Thoughts
I write a lot. Essays. Articles. Blog posts. All of them sharing what I’m thinking about. Maybe you think about these things, too.
Worried About Code-Switching? Try and Go a Day Without It!
Where it becomes an issue worth examining is when people’s dialects or versions of a given language are perceived by the dominant culture as somehow inferior to the “real” version of the language. To “fit in,” they’re forced to change how they speak.
Cleaning Out Those Nooks and Crannies
We have so much to do, on so many levels, but one of our goals as people of letters must be to search all the nooks and crannies of our language, the places where racist imagery lies in wait, the unexpected moments of truth.
Is That Hope?
I didn’t finish watching the series this time around, and a thought came into my head: they couldn’t have done this show now.
Language and Racism
I am a white woman who grew up not only with white privilege but with economic privilege as well. And until fairly recently, I’ve also been something of a curmudgeon when it comes to language usage and grammar.
That’s not a very good combination.