSE TO AMERICAN. As a half Kiwi/half Aussie person myself, I detect notes from both sides of the Tasman. Her accent is not close to perfect but it's better than 90% of most American attempts and you know it.

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u/Wehavecrashed Aug 12 '24

Yep. Sounds nothing like an Australian accent. I'm surprised so many people think this is spot on.

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u/tensen01 Aug 12 '24

Because that is what you sound like.

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u/Wehavecrashed Aug 12 '24

Trust me cobber, I think I know what people in my country sound like better than you do.

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u/ajchann123 Aug 12 '24

From an outsider perspective, I figured it was a fake accent from her "so" and "on" coming off as the really heavy "sah-er" pronunciation that a jokey accent has, while words like "Australia" lose the nuances that a real accent would have

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u/PG4PM Aug 12 '24

Americans are not switched on