Hello! Back at it again, I see. Well, this time around, it is about code switch articles. Anyway, I chose “Revisiting ‘How the Other Half Eats” as my choice. Let me explain what this article is about. After some careful analysis, I can tell you that this was a critical analysis of food inequalities in America via the lenses of social class, race, and health, closely following four families from different socioeconomic backgrounds as they investigate the significance of food. It really shines a light on food inequalities that have been kept away from public attention. After all, the next time that you are eating something, just remember that someone else might not have the same access to food as you do. The person who really dug into this problem was Pryia, as they saw that if food inequality isn’t about “food deserts,” then what is it really about? Are you ready for how I view this? Well, I really think that code switching really applies here.
Let me explain it to you. You can simply think of Code Switch as switching back and forth between two things, right? Well, I think it can be used to hide something from something, as when you switch from something to something, you are trying to not become that “thing” that you switched before to something new. Now I know this sound very confusing but let me explain this more by connecting it to this article now. You can think of equalities and inequalities as two different languages that are constantly switched back and forth. As you can see here, the author really applies how they see these food inequalities, as they are trying to draw attention to this problem by using Code Switch, which allows the connection between those who have no food inequalities to be shared or switched into those who have food inequalities in order to solve the problem. There is a saying that, in order to see the problem and solve it, you must deal with it yourself first and see it for yourself.
Moving on, I really believe that they present their views fairly, as they have written a whole book on food inequalities in America, which shows what they think the problem is and allows the reader to decide whether to agree or not. My viewpoint was called into question because I really agree with what the author thinks about this problem. And never. I always thought of food inequalities as a problem in America and will always think of it, but the problem is that there is not enough light to shine on it, and it is very hard to solve this issue, but it is definitely something that most people need to hear about. That’s what I think, at least. Cut. END.
I like how you went into detail about code switching and how it relates to the article. It is interesting how in the article people were actually exposed to food inequality because I agree, that often we are just aware of food inequality and know that it exists but we never truly know how common and difficult it is to constantly feel hunger.
I really like how you said that we should remember that when we eat something, there are people who don’t have the same access to the food we have easy access to everyday. it shows that we should be compassionate and should not waste our food even in times if we don’t like what we are eating because there are people out there who would really go through great lengths just to eat what we don’t want to finish at the moment.
I never looked at code-switching the way you viewed it, I now see where you are coming from when you said you can use code-switching to hide something from something. And it also makes sense because I do it myself lol. Also, I enjoyed reading through this because it is very detailed and a lot of thought was put in.
After learning about code switching I didn’t realize that it could even be used for things like food inequalities. I found when you said in order to see the problem and solve it, you have to deal with it yourself first was really powerful because I think that it is true if a person does not have a first hadn’t experience with something then I believe they are less likely to connect with that problem and attempt to solve it.
I do agree with you. Code-switch isn’t limited to only switching between languages. It encapsulates more than that. As you pointed out. It can serve as a tool to conceal something and navigate between food inequalities.