This is the second part of a blog that you either love or hate at this point. This part will be due on SUNDAY, March 24th, 2019.
Go back and read some of the posts from Part 1.
Pick 2-3--you agree AND disagree with to begin a conversation. Copy and paste the part of the comment you want to respond to, set it off with italics, and respond respectfully.
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ReplyDelete“I chose to read one of the articles from the double consciousness, code-switching, and negotiating multiple identities section. My attention was drawn to the code- switch article because I’ve never heard of that. When I first heard it I thought it had something to do with computers. I was surprised to find out that code- switching is when you switch words according to your audience. Most of us do this and it’s second nature but it wasn’t always like that. After reading the article, I would tell someone what it was like for people before code- switching was second nature. I had an issue with the fact that people felt the need to cancel plans because of a constant fear of offending someone or someone judging them. I believe that people focus on code- switching a lot, throughout the world because it doesn’t just impact us. Nothing in this article made me feel uncomfortable because code- switching in an something that impacts our everyday lives. I would talk about this in public because it is a topic that everyone can relate to and give feedback on.”
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your comment. I also didn’t really understand what codeswitching was until I read the article. I agree with the fact that a lot of us code switch on a day to day basis depending on the group we are with at the time.
“I chose the articles about code switching. Even though I had no idea what it was, the term sounded cool, so I was interested. Code switching was not at all what I thought it was. I figured it was something with computers and programming, but I was completely wrong. Code switching is changing your style of speaking and word choice based on your audience. When I learned this, I thought it was pretty funny since that is a big part of ap lang. Also, I realized that personally I do it all the time. The video featuring Idris really showed the sadder side to code switching. Idris felt pressured to change the way he talks to fit in with his basketball team so he wouldn’t get picked on. On the other hand, Eric Deggans article showed the more positive sides of it. It depicts code switching as a necessary skill to get your message effectively to people without offending them. I believe that both sides have right parts to them and didn’t have a problem with either of them. Code Switching is a very valuable skill that every person should know, but shouldn’t feel pressured to use.”
Though, in the beginning, this was similar to my response about code switching, I disagree with your last statement regarding that people shouldn’t feel pressured to use code switching. In many cases, people a) don’t realize they code switched or b) feel as if they need to code switch to fit in. If looked at from the right angle, people are constantly pressured to code switch, even if it isn’t necessarily directly. They may be treated like an outsider and teased for talking a different way. For instance, the little boy in the video had to code switch to maintain his relationships with his friends. If he failed to do so, the other boys did not really want to hang out with him or at least teased him for talking like a white boy.
"I was drawn to the articles about how white victims and black victims are treated differently in situations like police shoots. For each race there is a different side to blame or a different person to point the finger at. I wasn't shocked by what I had read, it's very obvious in the media that incidents involving white people and incidents involving black people are reported and talked about different. The author touched on how we tend to feel more compassion for people of our own race, when hurricane Katrina hit people were less likely to help with the clean up if it was someone who was different from them. I had never really thought about and realized that that's how people are, and it kinda made me question why we think that way, like why is that acceptable. It makes me uncomfortable that we as people are less likely to help someone in need just because they don't always mirror ourselves. I think that stuff like this should be talked about in an open and public setting because people need to see how this is the wrong way to live."
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with everything in your statement. It really is downright wrong that people will base their decision to help others by the color of a person's skin. I also feel that this issue needs to be talked about in a public setting so that people can truly hear how wrong it is.
"I chose the article about the police shooting victim that is a white woman and while reading it, I learned things that happen in today's society that I and probably most of the people around me don't really know much about until now. Something I learned was that not everything gets broadcasted in the news. People today are so focused towards the Black Lives Matter movement when it comes to the police shootings but what most people don't know is that white people get affected too but it is put in a different perspective. The media portrays her as a "victim." If the story was different in a slight way, if the white woman was a black person. The story changes. That is what bothers me. If it was a black person that was shot, the media wouldn't portray that person as the victim. Instead, they will criticize his actions and make that person look like the bad guy in the scene. I believe that this just shows how the U.S portrays the power of race in its country. The issue has been going on for many years. For about fifty or more years, the problem between whites and blacks is still an issue in the country. The whites are treated differently than the colored people. Although America is known for its freedom, to this day, it still doesn't show it for all races."
I agree with everything except for the articles only being about the power of race in the U.S. Although it does definitely portray this idea, I think that it is also a call for change. I think that these articles were particularly written to not only show the horrors of racism and stereotypes, but to put these situations on display so that readers will want and need to do something about it. I agree with your closing statement of not all races receiving freedom, so hopefully these articles strike a nerve and make people realize that more powerful steps need to be taken to prevent this from happening.
Code switching isn’t only limited to minorities, it is used for everyone. To me, code switching is a way of changing your attitude and the way you present yourself through actions to fit into an environment in order to thrive in it, all while not changing your internal feelings and thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI agree that code-switching doesn’t only apply to minorities. Every person can and most likely does use code-switching to change the way they speak depending on their environment.
People today are so focused towards the Black Lives Matter movement when it comes to the police shootings but what most people don't know is that white people get affected too but it is put in a different perspective. The media portrays her as a "victim." If the story was different in a slight way, if the white woman was a black person. The story changes. That is what bothers me. If it was a black person that was shot, the media wouldn't portray that person as the victim. Instead, they will criticize his actions and make that person look like the bad guy in the scene.
I disagree with this because recently, a lot of what I see is coverage on how black people are shot and are the victims to cops shooting them for usually no reason. There’s been plenty of coverage on how innocent and unarmed black people are shot by white cops. So I don’t believe that if the woman was black, she wouldn’t get criticized like you say she would.
“If I’m going to be completely honest, I clicked this article because the bio med nerd in me came out.. I definitely thought this article was going to talk about Gene therapy and genomes. So as I continued to read I figured out that it definitely wasn’t that, or had anything to do with biology. I never knew what code switching was until I heard the definition. I’ve heard of it but never knew the term for it. I also never knew that “guys” was an offending term depending on how you use it. I find it valuable to share with people but I think if it was brought up in conversation or I saw it happening. I’m not gonna randomly be like “hey mom code switching is ...”. I didn’t have any issues reading this because it was very articulate. I do agree with what the author was saying. The author feels like you should be who you are no matter who you are talking to. People tend to put a facade on depending on who they are talking to which I don’t like. It’s different than having manners or respect for someone. I didn’t find anything to be uncomfortable just educational. If anything this subject made me want to talk to the public because it should be more known and spread.”
ReplyDeleteI agree with pretty much everything that you said. I also had no idea what code switching was and that interested me. The only thing I disagree with is I don’t mind when people act differently around others most of the time because they most likely do it to fit in.
“I chose to read about code switching, and while I did learn more about it from reading the articles, it did make me realize all the code switching I see all the time. I did learn more about minorities in predominantly white work environments and how they have to hold in their true emotions. Code switching isn’t only limited to minorities, it is used for everyone. To me, code switching is a way of changing your attitude and the way you present yourself through actions to fit into an environment in order to thrive in it, all while not changing your internal feelings and thoughts. I didn’t really disagree with anything, in fact I really agree that almost everyone changes how they present themselves to fit into an environment, and if you don’t then you either don’t succeed in the environment, or you are seen as an outcast. The thing I wouldn’t want to talk about in a public forum is about the code switching minorities have to do in the workforce, as being a white guy, no one would really take me seriously and say I wouldn’t understand it.”
I agree with a lot of what you said, especially the part about people doing it to “thrive” in an environment. Code switching is so second nature because it makes us feel comfortable and less like an outcast. Although, I still think you can feel included and thrive in an environment without code switching. I also wouldn’t mind talking about it in public because even though I am white it still applies to all people. These articles is really interesting and I enjoyed reading them.
“The article and video I chose about code switching didn’t really teach me anything new, other than the fact that switching the way you speak is called "code switching". I was kind of aware of it, but of course before I clicked on it, I thought it was about either computer code or something related to genetics. The article and video did, however, solidify the fact that there are some words that different people use more often and can be considered offensive when talking to different people. For instance, the one article talked about how the word “guys” resulted in a little boy getting scolded and questioned as to why he always said it. We code switch all the time though. It really depends on who we’re hanging out with at that moment. We don’t always necessarily have to hang out with them either since it could be your boss or teacher or some other professional. The article did not make me uncomfortable and, therefore, there wasn’t anything that I wouldn’t talk about in a public forum. I agree with the authors who wrote about code switching because your word choice is constantly judged by everyone at all times, even if the judge themselves doesn’t realize it. This results in a change of code, a change in the way you might speak to another.”
ReplyDeleteI agree that before I read the article, I already had an understanding of what code switching was, but didn’t know what it was called. I thought code switching was going to be related with computers too. I also agree that we code switch all the time depending on who we are around.
“I chose the articles about code switching. Even though I had no idea what it was, the term sounded cool, so I was interested. Code switching was not at all what I thought it was. I figured it was something with computers and programming, but I was completely wrong. Code switching is changing your style of speaking and word choice based on your audience. When I learned this, I thought it was pretty funny since that is a big part of ap lang. Also, I realized that personally I do it all the time. The video featuring Idris really showed the sadder side to code switching. Idris felt pressured to change the way he talks to fit in with his basketball team so he wouldn’t get picked on. On the other hand, Eric Deggans article showed the more positive sides of it. It depicts code switching as a necessary skill to get your message effectively to people without offending them. I believe that both sides have right parts to them and didn’t have a problem with either of them. Code Switching is a very valuable skill that every person should know, but shouldn’t feel pressured to use.”
I agree with how code switching might have been thought of as a computer thing, but I disagree how someone shouldn't be pressured to do it since code switching is sometimes needed to fit in to an environment.
“I read the article about code-switching, which I found to be very informative and interesting. I had never acknowledged the switch of our behavior from culture-to-culture with a proper term. Other than that, I did realize that people tend to switch their style of speaking from one population to another, so this wasn’t a foreign topic to me; I’m guilty of this as well. I did not have any issues with anything that I read, but I agree that when people casually talk and hang out, they should not have to alter their accent or style of speaking because their friend is a different race. It made me slightly uncomfortable when the author mentioned a white kid not wanting to hang out with him because he was black, in addition to the way he spoke and his accent. I do not believe that someone should alter the way they are simply to please another person, though that may differ in a more professional environment. All in all, this article seems great for a public forum, as code-switching is a topic that should be discussed more often.”
ReplyDeleteAs I read through the code-switching article I thought the same thing. I agree with how you explained that we shouldn't change ourselves because of another person’s opinion. High school students tend to do this the most because they focus on fitting in so much, they lose who they are.
“When reading through the list of topics and articles the one that sounded the coolest was about Code Switching. I thought that it was going to be about some technological advance or maybe something to do with DNA. But I was completely wrong and learned that code switching was something I already knew about just not by that name. Its explained as changing the way you act or speak around different types of people. I realized that this is something I do all the time, when I say different things at school then I do when Im at home and with my family. Reading the article along with watching the video about code switching made me realize that changing your ways of communicating with people can be hard, especially those who go to school with students of different cultures then there own. Overall the articles didn’t make me uncomfortable, and there was nothing in them that I wouldn’t feel comfortable about talking in a public forum.”
I agree with everything you said except for the part about it being hard for people to code switch. For some people, it could come naturally because they were raised around it. If you grew up watching and listening to your parents code switch, you are going to pick it up naturally. Not everyone has a household like this so it could be harder for them. But, for the people that do, code-switching becomes second nature.
I chose to read about code switching, and while I did learn more about it from reading the articles, it did make me realize all the code switching I see all the time....Code switching isn’t only limited to minorities, it is used for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly with the fact that code switching occurs all around us. I code switch all the time as well, making myself more laid back and talkative when with friends, but serious and presentable when in school. We simply code-switch depending on our environment and for personal benefit.
Everyone needs to know what has happened and is still happening, but I don't think I could make people understand. For the most part, I don't think that people would listen to a young white girl discussing this topic because I could never know how it feels to be discriminated in that way.
Although I agree that people will feel that a white girl does not understand being racially discriminated, I disagree with the statement that people would not listen. If more white individuals speak on the issue, it will raise awareness to the rest of the population of the severity of the issue since someone from the racial majority is raising the issue.
ReplyDelete“I chose one of the articles about Media Representations of Fatal Police Shootings of African Americans (more specifically the first one), and to be brutally honest with you, I wasn’t surprised by any of the information presented to me. To sum up the main focus of the article, several media outlets in New York City had reported on the death of an African-American man named Michael Brown, and had focused on his records rather than the assilaint’s. Considering the racism which had flowed through the country ever since its conception, I wasn’t surprised or phased by this information, because I see and read about similar incidents all of the time. What I was surprised though is how many people in newsrooms are black. Which is not all that many. Roughly five out of six people in newsrooms are white people, the remaining one of out six are any and every other minority in this country. Which is saddening, however explains why the media in New York did such a poor job on covering this story. Now of course I disagree about how the media treats the deaths of African-Americans, and of course I am internally outraged that news networks would choose to focus on the crimes the victim had done in the past and smear them for it. As an African-American man, I am petrified about these incidents, mainly because it could happen to me. I could be the next headline in the news, and that is most certainly unsettling. Therefore, this needs to be discussed, and I simply do not care where it needs to be discussed. Society needs to face the music and first accept that this problem occurs in America. Then, and only then, can they work on trying to fix it.”
I totally agree with everything in this article. I know my cousin had to have a talk about how to interact with the police if he were ever stopped by one. Not many people have those types of talks. It’s scary and the topic needs to be talked about a lot more. It’s come to the point where I almost don’t want son anymore because I’m scared he’ll be in the newspaper for his death.
“I read the article about code-switching, which I found to be very informative and interesting. I had never acknowledged the switch of our behavior from culture-to-culture with a proper term. Other than that, I did realize that people tend to switch their style of speaking from one population to another, so this wasn’t a foreign topic to me; I’m guilty of this as well. I did not have any issues with anything that I read, but I agree that when people casually talk and hang out, they should not have to alter their accent or style of speaking because their friend is a different race. It made me slightly uncomfortable when the author mentioned a white kid not wanting to hang out with him because he was black, in addition to the way he spoke and his accent. I do not believe that someone should alter the way they are simply to please another person, though that may differ in a more professional environment. All in all, this article seems great for a public forum, as code-switching is a topic that should be discussed more often.”
I agree with mostly everything in this post. This is another topic that should be talked about more often. The one part I’m kind of iffy on is when they said “I do not believe that someone should alter the way they are simply to please another person.” because sometimes people have to do this to survive even though they did back up their statement by saying it could be different in the work environment; I still believe people have to do that to get through lie. I totally believe that it sucks but sometimes people have to do what they have to do.
“The sad truth is that what I read was almost exactly what I had expected. It was made obviously clear that white victims were rarely seen as in the wrong. Just as the first link had sad, white terrorists or mass shooters are reflexively humanized and shown in shades of gray. But on the flip side, an African American victim such as Michael Brown "was no angel" like that was supposed to be a excuse. Brown was an unarmed teenager, but was shot and killed. I knew that when people of a different race were killed by police there would be a different reaction, but I never realized that only African Americans were given so many excuses for being killed.”
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. When the terrorist is white, people and the media tended to be lenient with them and humanize them, but when they are a different race they are given no mercy. A terrorist in general no matter the race or religion should not be humanized or shown any mercy. Also, when an African American is shot by a white police the media tends to bring up their past )even though it had nothing to do with the shooting) to show that the victim was not that innocent.
“The author touched on how we tend to feel more compassion for people of our own race, when hurricane katrina hit people were less likely to help with the clean up if it was someone who was different from them. I had never really thought about and realized that that's how people are, and it kinda made me question why we think that way, like why is that acceptable.”
I kinda disagree with you, but at the same time I agree. What I disagreed with you on is this the 1st part. I believe that when the author talked about this it was a scientific study. People felt compassionate with others of the same race, they did not mean to do it , it's just how our brains work. I do agree with the fact that this is not acceptable, because it is not. We should learn how to be compassionate with everybody no matter the color or the race, but I think we help people of the same race because we relate to them more. That is just how our brain works, when you relate to someone, you are most likely going to feel more compassion for them.
“I chose to read one of the articles from the double consciousness, code-switching, and negotiating multiple identities section. My attention was drawn to the code- switch article because I’ve never heard of that. When I first heard it I thought it had something to do with computers. I was surprised to find out that code- switching is when you switch words according to your audience. Most of us do this and it’s second nature but it wasn’t always like that. After reading the article, I would tell someone what it was like for people before code- switching was second nature. I had an issue with the fact that people felt the need to cancel plans because of a constant fear of offending someone or someone judging them. I believe that people focus on code- switching a lot, throughout the world because it doesn’t just impact us. Nothing in this article made me feel uncomfortable because code- switching in an something that impacts our everyday lives. I would talk about this in public because it is a topic that everyone can relate to and give feedback on.”
ReplyDeleteI also didn’t understand what code switching really was until reading this article. I feel like we all code switch throughout the day depending on who we are surrounding by during that time.
“When reading through the list of topics and articles the one that sounded the coolest was about Code Switching. I thought that it was going to be about some technological advance or maybe something to do with DNA. But I was completely wrong and learned that code switching was something I already knew about just not by that name. Its explained as changing the way you act or speak around different types of people. I realized that this is something I do all the time, when I say different things at school then I do when Im at home and with my family. Reading the article along with watching the video about code switching made me realize that changing your ways of communicating with people can be hard, especially those who go to school with students of different cultures then there own. Overall the articles didn’t make me uncomfortable, and there was nothing in them that I wouldn’t feel comfortable about talking in a public forum.”
All the points made through this response are valid to me except about code switching being difficult. Code switching could become a second nature to many people, if their parents surround them with it. When you watch someone code switch you are bound to pick up what they are putting down.
"I chose the articles about code switching. Even though I had no idea what it was, the term sounded cool, so I was interested. Code switching was not at all what I thought it was. I figured it was something with computers and programming, but I was completely wrong. Code switching is changing your style of speaking and word choice based on your audience. When I learned this, I thought it was pretty funny since that is a big part of ap lang. Also, I realized that personally I do it all the time. The video featuring Idris really showed the sadder side to code switching. Idris felt pressured to change the way he talks to fit in with his basketball team so he wouldn’t get picked on. On the other hand, Eric Deggans article showed the more positive sides of it. It depicts code switching as a necessary skill to get your message effectively to people without offending them. I believe that both sides have right parts to them and didn’t have a problem with either of them. Code Switching is a very valuable skill that every person should know, but shouldn’t feel pressured to use."
ReplyDeleteIt appears that you and I felt the same way in the beginning. Believing that code switching had more to do with computers then actual conversation and we both agree that it is something we do all the time.
"I read about code switching and I learned about the term itself along with some other general information but it didn't surprise me because I knew about the idea already and it made sense to me. It's very similar to rhetoric, but just more specific to the situation. Similar to rhetoric, the words and phrases you use changes depending on your specific situation at that time and place. Rhetoric is more about the purpose and audience while code switching is based more on the environment and its culture. This is a little valuable to know, but most people already know of the idea of changing your language around certain situations. It was necessarily uncomfortable, but it was interesting reading about being black at a white workplace and learning what they deal with. I don't see why I wouldn't share this on a public forum; I just believe that code switching is universal. It's not a term for only specifically black and white cultures."
Unlike me you appear to have had a basic grasp of the concept of code switching and what it means. And while we both agree it is valuable knowledge, we seem to disagree on the magnitude. I believe code switching is a big deal because how you act, affects how people think of you/identify you. So if you are code switching without thinking like I do then you end up living almost a double life.
“If I’m going to be completely honest, I clicked this article because the bio med nerd in me came out.. I definitely thought this article was going to talk about Gene therapy and genomes. So as I continued to read I figured out that it definitely wasn’t that, or had anything to do with biology. I never knew what code switching was until I heard the definition. I’ve heard of it but never knew the term for it. I also never knew that “guys” was an offending term depending on how you use it. I find it valuable to share with people but I think if it was brought up in conversation or I saw it happening. I’m not gonna randomly be like “hey mom code switching is ...”. I didn’t have any issues reading this because it was very articulate. I do agree with what the author was saying. The author feels like you should be who you are no mater who you are talking to. People tend to put a facade on depending on who they are talking to which I don’t like. It’s different than having manners or respect for someone. I didn’t find anything to be uncomfortable just educational. If anything this subject made me want to talk to the public because it should be more known and spread.”
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw code-switching, I also first thought of genes and biomed. I have heard of it before, I just didn’t know the right name for it. I also was unaware that people are offended by the term ‘guys’ and how you use it. I agree that people should be who they are and not put up a facade. People shouldn’t be scared of being who they are and talking how they do in front of others. However, I think people will always change their word choice and tone depending on who they are talking to. It is only natural to want to use the words to best get your point across to the other person. This is often the reason people code-switch and change how they word things.
“I read about code switching and I learned about the term itself along with some other general information but it didn't surprise me because I knew about the idea already and it made sense to me. It's very similar to rhetoric, but just more specific to the situation. Similar to rhetoric, the words and phrases you use changes depending on your specific situation at that time and place. Rhetoric is more about the purpose and audience while code switching is based more on the environment and its culture. This is a little valuable to know, but most people already know of the idea of changing your language around certain situations. It was necessarily uncomfortable, but it was interesting reading about being black at a white workplace and learning what they deal with. I don't see why I wouldn't share this on a public forum; I just believe that code switching is universal. It's not a term for only specifically black and white cultures.
I agree that code-switching is something everyone does and is similar to rhetoric. The words and phrases people use are often specific to a certain situation, like who someone is talking to and the formality of the conversation. People often judge others intelligence based on their diction, even if they don’t mean to. This causes everyone to change how they speak when talking to others. I agree that code switching is universal and not specifically something done by blacks. I don’t really think it is that important of a topic to discuss, since most people are aware of it already.
“I chose one of the articles about Media Representations of Fatal Police Shootings of African Americans (more specifically the first one), and to be brutally honest with you, I wasn’t surprised by any of the information presented to me. To sum up the main focus of the article, several media outlets in New York City had reported on the death of an African-American man named Michael Brown, and had focused on his records rather than the assilaint’s. Considering the racism which had flowed through the country ever since its conception, I wasn’t surprised or phased by this information, because I see and read about similar incidents all of the time. What I was surprised though is how many people in newsrooms are black. Which is not all that many. Roughly five out of six people in newsrooms are white people, the remaining one of out six are any and every other minority in this country. Which is saddening, however explains why the media in New York did such a poor job on covering this story. Now of course I disagree about how the media treats the deaths of African-Americans, and of course I am internally outraged that news networks would choose to focus on the crimes the victim had done in the past and smear them for it. As an African-American man, I am petrified about these incidents, mainly because it could happen to me. I could be the next headline in the news, and that is most certainly unsettling. Therefore, this needs to be discussed, and I simply do not care where it needs to be discussed. Society needs to face the music and first accept that this problem occurs in America. Then, and only then, can they work on trying to fix it.”
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your comment. The fact that the media only focuses on the black culture when it comes to these things is portraying racism. The threats towards African American is simply outrageous. I agree that society definitely needs to fix this ongoing problem in America
“I was drawn to the articles about how white victims and black victims are treated differently in situations like police shoots. For each race there is a different side to blame or a different person to point the finger at. I wasn't shocked by what I had read, it's very obvious in the media that incidents involving white people and incidents involving black people are reported and talked about different. The author touched on how we tend to feel more compassion for people of our own race, when hurricane katrina hit people were less likely to help with the clean up if it was someone who was different from them. I had never really thought about and realized that that's how people are, and it kinda made me question why we think that way, like why is that acceptable. It makes me uncomfortable that we as people are less likely to help someone in need just because they dont always mirror ourselves. I think that stuff like this should be talked about in an open and public setting because people need to see how this is the wrong way to live.”
I agree with your comment on how each race is treated differently in America. But I think it is mainly the black culture that is being treated unfairly and racism is still an ongoing problem in the country because most people look at them differently. Yes people need to hear about the problem but an action also needs to happen from either side in order to solve this problem.
I read the article about code-switching, which I found to be very informative and interesting. I had never acknowledged the switch of our behavior from culture-to-culture with a proper term. Other than that, I did realize that people tend to switch their style of speaking from one population to another, so this wasn’t a foreign topic to me; I’m guilty of this as well. I did not have any issues with anything that I read, but I agree that when people casually talk and hang out, they should not have to alter their accent or style of speaking because their friend is a different race. It made me slightly uncomfortable when the author mentioned a white kid not wanting to hang out with him because he was black, in addition to the way he spoke and his accent. I do not believe that someone should alter the way they are simply to please another person, though that may differ in a more professional environment. All in all, this article seems great for a public forum, as code-switching is a topic that should be discussed more often.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in saying that code switching deserves to be talked about. Innovations in our way of understanding human behavior could have such a great impact on the world, and it is important for our youth to understand the invisible "social world" in which they will find themselves immersed.
"One of the most valuable things I have learned is how one-sided and racist newspapers can be. The place where you get your information is giving you false and racist information."
While I agree with what you're saying, I don't agree with what you said about "false information". Our news broadcasting companies all have their own political bias, but the stories they produce are not necessarily "false". They are simply modified to a reporter's taste and angled a certain way to add to a story. We do, in fact, get some of the truth, but not a full understanding.
“I read the article about code-switching, which I found to be very informative and interesting. I had never acknowledged the switch of our behavior from culture-to-culture with a proper term. Other than that, I did realize that people tend to switch their style of speaking from one population to another, so this wasn’t a foreign topic to me; I’m guilty of this as well. I did not have any issues with anything that I read, but I agree that when people casually talk and hang out, they should not have to alter their accent or style of speaking because their friend is a different race. It made me slightly uncomfortable when the author mentioned a white kid not wanting to hang out with him because he was black, in addition to the way he spoke and his accent. I do not believe that someone should alter the way they are simply to please another person, though that may differ in a more professional environment. All in all, this article seems great for a public forum, as code-switching is a topic that should be discussed more often.”
ReplyDeleteI liked it where you said that no one should change their accent or the way they speak for someone because I believe so too. I do agree that code-switching is an important topic and that many people should be familiar with it. A lot of people don’t like the way they speak fearing that others might judge them or lose interest in them and as a result they become ashamed of themselves and their accent so they try to change who they are.
“It depicts code switching as a necessary skill to get your message effectively to people without offending them. I believe that both sides have right parts to them and didn’t have a problem with either of them. Code Switching is a very valuable skill that every person should know, but shouldn’t feel pressured to use.”
I do agree that it’s a valuable skill to get your message out to people without offending them. However, if someone uses code-switching to get their message out then they will also use it in their personal life which might ruin their relationships with their friends and family. Code-switching is like having 2 separate personalities or as many people like to call it “being fake.” Despite the fact that code-switching might cause us to lose our relationships with our loved ones because they no longer believe us, code-switching will hurt us mentally because we will get tired of having different personalities, we will get tired of thinking in two different ways, we will get tired of changing the way we speak just to fit in or to make people like us, we will get tired of not being ourselves. I believe that one of the great blessings that god gave us is being ourselves and not changing who we are for someone else or just because we want to fit in somewhere. All in all, I totally respect your opinion no matter what ma dudeee
“The second link brings to light the idea that black boys can be seen as responsible for their actions at an age when white boys still benefit from the assumption that children are essentially innocent. I wish everyone could read that line over and over again because the thought of it makes me sick.” - Sarah Brosman
ReplyDeleteI am in total accordance with this, and I am also quite livid with how society has painted African-American teenagers. Especially since I am one of those teenagers who could be held responsible for actions while a boy of my age who is white is not held accountable at all. It is quite revolting that simply because of the colour of my skin, I am more likely to get killed whilst being unarmed, no matter how much of a saint I could paint myself, there is still always that uncertainty that I could unfairly get killed to the hands of racists.
“While we would love to say that the open wounds of race relations have been healed, this most certainly is not the case. Young black men are being killed in staggering rates, and it is absolutely despicable that people continue to deny the presence of racism in our criminal justice system.” - Chris Dib
I always have an issue with the people who believed that race relations have healed, because if they were, I would not have to talk about constant crimes against African-American men. It is nauseating to even think that some people vehemently deny the ideas of racism, when it is happening right in their faces. I agree with this statement wholeheartedly, and am deeply saddened that no matter our efforts, this will still happen.
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ReplyDelete"Something I learned about that I had no knowledge of prior was code switching. I learned that code switching is a linguist term that describes the changing of tone, language, or accent to suit a group of people. Something that I found valuable was that people code switch all the time with out even realizing it. This struck me hard because I realized that it's something I do often. Depending on the group my attitude can change in big ways to the point of people describing me like they're describing two different people."
ReplyDeleteI agree with what your saying about code switching a lot, and feel like it is something I do all the time and don't realize it. Code Switching is something that almost all of us do naturally every day, especially when we come to school and are around all different types of people.
"I chose to read about code switching, and while I did learn more about it from reading the articles, it did make me realize all the code switching I see all the time. I did learn more about minorities in predominantly white work environments and how they have to hold in their true emotions. Code switching isn’t only limited to minorities, it is used for everyone. To me, code switching is a way of changing your attitude and the way you present yourself through actions to fit into an environment in order to thrive in it, all while not changing your internal feelings and thoughts. I didn’t really disagree with anything, in fact I really agree that almost everyone changes how they present themselves to fit into an environment, and if you don’t then you either don’t succeed in the environment, or you are seen as an outcast. The thing I wouldn’t want to talk about in a public forum is about the code switching minorities have to do in the workforce, as being a white guy, no one would really take me seriously and say I wouldn’t understand it."
Again I agree with this persons writing about code-switching and how it affects all of us. When i originally wrote my response about code switching I said there wasn't anything I wouldn't feel comfortable talking about in a public forum. But after reading your response I realized that the whole white guy talking about minorities would definitely be kinda weird and don't think I would want to talk about that in a public forum either.
“I chose to read the article about double consciousness because I had honestly never heard of it before reading this article. Double consciousness is a term used to “ describe an individual whose identity is divided into several facets.” This is the feeling of “looking at one’s self through the eyes of others” experienced by black people. The phycology behind it is because they were oppressed for so long, they feel divided from themselves. It is too conflicting parts of their soul, they want to express their culture and be proud of who they are, but it is difficult with all the oppression and racism in society. It is impossible for me to understand what this feeling is like because I’m not in a minority. This made me recognize that whites will never be able to fully understand the hardships blacks go through. Luckily most people are smart enough to recognize that all people should be treated equally, but racism is still prominent in society. I will never know what it feels like to be a minority, I can only try to understand. This is important for everyone to realize, that although they may think they understand, they will never know how it really feels to be a minority.”
ReplyDeleteI chose to read the same article about double consciousness. I agree with your opinions on minority and what you extended on. I learned a little more about the topics from your response.
“I chose the article about the police shooting victim that is a white woman and while reading it, I learned things that happen in today's society that I and probably most of the people around me don't really know much about until now. Something I learned was that not everything gets broadcasted in the news. People today are so focused towards the Black Lives Matter movement when it comes to the police shootings but what most people don't know is that white people get affected too but it is put in a different perspective. The media portrays her as a "victim." If the story was different in a slight way, if the white woman was a black person. The story changes. That is what bothers me. If it was a black person that was shot, the media wouldn't portray that person as the victim. Instead, they will criticize his actions and make that person look like the bad guy in the scene. I believe that this just shows how the U.S portrays the power of race in its country. The issue has been going on for many years. For about fifty or more years, the problem between whites and blacks is still an issue in the country. The whites are treated differently than the colored people. Although America is known for its freedom, to this day, it still doesn't show it for all races.”
This is the article I did not choose to read. Your response informed me well enough and I agree with the change that needs to happen in the world. I disagree with the part that the white race is affected as well. It seems like the white race has more of a privilege and isn’t charged as cruelly as the blacks.