Cheryl A: Preference for Signing With White People
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: Philadelphia Signs Project
sociolinguistics
deaf
sign language
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sociolinguistics
deaf
sign language
American Sign Language
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regional variation
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Philadelphia Signs Project video with participant discussing her preference for signing with white people.
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2016-04-02
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"I have a lot of experience with them. I grew up with white [people]. I have socialized with them and I’m used to them...in comparing them, I find white folks to be better because I have good connections and relationships with them... Am I against anyone? No. We’re all same….Whites are good [to me]...I have experience with both."