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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Black poster here.  :D

I agree with the poster who mentioned it being all about context.

I grew up in the projects. While they weren't plentiful, there were some white kids in my neighborhood. They did indeed speak in the same slang/jargon as us black kids. One White guy freely said nigger....I was not offended when he did this.

If your son does not have friends who speak slang, etc, then he'd come across as[b] insincere and phoney.[/b] 
If his friends speak slang, it is not out of the ordinary.

But like a pp cautioned, it's usually best to keep this "within his circle of friends". I would caution your son to not to do this with a group of black boys he doesn't know. Could be a very bad move.

[b]I also "switch up" depending on where I am. If I'm with my group of friends from "around the way", my slang comes out. At work and in professional settings, I'm the consummate professional. [/b] :D [/quote]

I do the same thing, AA female corporate lawyer also grew up in an impoverished hood.   It depends on who I am around and if they share that background and I have black friends I would never talk ghetto slang around because they do not.   I find it no different than Caribbean friends who only use an island accent when around other people from the Caribbean.

Why is "switch[ing] up" not insincere and phoney? That's how it comes across in the office. [/quote]

What I mean by this is that I was raised in the ghetto. I can talk "ghetto" very well. But in a professional setting, this isn't the wisest move, obviously. At work and when I'm out in the world, I am professional, articulate, etc. If I'm at home hanging with my friends, the "ghetto girl" sometimes emerges. Other black people probably know what I'm talking about.  :wink: [/quote][/quote]

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