Switchbacks
Have you heard of a switchback? It's that bend in the proverbial road that's usually a 180-degree or unusually sharp turn...and there are PLENTY of them in this week's episode.
Word of the Week [1:28]: Codeswitch: Are you "too tired to codeswitch?" This linguistic phenomenon turned covering approach is defined this week.
Phase 1 [4:57]: Matrilineal Names: In the U.S., names like Jr., Sr., III, and IV are not uncommon. Serena Williams' daughter -- Alexis Ohanian, Jr. -- was an interesting way to bestow a family name from father to daughter. Yet we haven't seen a matriarch's name pass down through the family tree. How do we feel about a Lisa, Jr.? Shaunna the V?
Phase 2 [16:58]: Anniversary Dates. The confluence of DEIJB anniversaries is upon us. The 70th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, four-years since the murder of George Floyd as well as Asian siblings in Georgia, and the 75th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights are this year...yet anti-DEI legislation makes it feel like we haven't moved forward.
Phase 3 [28:15]: Work Therapy and Covering: Have we co-opted work therapy as the result of removing our "coverings" and choosing to codeswitch less at work? Or...is it possible for anyone to function without covering and codeswitching at work?
References from the show:
The Women Naming Their Babies After Themselves
Brown v. Board of Education at 70
Professional Troublemaker: Pull the Weeds (Work Therapy)
