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Talkin’ Black and Talkin’ White: What’s That About?
Olivia and Raven get into what it means to talk “white,” use Black English, and acting and thinking “white.”
Discussion Summary:
00:32: Both Raven and Olivia have been accused of talking and acting “white,” and the insult of being told “you speak so well” by white people.
01:38: What’s talking “white,” Black English, and code-switching for journalism and voiceover work.
03:50: Proper and improper English, assumptions about how a person speaks associated with skin color, and being judged based on the way you speak by white and black people.
13:33: Why talking and acting “white” is viewed negatively by black people.
16:15: Judging people negatively based on their accent or dialect, mocking accents, and using accents to illustrate negative characteristics.
23:01: What is acting “white?” Why do black people accuse other black people of it?
25:50: the focus on being familial in the black community, the struggles of being a black introvert, and the joys of being introverted.
30:14: What is thinking “white,” what Raven finds problematic about labeling a certain way of thinking as “white,” and dealing with criticisms of the choice not to have a family.
37:45: There’s no one way to be black, and people assuming you have certain preferences and taste in music because you’re black.
44:05: Black Beauty Highlight. GLADYS BENTLEY
The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules
45:52: Outro.
Social media: Twitter @I_squaredpod, our Facebook page, and our public Facebook group, Intersectional Insights.
Music credits: Opening: Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie
Black Beauty Highlight Background: "Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Closing: First Class - DJ Williams
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Olivia and Raven get into what it means to talk “white,” use Black English, and acting and thinking “white.”
Discussion Summary:
00:32: Both Raven and Olivia have been accused of talking and acting “white,” and the insult of being told “you speak so well” by white people.
01:38: What’s talking “white,” Black English, and code-switching for journalism and voiceover work.
03:50: Proper and improper English, assumptions about how a person speaks associated with skin color, and being judged based on the way you speak by white and black people.
13:33: Why talking and acting “white” is viewed negatively by black people.
16:15: Judging people negatively based on their accent or dialect, mocking accents, and using accents to illustrate negative characteristics.
23:01: What is acting “white?” Why do black people accuse other black people of it?
25:50: the focus on being familial in the black community, the struggles of being a black introvert, and the joys of being introverted.
30:14: What is thinking “white,” what Raven finds problematic about labeling a certain way of thinking as “white,” and dealing with criticisms of the choice not to have a family.
37:45: There’s no one way to be black, and people assuming you have certain preferences and taste in music because you’re black.
44:05: Black Beauty Highlight. GLADYS BENTLEY
The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules
45:52: Outro.
Social media: Twitter @I_squaredpod, our Facebook page, and our public Facebook group, Intersectional Insights.
Music credits: Opening: Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie
Black Beauty Highlight Background: "Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Closing: First Class - DJ Williams