where does this animosity towards people who use “folks” and “y’all” come from? I use both without even thinking about it and have been insulted as a faux southerner or some shit
It's phony language used by Obama clones. I swear to God they teach it in McKinsey training as a way to sound more "down to Earth" when you're addressing a "more general" or "less educated" audience.
Online, no one has the context like the would in real life (i.e. if it's some random person speaking vs Obama)
idk abt folks but y'all is not exclusive at all to AAVE it's 100% southern. I've used it my entire life and so has just about everyone else who lives in Texas lol
It's fake as fuck. If you live in New York or Boston fucking talk like a new yorker or a bostoner instead of what some IT professional that locks his doors whenever he goes below the mason-dixon line thinks people down south talk like
where does this animosity towards people who use “folks” and “y’all” come from? I use both without even thinking about it and have been insulted as a faux southerner or some shit
also
MATERIAL CONDITIONS
MATERIAL CONDITIONS
If you don't have a southern accent ,it reeks of imitating Obama.
I've seen it claimed as appropration of AAVE.
I’ve heard 5x more old white racists use the slang folks and y’all lmao. Idk seems like such a small thing to get hung up on
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It's phony language used by Obama clones. I swear to God they teach it in McKinsey training as a way to sound more "down to Earth" when you're addressing a "more general" or "less educated" audience.
Online, no one has the context like the would in real life (i.e. if it's some random person speaking vs Obama)
idk abt folks but y'all is not exclusive at all to AAVE it's 100% southern. I've used it my entire life and so has just about everyone else who lives in Texas lol
smhi use it as appropriation of trans folk on discord
It's fake as fuck. If you live in New York or Boston fucking talk like a new yorker or a bostoner instead of what some IT professional that locks his doors whenever he goes below the mason-dixon line thinks people down south talk like