Racism plays a part in code switching sometimes minorities feel if they do not code switch they will be judged negatively.Discuss

When speaking with my coworkers that are from the same area I am from I completely change my language and able to slang talk be more loose with my vocabulary. On some weekends I go and play organized adult baseball league where I am exposed to various of all colors of race and ethnicity. I completely code switch and speak to my teammates as if I am back home just being my normal self. I agree with what the article by Gene Demsy has to say about code switching that it allows us to integrate with other cultures and i personally think gives us a certain level of comfort. I code switch to fit in with the group of people I am with at that particular moment. People code switch for various of reasons such as comfort, the ability to relay a message or make the “other side” the listener understand what one is trying to say. The trial of Trayvon martin as the video from the huffington post showed when the star witness spoke with a certain language best for another audience the message which she tried to show got lost. She failed to code switch which could have possibly made a big difference in the verdict. Racism plays a part in code switching sometimes minorities feel if they do not code switch they will be judged negatively.