When language plays a role in compartmentalizing people based on where they are from, it affects how one perceives themselves. Prof. Syrett weighs in on how seemingly harmless ‘compliments’ end up being a kind of fetishizing language for POC.
`…while it can be empowering when we identify the traits that make us unique, she adds, the opposite is true when others choose them for us.’
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