Problem #26: You sound “White”
Episode 26 of the I Got Problems! podcast, hosted by Sandra & Co., titled "Problem #26: You sound “White”" was published on October 20, 2020 and runs 30 minutes.
October 20, 2020 ·30m · I Got Problems!
Summary
Acting White is one of the most negative accusations one Black adolescent can hurl at another. Embedded in ethnic/racial identity (ERI), acting White has nothing to do with wanting to be White and everything to do with what does it mean to be Black. This unknowingly is labeling Black vernacular as ghetto, unrefined and improper while labeling proper and clear English as cleaner, good and more acceptable. In popular culture, it is largely misunderstood, and thought of as "bad English," "ebonics" (originally coined in 1973 by someone with good intentions, from "ebony" and "phonics," but now starting to become a slur), "ghetto talk" (definitely a slur), and the "blaccent”. It's time to break the stereotype that sounding proper or speaking clearly is sounding "White." Resources: How to support BLM: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter Therapy Sources: Primary Care Physician, IG: @Betterhelp, Employee assistance programs and therapyforblackgirls.com BetterHelp is free for 1 month not just 1 week specifically with our link: https://www.betterhelp.com/thoughtfulhuman/ What is AAVE: https://www.languagejones.com/blog-1/2014/6/8/what-is-aave Sounding White: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-12228-7_26 Code-switching: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/13/177126294/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch Mental health tip: https://uhs.umich.edu/tenthings Socials: Interact with us! Listen & Subscribe: https://wavve.link/igotproblems/episodes Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vxFpB8ofKwqqjUjtncPVg IG: igotproblemspod Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/igotproblems Production Notes: Produced by Dolapo of the "Terminal 234" podcast Edited by Host: Sandra [IG: coitraveler] Co-Host #1: Anabelle [IG: msjudy_1028] Tentative Co-Host #2: Doyin [IG: msdoyinjay]
Episode Description
Acting White is one of the most negative accusations one Black adolescent can hurl at another. Embedded in ethnic/racial identity (ERI), acting White has nothing to do with wanting to be White and everything to do with what does it mean to be Black. This unknowingly is labeling Black vernacular as ghetto, unrefined and improper while labeling proper and clear English as cleaner, good and more acceptable. In popular culture, it is largely misunderstood, and thought of as "bad English," "ebonics" (originally coined in 1973 by someone with good intentions, from "ebony" and "phonics," but now starting to become a slur), "ghetto talk" (definitely a slur), and the "blaccent”. It's time to break the stereotype that sounding proper or speaking clearly is sounding "White."
Resources:
How to support BLM: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter
Therapy Sources: Primary Care Physician, IG: @Betterhelp, Employee assistance programs and therapyforblackgirls.com
BetterHelp is free for 1 month not just 1 week specifically with our link: https://www.betterhelp.com/thoughtfulhuman/
What is AAVE: https://www.languagejones.com/blog-1/2014/6/8/what-is-aave
Sounding White: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-12228-7_26
Code-switching: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/13/177126294/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch
Mental health tip: https://uhs.umich.edu/tenthings
Socials: Interact with us!
Listen & Subscribe: https://wavve.link/igotproblems/episodes
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vxFpB8ofKwqqjUjtncPVg
IG: igotproblemspod
Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/igotproblems
Production Notes:
Produced by Dolapo of the "Terminal 234" podcast
Edited by Host: Sandra [IG: coitraveler]
Co-Host #1: Anabelle [IG: msjudy_1028]
Tentative Co-Host #2: Doyin [IG: msdoyinjay]
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