The fear they have of Zohran becoming mayor is insane to watch.
TerrorKingA on
I don’t even get why this is something they have to discover. Literally everyone changes the way they talk depending on the audience.
vehicularmanbooger on
It’s almost like being able to adapt your communication to fit your audience is a useful skill for a politician. Either that or speaking another language means he’s “acting”.
Khalmoon on
They fear what they cannot control
NotRustyShackleford_ on
We all do this based on the situation and audience. My mom had a different voice when talking on the phone, and a very different voice when I was in trouble.
MrSlime13 on
A “black man” posting this, makes it a little weird, like, *you* would understand the struggle of fitting in & trying to be heard, but will blame the next man, who’s trying *his* best as well to do the same?!
_shaftpunk on
My coworker heard me talk to my cousin and his mind was blown.
eyloi on
The only code switching they understand is when to use the N word around each other
genjoconan on
The right has spent the last ten years handwaving the most virulent racism, sexism, xenophobia, homo/ transphobia etc as “locker room talk” or “just young kids shooting the shit” or whatever, you’re telling me they don’t understand code switching?
RealHughMan91 on
I mean… as a white dude i code switch all the time. Surely, at a basic level, you understand the concept of being cozy with people you can trust to understand the things you mean when you say something and a kind of guardedness when you first meet someone? Its just propaganda predators preying on others’ inability to share their experiences with the people around them that would normalize a perfectly normal behaviour.
Redzfreak2016 on
I believe the psychology term is “code switching” and we all do it
zoinkability on
Us white people (well, the ones motivated to find flaws in politicians left of Voldemort at least) seem to have shorter memories than that. I remember Kamala getting flak for code switching just a year ago.
The_Starmaker on
Oh shit guys, Zohran lives in a society.
Vhanaaa on
Makes me remember that video of Obama shaking hands with some white dudes and dapping up the black ones. They can’t understand
Invest_and_ballout on
I’m rooting for him. F the millionaires and billionaires
Thunderbird_12_ on
This is all politicians. Not just Mamdani
If they have good PR teams, they try to appear “relatable.”
The good ones are their authentic selves and don’t need to code switch. But many politicians try to sound like they are part of the audience they are addressing.
Whether it’s Hillary with the hot sauce, or Sen. David Purdue acting like he doesn’t know how to pronounce “Kamala” (even though he’d been working with her for years and clearly knows how to pronounce it,) politicians play to the crowd.
Whether Mamdani is authentic or not, I’m still rockin’ with him. Because right now, being accused of code switching is the LEAST damaging thing politicians can be accused of doing. Given the current CVS-receipt-length list of BS being committed against us, I’ll forgive a politician for being mindful of how he talks when in certain company.
It is funny when wypipo finally notice, though. (Like, where y’all been?)
rtduvall on
It’s called mirroring. It helps ease the people’s minds when you mirror them and they are more willing to listen to you with an open mind that way.
I think you folks are a little out of whack on this.
Narrow_Summer8463 on
Way to give away that you’ve never had to code switch in your life lmao
DaBulbousWalrus on
“He’s an actor.”
So was Reagan.
dat1dude79 on
Plz dont vote against your best judgment and interest
BlackHoleWhiteDwarf on
A Turkish podcast? The fuck he thinks he is? Eric Adams?
SierraStar7 on
Last year I got into a discussion with a “friend” of a friend who was in denial about code switching & kept saying it was made up bullshit, that Kamala was faking it.
Nothing I said changed his mind until I told him to hol up, I had to call my cousin.
Called my cousin, put her on speaker,& asked if she could talk or was she at work. She was on a break, so we talked some shit for a few minutes & then hung up.
Turned to dude & said “that was code switching. Got anything else to say?”
He just sat there, the tiny wheels turning in his pea brain, trying to put the pieces together in his head.
He finally asked me why I never spoke like that in front of him, I told him only people I’m really friends with get to see that side of me & we’re not friends like that.
n0trub on
Don’t let these people see Kobe Bryant speaking Italian
Capt_Blahvious on
I speak differently at work, at home with my family and with my old friends and new friends. Not hard to grasp.
ServeJust9817 on
White folks stumbling upon code switching in 2025 is hilarious 😂
MagmaSeraph on
Leave it to these folk to pretend that they can talk to everyone the exact same way.
I can tell their parents did not give a shit about them enough to raise them well.
blachippy on
This man really got white people shook…
TaticalSweater on
and of all things to bash a politician for its low hanging ass fruit.
Rather that say they don’t like his policies and give xyz as the reason.
They’ll default to “wow he changes his voice depending on who he’s talking to”
Did the same thing to Kamala and her laugh.
Fun_Leek2381 on
Code switching scares white people.
Moonpaw on
What?! The actor knows how to act?! Quick, someone get Dane Cook on the phone, he needs to hear about this!
>The chameleon effect is a phenomenon that finds us mimicking the mannerisms, gestures, or facial expressions of the people we interact with most often. It causes you to subconsciously make behavioral changes to match the behavior of people in your close social circles, or even strangers.
Man, a politician putting on a performance for a given audience. Will wonders never cease
ilevelconcrete on
It do be like sometimes!
Deathstriker88 on
HRC was horrendous at this. In the south she’s southern, in NYC she’s a New Yorker, around black people she can try to sound “down” with us, around Jewish people she talks about being part Jewish, and so on.
I like Mamdani – I’ve seen him on TV news and podcasts, he sounds the same to me. Some of this might’ve been when he was younger and figuring himself out, if they’re not lying. Sanders doesn’t change either.
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The fear they have of Zohran becoming mayor is insane to watch.
I don’t even get why this is something they have to discover. Literally everyone changes the way they talk depending on the audience.
It’s almost like being able to adapt your communication to fit your audience is a useful skill for a politician. Either that or speaking another language means he’s “acting”.
They fear what they cannot control
We all do this based on the situation and audience. My mom had a different voice when talking on the phone, and a very different voice when I was in trouble.
A “black man” posting this, makes it a little weird, like, *you* would understand the struggle of fitting in & trying to be heard, but will blame the next man, who’s trying *his* best as well to do the same?!
My coworker heard me talk to my cousin and his mind was blown.
The only code switching they understand is when to use the N word around each other
The right has spent the last ten years handwaving the most virulent racism, sexism, xenophobia, homo/ transphobia etc as “locker room talk” or “just young kids shooting the shit” or whatever, you’re telling me they don’t understand code switching?
I mean… as a white dude i code switch all the time. Surely, at a basic level, you understand the concept of being cozy with people you can trust to understand the things you mean when you say something and a kind of guardedness when you first meet someone? Its just propaganda predators preying on others’ inability to share their experiences with the people around them that would normalize a perfectly normal behaviour.
I believe the psychology term is “code switching” and we all do it
Us white people (well, the ones motivated to find flaws in politicians left of Voldemort at least) seem to have shorter memories than that. I remember Kamala getting flak for code switching just a year ago.
Oh shit guys, Zohran lives in a society.
Makes me remember that video of Obama shaking hands with some white dudes and dapping up the black ones. They can’t understand
I’m rooting for him. F the millionaires and billionaires
This is all politicians. Not just Mamdani
If they have good PR teams, they try to appear “relatable.”
The good ones are their authentic selves and don’t need to code switch. But many politicians try to sound like they are part of the audience they are addressing.
Whether it’s Hillary with the hot sauce, or Sen. David Purdue acting like he doesn’t know how to pronounce “Kamala” (even though he’d been working with her for years and clearly knows how to pronounce it,) politicians play to the crowd.
Whether Mamdani is authentic or not, I’m still rockin’ with him. Because right now, being accused of code switching is the LEAST damaging thing politicians can be accused of doing. Given the current CVS-receipt-length list of BS being committed against us, I’ll forgive a politician for being mindful of how he talks when in certain company.
It is funny when wypipo finally notice, though. (Like, where y’all been?)
It’s called mirroring. It helps ease the people’s minds when you mirror them and they are more willing to listen to you with an open mind that way.
I think you folks are a little out of whack on this.
Way to give away that you’ve never had to code switch in your life lmao
“He’s an actor.”
So was Reagan.
Plz dont vote against your best judgment and interest
A Turkish podcast? The fuck he thinks he is? Eric Adams?
Last year I got into a discussion with a “friend” of a friend who was in denial about code switching & kept saying it was made up bullshit, that Kamala was faking it.
Nothing I said changed his mind until I told him to hol up, I had to call my cousin.
Called my cousin, put her on speaker,& asked if she could talk or was she at work. She was on a break, so we talked some shit for a few minutes & then hung up.
Turned to dude & said “that was code switching. Got anything else to say?”
He just sat there, the tiny wheels turning in his pea brain, trying to put the pieces together in his head.
He finally asked me why I never spoke like that in front of him, I told him only people I’m really friends with get to see that side of me & we’re not friends like that.
Don’t let these people see Kobe Bryant speaking Italian
I speak differently at work, at home with my family and with my old friends and new friends. Not hard to grasp.
White folks stumbling upon code switching in 2025 is hilarious 😂
Leave it to these folk to pretend that they can talk to everyone the exact same way.
I can tell their parents did not give a shit about them enough to raise them well.
This man really got white people shook…
and of all things to bash a politician for its low hanging ass fruit.
Rather that say they don’t like his policies and give xyz as the reason.
They’ll default to “wow he changes his voice depending on who he’s talking to”
Did the same thing to Kamala and her laugh.
Code switching scares white people.
What?! The actor knows how to act?! Quick, someone get Dane Cook on the phone, he needs to hear about this!
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-chameleon-effect-5114522
>The chameleon effect is a phenomenon that finds us mimicking the mannerisms, gestures, or facial expressions of the people we interact with most often. It causes you to subconsciously make behavioral changes to match the behavior of people in your close social circles, or even strangers.
Reminds me of this: [https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleComedy/s/hzO3YxCCf0](https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleComedy/s/hzO3YxCCf0)
“I’m prolly gonna nig again”
Man, a politician putting on a performance for a given audience. Will wonders never cease
It do be like sometimes!
HRC was horrendous at this. In the south she’s southern, in NYC she’s a New Yorker, around black people she can try to sound “down” with us, around Jewish people she talks about being part Jewish, and so on.
I like Mamdani – I’ve seen him on TV news and podcasts, he sounds the same to me. Some of this might’ve been when he was younger and figuring himself out, if they’re not lying. Sanders doesn’t change either.
https://i.redd.it/h2ddrodwqwwf1.gif
WEB DaBoi
It’s funny that they are complaining about him being an actor given that their original god king was Reagan.
“Hip-hop rapper” 💀
I’ve never seen a politician that’s going to win be more fearmongered by both Dems and Republicans before.