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Awkwafina, AKA Nora Lum, is retiring… from Twitter. She tweeted a statement Saturday morning addressing the criticism of her use of AAVE, African American Vernacular English, during Black history month. She states that, “as a non-black POC, I stand by the fact that I will always listen and work tirelessly to understand the history and context of AAVE, what is deemed appropriate or backwards toward the progress of ANY and EVERY marginalized group.” However, she does not claim that she’s participated in the use of AAVE in her post. Lum argued that her “immigrant background allowed [her] to carve an American identity off the movies and TV shows [she watched], the children…
