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In Chapter Five, Politics of Respectability, Rodríguez interrogates the concept of respectability politics. Respectability politics is the theory that BIPOC tailor their speech and behavior to survive and navigate white-centric spheres. Although code-switching may be a survival mechanism, Rodríguez holds that it stifles and suffocates BIPOC.

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For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts