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Acting white
Acting white, from the epithet applied by some blacks to other blacks, refers to a perceived betraying of one's race by incorporating the social expectations of mainstream white society . This encompasses such things as speaking grammatically-correct English, dressing conservatively, and otherwise attempting to conform to behavior approved of by the dominant culture.
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