• BeamBrain [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    where does this animosity towards people who use “folks” and “y’all” come from?

    I've seen it claimed as appropration of AAVE.

    • fed [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      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

    • UnironicWarCriminal [any]
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      4 years ago

      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)

    • _giraffefucker [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      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