It's crazy and frightening when you think about howjust the way you speak can determine...

It's crazy and frightening when you think about how
just the way you speak can determine and change
your path in life. We still do it today. It's the reason half of the world
has immigrant problems. It's not really immigrant problems.
It's the fear of something different. When people say they don't like
immigrants, most of the time, they're not referring to immigrants
who look and sound like them. They're talking about immigrants
who speak differently, who look different. You know,
'cause an accent comes with a connotation. You think you know if someone is smart
or stupid because of their accent. And yet, an accent
is not a measure of intelligence. It's just someone speaking your language
with the rules of theirs. Accents have connotations.
We cannot deny it. Look at the French. We all believe
that the French are romantic. Why? Because of their accent. They've got that thing. [vocalizing with French inflection]