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2:26am September 22, 2014
professionalspacewhale asked: Hello yes, there is no point to this message except to complain about how people who obviously do not use any other colloquialisms in their speech but use "folks" in sj contexts makes me want to bite off their ears. (I'm sorry for bothering you but you're the only person I know who also gets mad about this.) Also you are wonderful and important. ANYWAY. Continue conquering etc.

arctic-hands:

youneedacat:

nicocoer:

into-the-weeds:

FOLKS

FOLKS

FOLKS

BODIES BODIES BODIES FOLKS FOLKS FOLKS

Y’ALL

LOOK AT ME, TALKING LIKE ONE OF THE PEOPLE

But… I use folks? and y’all? :( 

So do I, and not just in SJ contexts, in fact mostly not in SJ contexts.

What gets me is the people who use “side-eye” as if it’s an SJ jargon word, instead of a specific cultural word used in a specific cultural context that they’re generally not part of and have no comprehension of.  Like people who’ve never heard of side-eye in their life suddenly start saying “I’m side-eyeing that so hard right now.”

What’s wrong with folks?

I’m not sure.  I honestly didn’t see it as an unusual word.  My family uses it all the time?  Especially “my folks” but other uses as well.

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  1. catyuy reblogged this from into-the-weeds
  2. clatterbane reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    Same here. Not to mention y'all.The problem I have here is when people who have been taught to look down on others...
  3. no-more-mediation reblogged this from into-the-weeds and added:
    … I sometimes use folks to mean people, just to mix it up and sound more casual…is that not okay?
  4. into-the-weeds reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    OP here! Look, right in the OP, it says we are talking about “people who obviously do not use any other colloquialisms...
  5. buttons-beads-lace reblogged this from professionalspacewhale
  6. feralhumanbeing reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    there’s nothing wrong with it, i think the OP is just referring to when it’s used in SJ context but the person isn’t...
  7. titaniumelemental reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    I have noticed it getting used a lot in SJ contexts, specifically “black folks” but also sometimes “queer folks.” But I...
  8. teamroquette reblogged this from into-the-weeds
  9. adhdrayk reblogged this from into-the-weeds
  10. professionalspacewhale reblogged this from callmemonstrous and added:
    because…. the word “people” works just fine…… ALRIGHT LET ME CLARIFY: I do not hate the word “folks”! I come from a...
  11. arctic-hands reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    I say “folk” all the time. A lot of people from Indiana do.
  12. ar45hw54 reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    idk. I use folks naturally too and so does my family but just, i see people turn it on and start using it specifically...
  13. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from arctic-hands and added:
    I’m not sure. I honestly didn’t see it as an unusual word. My family uses it all the time? Especially “my folks” but...
  14. callmemonstrous reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    folks is a rly safe way to talk about people without offending people’s gender identity??? why is that bad lmao
  15. everybody-spoops reblogged this from into-the-weeds
  16. nicocoer reblogged this from into-the-weeds and added:
    That is mostly true except there’s more “Yinz” users than “y'all” users locally… (Like, ppl with the Pittsburgh regional...
  17. ladystoneshield reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone
  18. errantlight said: If ya’ll don’t speak a dialect with similarities to Appalachian English I don’t want to hear it :P
  19. mzminola reblogged this from into-the-weeds and added:
    [image: gif of the squeaky shark in Toy Story wearing Woody’s cowboy hat saying “LOOK AT ME! I’M WOODY! HOWDY HOWDY...