Eric Adams Tells Story About His Rockaway ‘Shorty’

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Eric Adams has once again demonstrated he is not to be taken seriously and should resign immediately.

Hear me out.

Code-switching is a Black person’s ability to speak the King’s English in certain situations while also being thoroughly versed in African American Vernacular English. This can usually be observed in action during a job interview or anytime a Black person is pulled over by the police. 

But what is it called when a Black person speaks AAVE around a group of white people?