I've noticed ethnics will resent you for "sounding white"

[EdouardManlet]

Growing up I didn't really think anyways about it, just thought they found it intriguing in a neutral sort of way.

But it has become really obvious to me now that a lot of ethnics seem to dislike you, or at the very least like you a little less if you "sound white" and have zero semblance of an accent.

 

[Deleted member 10987]

No one cares about this faggot

 

[Deleted member 6403]

I'm mixed, black/white, and ethnically I'm very secure in almost every aspect of my identity except for the fact that I sound caucasion af when I speak.
I was raised by my white mom and had mostly white friends growing up in our low income area, so that's just how my speech patterns and cadence developed. Now I live in a majority black neighborhood and work in a department where 90% of my coworkers and superiors are black and BOI the disparity in how I sound compared to them is always so jarring to me. I sound like a white skater boy and not in a Tyler, The Creator way either. I'll code switch a lil sometimes but it feels so forced and phony. It's a dumb, insecure thought, but my voice sometimes makes me feel like I'm not "black enough".
inb4 "there's no such thing as a white voice, if you're black and that's you're voice then then its a black voice " Shut up, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

 

[Deleted member 6403]

I'm mixed, black/white, and ethnically I'm very secure in almost every aspect of my identity except for the fact that I sound caucasion af when I speak.
I was raised by my white mom and had mostly white friends growing up in our low income area, so that's just how my speech patterns and cadence developed. Now I live in a majority black neighborhood and work in a department where 90% of my coworkers and superiors are black and BOI the disparity in how I sound compared to them is always so jarring to me. I sound like a white skater boy and not in a Tyler, The Creator way either. I'll code switch a lil sometimes but it feels so forced and phony. It's a dumb, insecure thought, but my voice sometimes makes me feel like I'm not "black enough".
inb4 "there's no such thing as a white voice, if you're black and that's you're voice then then its a black voice " Shut up, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

You should read (if you haven’t already), “Born A Crime” by Trevor Noah. The audio book is even better because he’s reading it himself, in all the different dialects and languages, a code switching MASTER.
The fact that Trevor’s Mom taught him to speak many different languages is a major theme of this book.
He places his success, for the most part, on being able to communicate effectively with people regardless of their race and exemplifies how language breaks down people’s default prejudices.
Perceive your “white voice” as a strength, not a weakness. Push yourself to learn another language if you haven’t already. You’ll be amazed where it takes you.

 

[TheEndHasNoEnd]

I'm mixed, black/white, and ethnically I'm very secure in almost every aspect of my identity except for the fact that I sound caucasion af when I speak.
I was raised by my white mom and had mostly white friends growing up in our low income area, so that's just how my speech patterns and cadence developed. Now I live in a majority black neighborhood and work in a department where 90% of my coworkers and superiors are black and BOI the disparity in how I sound compared to them is always so jarring to me. I sound like a white skater boy and not in a Tyler, The Creator way either. I'll code switch a lil sometimes but it feels so forced and phony. It's a dumb, insecure thought, but my voice sometimes makes me feel like I'm not "black enough".
inb4 "there's no such thing as a white voice, if you're black and that's you're voice then then its a black voice " Shut up, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

You should read (if you haven’t already), “Born A Crime” by Trevor Noah. The audio book is even better because he’s reading it himself, in all the different dialects and languages, a code switching MASTER.
The fact that Trevor’s Mom taught him to speak many different languages is a major theme of this book.
He places his success, for the most part, on being able to communicate effectively with people regardless of their race and exemplifies how language breaks down people’s default prejudices.
Perceive your “white voice” as a strength, not a weakness. Push yourself to learn another language if you haven’t already. You’ll be amazed where it takes you.

 

[Deleted member 6403]

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