Sincerely curious. Why "white folks" instead of whites?

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May 25, 2019
9:45:18pm

Oregano All-American

Sincerely curious. Why "white folks" instead of whites?

Sounds weird to my tongue too, but so does blacks.

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Oregano

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Parents are in town for my son’s graduation...love how my mom thinks she’s not a racist, yet she keeps commenting

Texas Hammer Luggage Return Specialist

5/25/19 7:43pm

An interesting anecdote...why does everything sound so much more racist/hateful

2018grad

5/25/19 7:47pm

Could it be because when using an article such as “a” or “the” you are grouping

PKCoug

5/25/19 11:43pm

RE: An interesting anecdote...why does everything sound so much more

supertux

5/26/19 6:37am

Seeing them isn’t racist.

StantonMac

5/25/19 7:47pm

The seeing isn’t, the comments are

5/25/19 7:48pm

Hmm. I don't think people coming to Provo and saying Look at all these white

SandYFan

5/25/19 7:53pm

I haven’t written everything she’s said.

5/25/19 7:55pm

Oh. 🙁

SandYFan

5/25/19 7:57pm

Yep...I’ve had to tell her a few times that just because she says she’s not doesn’t excuse her comments.

5/25/19 7:59pm

My Mom grew up in Idaho.

ditch

5/25/19 10:32pm

RE: Seeing them isn’t racist.

Dillinger

5/26/19 11:56am

RE: Parents are in town for my son’s graduation...love how my mom thinks

Stucoug83

5/25/19 7:48pm

Totally reminds me of my dad. One of the scariest moments of my young life occurred the night Tyson bit off Holyfield’s

JohnnyComeLately

5/25/19 8:07pm

RE: Totally reminds me of my dad. One of the scariest moments of my young life occurred the night Tyson bit off

5/25/19 8:15pm

Racist is such a loose term these days. That sounds more like

Mister P

5/25/19 8:19pm

That’s a good point. More insensitive than racist, but still cringeworthy.

5/25/19 8:47pm

Whenever I go back home to Illinois I'm amazed by how many white folks I see.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

5/25/19 8:31pm

Sincerely curious. Why "white folks" instead of whites?

Oregano

5/25/19 9:45pm

IDK. That's just how I say it.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

5/26/19 7:14am

That doesnt sound racist at all.

shatter2

5/25/19 8:47pm

Sounds ignorant and untraveled at worst.

Blue Ghost

5/25/19 9:11pm

??? plenty of blacks hate the term African American. They don't claim any African heritage so why call them

HarlemCoug

5/25/19 9:15pm

I missed the African comment. Still sounds ignorant just more so.

Blue Ghost

5/25/19 9:19pm

I’m not sure if I understand.

Blue Ghost

5/25/19 9:25pm

I think we're talking past each other - my point is that to call black people "black" is acceptable (and actually

HarlemCoug

5/25/19 9:32pm

I hesitate to jump in, but I think there’s one additional important point

5/25/19 10:48pm

I hear black people call each other "black" regularly - I did a google search "blacks vs african-american". 1st

HarlemCoug

5/25/19 11:10pm

I've re-read your post - I missed your point originally - your point is one word "Blacks" has an "s" and "black person"

HarlemCoug

5/25/19 11:23pm

I decided to search the word "blacks" on twitter. Plenty of black people use the term "blacks" with an "s".

HarlemCoug

5/25/19 11:51pm

Thanks for pointing those out.

5/26/19 9:05am

This is dumb. Noticing differences and treating people differently

5/26/19 11:35am

Here’s the thing about stuff like that...

CoachSpeak

5/26/19 12:26pm

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