RRR"Talking in Color"

In Tiffany Henderson's personal experience essay "Talking in Color" (2013) she explores her balance of diversity that she has through her voice. Tiffany's develops her unique voice from being around African American , she also had a deaf mother and a father that read on a 6th grade level. Tiffany's purpose is to inform the readers about code switching in order to become a better diverse reader and writer. Based on this essay audience is anyone who grew up in a Caucasian home , and speaks more diverse or grew up around a different race.

Growing up in a diverse culture and mix neighborhood, with a different accent, I am completely agree with Tiffany Henderson, when she said, "a voice is much more powerful". In fact being a white Caucasian girl, went to a black high school also sound black, she realizes that her voice does not reveal her culture and socioeconomic class. Living with a deaf mother and with a father with fourth grade reading level and a black African neighborhood , she realized that some people being judged by their accent.

Many people classify certain actions with certain races, but fail to realize that people gain their characteristics with their surroundings, and only acting as themselves. The world is has classified the characteristics of race, gender, ethnic groups that people are unable to be themselves. Hendrickson was a female who was raised around black characteristics, but since she was white she was looked at as if she was weird. She stated “as I speak, I stand there watching students shoot judgmental stares my way” (par 2). Certain actions are so classified that certain people of certain color have to act a certain way, instead of what they are comfortable with. “I always felt the isolation from the unknown white world when I was in other neighborhoods that seemed superior” (par 4). White people who actions classify them as black, are always isolated from both race because they aren’t acting like their original race, but want to be another which the black race does not accept. But all the person is doing is acting like themselves, but we are so subject to act a certain way that people cant be accepted for who they are.