• Septimaeus
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    21 days ago

    Right and it’s just code switching. People of all races do it without thinking. The dominant strain of English in the US can sound “white” to urban poc, “academic” to rural white people, or “yank” to white people abroad. It’s only loosely associated with aggregate identities.

    Here in NYC, at least in my neighborhood, code switching is constant and routine.