What in the world is code switching?! It’s a red that she learned about it in college. My mother used to tell me there is a way you talk to your friends and a way you speak in a professional setting. Acting like a fool is not conducive to continued employment. Says more about this woman that she even thinks about this nonsense.
In Portland the black population was so small, and the portlandia so strong, many of the black people I met admitted to acting stereotypically because it was the only way they could get work or even be accepted by general society. It reminds me of Lee from East of Eden.
What in the world is code switching?! It’s a red that she learned about it in college. My mother used to tell me there is a way you talk to your friends and a way you speak in a professional setting. Acting like a fool is not conducive to continued employment. Says more about this woman that she even thinks about this nonsense.
In Portland the black population was so small, and the portlandia so strong, many of the black people I met admitted to acting stereotypically because it was the only way they could get work or even be accepted by general society. It reminds me of Lee from East of Eden.
Well sometimes you have to follow the “when in rome” mindset.