The segment discusses actress Freddie Washington, who played the light-skinned daughter in the 1934 "Imitation of Life." Washington, who could have passed for white in real life, refused to do so, but her character's desire for "white opportunities" resonated with audiences. Adam Curry shares a personal anecdote about the anxiety of entering a store without a mask during the pandemic, using it to empathize with the psychological burden of "passing" or "code-switching."