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What? why? How should you call them now?
by leshenka 6y ago
What? why?
How should you call them now?
- chroem- 6y agoIt listed "folx" and "people" as alternate descriptors.
- snicksnak 6y agoWhat could possibly go wrong with using "you people" instead of "you guys". That might already constitute entrapment.
- throwawayboise 6y agoLol yes "you people" couldn't go wrong. Ask Ross Perot.
- temp667 6y agoFolx? How do you pronounce the x? I'm in a pretty progressive setup and haven't heard that yet.
- drdeca 6y agoAiui, it is pronounced "folks". It is just written as "folx" when in writing, as a weird shibboleth. I kinda distrust people/institutions who/which use it? (not when they say "folks" though. That's fine.)
- Dig1t 6y agoI imagine folx will sometimes be pronounced as “fucks” depending on accent and circumstance. That sounds like a lot of fun haha
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- eru 6y agoWhy was 'folx' necessary? What's wrong with 'folks'?
- Spooky23 6y ago‘Folx’ supposedly signals that you care about certain marginalized people. Folks can be used in a way that is seen as demeaning to certain groups.
- trav4225 6y agoThis is why so many people just can't take this stuff anymore. It never ends. Someone is always going to be offended. That's the world we live in. I know of people who are offended by my mere existence. Shall I submit to their preferences as well? :)
- smegger001 6y agoquiet often they are defend on some hypothetical others behalf.
- tartoran 6y agoMmm, are marginalized people not folks too? Im so very confused. I think I’ll simply become more quiet. Is smiling at people still ok?
- vincentmarle 6y ago“folks” can’t be gender-neutrally translated in some languages (e.g. spanish) so folx is considered more inclusive.
- artursapek 6y agoThat's fucking hilarious. I would be looking for a new job.
- mns 6y agoWait until people realise that x looks like/refers in some cases to a cross and we get into religion
- wang_li 6y ago“Hey you bastards and non-bastards!”