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These are all black American words, not "queer lingo." Other than "folks" which is Southern, but comes to upper-middle class white people through Obama's act of
by pessimizer 2y ago
These are all black American words, not "queer lingo." Other than "folks" which is Southern, but comes to upper-middle class white people through Obama's act of pretending he had ever met black Americans before college at UCLA.
They come from the long tradition of gay men copying black American female mannerisms, not anything "queer."
> I suspect the real "villains" here to you are the folk who pull that jargon out and try to make it widespread.
Gay men have contributed a lot to world culture, they're not villains.
- ternnoburn 2y agoGo watch Paris is Burning. They absolutely are Black queer lingo for decades prior to them becoming known outside Black communities. Which then became queer lingo. Which then became popular lingo. > Gay men have contributed a lot to world culture, they're not villains Absolutely, I never insinuated otherwise. I also don't believe it's villainous to share one's culture and lingo. But the op who objected to folx appears to think that it is bad. Take it up with them!
- AlotOfReading 2y agoSince when is "folks" limited to black Americans? It was being heard in households across America for 50 years from Loony Tunes and the news.
- ternnoburn 2y agoThey are referring to "shade" and "tea". Eg in "That's the tea. All tea, no shade." Meaning "that's the truth, the straight truth, no disrespect intended". These terms rose in popularity in the ballroom scene in New York. (Note: not ballroom dancing, but rather "drag ball" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_culture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_culture). The culture of that scene was predominantly Black and Latino.