Losing My Whiteness
7 min readJun 8, 2020
I’ve been watching videos of myself conducting user interviews for a project. While watching one I was struck by several thoughts.
Me: “Wow, I really sound black in this interview.”
Also me: “What will my managers think of this.”
Also me: “This is great; I sound black!”
Code switching is an essential part of life for a “successful” black person. And…