Hello everyone! We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, feel free to send in questions, comments, reactions, etc., we would love to see them! We also highly encourage you to check out the transcript while listening to read our inside thoughts while we were recording, as well as clarifications should we go too fast!

This episode is marked explicit this time because there is is one instance at the end of our episode where one of us says a swear word. Oops...There are also dog barks in the background of this episode, but I hope that the soundtrack in that regard only adds to the authenticity of our podcast :) Also there are a lot more awkward pauses in this recording because we weren't on Facetime, which makes it hard to see who is about to speak! 

*Also, 'blaccent' in its use is mainly to criticize NB folx (non-black) or even to demean Black folx, which makes its connotations worse, which is why we believe that it should be referred to as the dialect that it is, to justly give it the linguistic worth that it inherently has, but has not been given.

*When we refer to Marsha's passing, we say "rest in power" and this is intended to directly mean that she passed too soon. Marsha P. Johnson died at the age of 46, and there are many theories as to the specifics of her death. However, we do believe that she could have lived much longer had society as we know it been more inclusive, accepting, and loving towards our Black queer community in not only cultural stigma but also the health industry.

Transcript and Sources

P.S. The dialect quiz that I took I posted a screenshot of, and linked in the transcript so if you would like to take it too, you may! It is not the most accurate of quizzes or the end all be all of determining what dialect you have, but it is something fun that could pave the way for understanding some reasons why we speak the way we do.