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

submitted 23 hours 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] 21 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (3 children)

People where I am from call everyone "you guys" - men, women, trans, doesn't matter, everyone is just "you guys" even when it's a woman addressing a group of women.

The literal meaning isn't gender neutral, but in actual practice, it 100% is.

As for "y'all" or "you all", I don't see how it could possibly be interpreted as offensive to any gender.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

"You People" is the one to be avoided

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

"howdy fuckers" is the opposite as it sounds bad on paper but in practice it goes over well (except with middle aged moms)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

"G'day cunts" goes over either extremely well or extremely poorly, with no in-between

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Yeah I don't see that one going over well anywhere

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The literal meaning isn’t gender neutral, but in actual practice, it 100% is.

Unless you can ask a straight man how many guys he's slept with, it isn't gender neutral, no matter how resistant to this fact you are.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

I don't see the issue with using the term "guys" in the plural when referring to a group regardless of sex. That would align with the definition of the word. I'm pretty sure that's how they meant it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

As for “y’all” or “you all”, I don’t see how it could possibly be interpreted as offensive to any gender.

I think "we don't take kindly to y'all" to a trans person would likely be offensive. Beyond that though, you're probably okay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I mean ... Thats just an all out threat with y'all acting as an exclusionary statement.

All in all agree with your point tho.