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It listed "folx" and "people" as alternate descriptors.
by chroem- 6y ago
It 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.
- Spivak 6y agoOhhhh that actually makes a lot of sense. Neat.
- sudosteph 6y ago> “folks” can’t be gender-neutrally translated in some languages (e.g. spanish) so folx is considered more inclusive That makes sense to you? Help me out here, because I feel like I'm going crazy trying to understand this. "Folk", is just an English word for "people". Isn't it just going to get translated into a totally different word in Spanish anyhow? Why would altering the plural spelling of an English word affect the translation of that word to another language? The meaning wasn't altered by changing spelling. It was gender-neutral to begin with.
- 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