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I'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If anyone can find more pixels for me i would appreciate it.

Thanks y'all.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not from the south and use "y'all" all the time. Find it very useful for filling in a gap that English has and slightly faster than saying "you all". Its gender neutral in my opinion.

Never once thought of it as offensive.

[–] FilthyShrooms 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Y'all is gender neutral, ~~do~~ so I imagine it's fine

Edit: typo lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

We're talking about Southern US pronunciation so much that I read your comment from "do I" onwards as if it was being spoken like a Southern Belle.