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[–] jack@hexbear.net 83 points 6 months ago (2 children)

White person y'alling POC protesters on why what they get from the ruling class is what they deserve

[–] hexinvictus@hexbear.net 66 points 6 months ago

MLK should have just voted blue

[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 31 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I am not American. Why are Americans constantly using “y’all” now?

[–] axont@hexbear.net 47 points 6 months ago

It's been a normal word in the south forever. Outside of the south it's been pretty normal among black people. Black vernacular English has gained more prominence over the past few decades I think.

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 36 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

because it's gender neutral. similar thing with folks(/folx, ugh) In some cases it's also used to be condescending/ironic, plus crackers just love appropriating turns of phrase from black people

[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 33 points 6 months ago (2 children)

There is a bad wiff of gone off mayo of it now alright. The constant use of folk in lefty writing is annoying too.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Better than 'You people'.💁‍♂️

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 32 points 6 months ago (2 children)

we should appropriate from new jersey instead. i'm gonna start saying "youse"

[–] GladimirLenin@hexbear.net 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 16 points 6 months ago

This is "dawg" erasure

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

i have a very vague memory of a 90s cartoon doing a 50s pastiche where the bathroom signs said cats and something else. not sure if that was a joke or if that usage of cat has contextual gender

[–] jack@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

My wife's got Pennsylvania family that says "yinz"

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 4 points 6 months ago
[–] Xx_Aru_xX@hexbear.net 32 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You is both singular and plural, back in old english there used to be "thou" but they decided they didn't need it... now they decided they needed it again idk

[–] Maturin@hexbear.net 14 points 6 months ago

y'all is a perfectly cromulent word

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 4 points 6 months ago

It's a legitimately useful linguistic feature for a language to have a plural form of "you" so I fully support y'all becoming mainstream