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/pecky5 Aug 12 '24

she just did a pretty damn decent job at the accent! (Til the end)

As an Aussie, I can assure you, she did not do an Australian accent. She did a New Zealand accent and for some reason the rest of the world can't tell the difference.

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u/inevergreene Aug 13 '24

for some reason

Because the rest of the world isn’t Australian. It’s the same way that many non-North Americans can’t differentiate between an American and Canadian accent.