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I disagree emphatically with this statement. I encourage you to insert colloquial expressions used by various cultures as a replacement for "bro" in your commen
by the__alchemist 3y ago
I disagree emphatically with this statement. I encourage you to insert colloquial expressions used by various cultures as a replacement for "bro" in your comment, and assess the validity and other characteristics that may be ascribed to these statements.
- zenmaster10665 3y agoyeah, bro.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agobruh
- lloydatkinson 3y agoSorry, what "culture" do crypto bros belong to exactly? The culture of crime?
- EscapeFromNY 3y agoThe word "bro" predates cryptocurrency.
- montagg 3y agoOriginating of course with Brolaf from League of Legends.
- hunter2_ 3y agoLehman Bros. Salomon Bros. Warner Bros. Brooks Bros. Etc.
- paulcole 3y agoMario Bros. Dutch Bros.
- Izkata 3y agoMarx bros.
- JohnFen 3y agoThose aren't examples of "bro". Those are examples of abbreviating "brothers".
- s1artibartfast 3y agoWhat do you think bro is short for?
- noarchy 3y agoI don't think it is short for anything, the way it is used by some, including the specific context that we're discussing. It has become a distinct term.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI don't really see what makes it different or distinct
- noarchy 3y agoIn day-to-day use, you would not hear people saying "brother", instead. It just doesn't happen. "Bro", in this context, has evolved.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI get that it is an abbreviation, but does it have new meaning? What meaning or connotation would be lost if a user of the word said brother instead of bro? Would there be confusion?
- noarchy 3y ago>Would there be confusion? No, but it would be unusual. You don't hear people using a term like "crypto brothers", for instance. "Bro" carries a different connotation, and it isn't a positive one in this example. I don't think it is simply an abbreviation in this case.
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- mitthrowaway2 3y agoI think GP means that saying "bro" is akin to saying "y'all". It's more an indication of regional dialect than personality. It's not wise or appropriate to discriminate on that basis.
- fknorangesite 3y agoSpecifically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro_culture
- 2devnull 3y agoProof of Wikipedia’s decline.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoThat article does not document a coherent culture, but rather a nebulous stereotype; essentially a list of traits that other people typically associate with men who either attended fraternities, drink alcohol, or wear boat shoes.
- lbwtaylor 3y agoI am interested in this discussion, I would have described 'bro' as a culture some people self select in to, i.e. choose to be a 'bro'. I think it is very different than, for example, an expression like 'y'all' which comes from a regional culture. Do you disagree?
- djbusby 3y agoI'm born & raised in east-bay California. Bro, hella, tryna, finna - all words that everyone in that region use as naturally as my Granfolk in the Ozarks use y'all.
- 2devnull 3y agoYoung woman use it. It’s also very common in black culture for at least the past 50 years.
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- zo1 3y agoLet's try one particular USA-specific culture, translated using the well known and currently popular family-friendly AI: "Ayo, we be runnin' this bit** ass unlicensed stock game in the U.S, my n**!" Imagine your chief compliance officer talking like that. I don't know about you, but I sure as hell am going to assume all sorts of stuff about that person.
- fullshark 3y agohuh? Are you saying it's culturally insensitive to disparage the use of "bro?" Seems unprofessional at the very least.
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- rTX5CMRXIfFG 3y agoMeh, “bro” is for anyone not mature enough to realize that the world isn’t a college frat and it’s hardly appropriate to use in a professional context.
- rsrsrs86 3y agoYou would be surprised to see what the older generations think about what we consider to be formal and professional, and how much of our lexicon started out as more informal vocabulary imported by upper classes. Are you sure your opposition to certain terms are completely unrelated to your expectations about different backgrounds, geographies and cultures?
- rTX5CMRXIfFG 3y agoI honestly don’t care enough what the older generations think since the context is contemporary and cosmopolitan and that’s how “bro” is used in such settings. Feel free to falsify that if the word matters that much to you.
- pdntspa 3y agoI bet you're a real hoot at parties