Facebook Publication Date: 4/9/2019 7:04

Speech is a vehicle for communication.

AAVE is not a dented car with a funky drivetrain; it is a valid mode of expression, formed from the ashes of oppression and separation. It is a creative adaptation.

English has morphed over time, particularly in America, and not just in marginalized communities; only clutching one’s pearls re word choice, cadence, inflection and structure and only grimacing when the accent grates is elitist at best and a lazy and inaccurate proxy for class and education–which are, at bottom, proxies for ultimate worth.

Using it well, and with respect for and attention to, the audience, is less of a dog whistle than a shorthand for connection and shared experience–which AOC authentically has.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-code-switches-black-english/586723/

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