Help me identify this accent (white supremacist)

hibby

From a documentary called "Blood in the Face" about a conference of white supremacists in Michigan, this guy sounds like he is originally Irish but his accent is really hard to pin down. Any ideas what part of the country he might be from?

I apologise for the subject matter which is openly racist.

(I came across this question on a US-based message board and brought it here in the hope of better-informed answers - I hope that's okay).

looksee

Well that's one way to get people to watch the video I suppose! I am not sure who it would convince though, it was so incompetent as to be ridiculous as much as offensive.

hibby

Just to be clear: I don't endorse the sentiments the guy is expressing - I abhor them and I have no interest in getting anyone to watch the video other than getting people's opinions about his accent. If I thought for an instant that anyone would find his arguments persuasive I would ask a mod to close this thread and remove the link.


For what it's worth, my understanding is that the aim of the documentary makers was to expose rather than to support the white supremacists.

Fighting Tao

Sounds like a British person doing an Irish accent.

the beer revolu

It's a 60s RTE accent

Don Kiddick

It's one of those accents could be from, let's say Kildare, but with a UCD education...could just as easily be From Nova Scotia, no way of telling really

SmartinMartin

He's not irish. Possibly newfoundland/nova scotia with a touch of brit.

riffmongous

the beer revolu wrote: »

It's a 60s RTE accent

That's what it reminded me of too

DuMorph

the beer revolu wrote: »

It's a 60s RTE accent

Agree, it's a provincial Irish accent buffed into what could be called Irish Received Pronunciation.

RayM

Sounds like someone who was born in Ireland to wealthy parents, possibly protestant, but emigrated to the US as a teenager or young adult.

Edit: Sounds a bit like Eamonn Andrews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7STQRfLgzQ

biko

Why is "white supremacist" in title.
Do white supremacists have special accents?
Is it click baiting?

Don Kiddick

biko wrote: »

Why is "white supremacist" in title.
Do white supremacists have special accents?
Is it click baiting?

Click and find out

hibby

biko wrote: »

Why is "white supremacist" in title.
Do white supremacists have special accents?
Is it click baiting?

It was intended by way of a warning because I thought people might be upset by the content. I can see how it looks like clickbait but that wasn't my intention and I don't have any association with the video.

I would be happy if the mods would edit the title to remove the last two words and make it look less clickbait-y.

SmartinMartin

I took it as a warning about content.

wakka12

He sounds english to me..? American or irish wouldnt have crossed my mind listening to his voice

riffmongous

wakka12 wrote: »

He sounds english to me..? American or irish wouldnt have crossed my mind listening to his voice

That first 'well' sounds very Irish

Call me Al

He's Irish. But living in America with a while going by the discreet twang on some of those words.
But where in Ireland? God knows. I agree with whoever said it's received pronunciation Irish style.

server down

Yes. It’s the old Irish RP - the RTE accent.

dxhound2005

This is the cast list, but it is hard to link it to the running order of the video. Most likely it is John Ross Taylor who was Canadian. There are a couple of online images which look a bit like the person in the video.

As has been said there are elements of his speech which point to a Newfoundland accent, but he was from Toronto.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101479/fullcredits/

Berserker

wakka12 wrote: »

He sounds english to me..? American or irish wouldnt have crossed my mind listening to his voice

Not sure where you are getting the English from. Definitely Irish, sounds like a middle class south side dub, who has been living in the USA for a while and has picked up a hint of an American accent.

darkdubh

Kind of reminded me of Kevin Myers. The guy certainly has an Irish connection but he might not have been born here.

darkdubh

BTW according to Wiki John Ross Taylor was born in 1913 which would make him too old to be the guy in the video seeing as it was shot circa 1990. He would have been nearly 80 then.

bobbysands81

Very interesting accent.

I agree with some posts earlier that there could be some Newfoundland in the accent. I also think there could be some Boston in it. Just to confuse further I thought I could also get a South African or Afrikaans type accent too... as well as British. There is an Irish twinge at times and a clarity in some pronunciation that guides towards a non-descript Irish accent.

All over the place really!

Listened to it again and I deffo get Boston or Maine accent, deffo get Irish and I think a touch of Afrikaans. I’d say Irish born but brought up abroad. I wonder does he have family links to British Army.

dxhound2005

darkdubh wrote: »

BTW according to Wiki John Ross Taylor was born in 1913 which would make him too old to be the guy in the video seeing as it was shot circa 1990. He would have been nearly 80 then.

Some of the footage is archive material. The guy in black and white died in 1967. But I agree the Irish/British/Boston/Newfoundland/Afrikaans guy looks more modern.

Duckworth_Luas

Well he's not Irish.

He's North American.

Not all North Americans speak with a New York, Chicago, Toronto, or Boston accent.

Many areas, like Maine or Newfoundland, sound in some ways Irish.

This guy is not Irish, but he is a wanker!

KungPao

Reminds me of the guy who interviewed Muhammad Ali for RTE but mixed up with all sorts.

annascott

Sounds like Pierce Brosnan

bobbysands81

Just bumping to see if anyone found out anything else about this?

Hector Savage

Sounds like he is putting the accent on a little....

Ralf and Florian

I don't think he's the Canadian guy already mentioned, don't think he looks anything like him. As some posters have said he sounds to me like he has an RTE accent of the type that you used to hear more so in the past ie the 80's and that has been usurped the D4 accent.