I can speak eloquently and make use of my education, but when I relax I fall into slang and intensely improper grammar. This confuses a lot of people. I have a master’s degree but I grew up in the ghetto with fleas and cockroaches in my bedding and rats screeching in the walls.
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Most educated people have never been so hungry they couldn’t sleep, or been kept awake by gunshots and screaming outside. Most have never had to drop to the floor inside their own home in response to attacks.
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By the other token, my weird mix of slang and poor grammar throws people off when I do relax. It seems like an act. “Who’s this educate asshole trying to fool?”
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The division between those born above poverty and those born below may become entirely invisible with enough cash, but the difference can definitely be heard.
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