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re: Ragtime... for our time
Posted by: huskyital (huskyital@yahoo.com) 02:26 pm EDT 08/27/20
In reply to: re: Ragtime... for our time - portenopete 11:40 am EDT 08/27/20

The term "white folk" or "black folk" I find very demeaning.
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re: Ragtime... for our time
Posted by: portenopete 03:07 pm EDT 08/27/20
In reply to: re: Ragtime... for our time - huskyital 02:26 pm EDT 08/27/20

I loathe it too, but it seems to be the mot juste for the moment. (Its' strained conviviality is preferable to the aural assault of "BIPOC".) Just like avoiding buying green bananas, getting too comfortable with any of these expressions is unwise, as someone will deem them offensive soon enough.
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re: Ragtime... for our time
Posted by: BruceinIthaca 02:43 pm EDT 08/27/20
In reply to: re: Ragtime... for our time - huskyital 02:26 pm EDT 08/27/20

Do you find it demeaning in the title of the classic book by W.E.B. DuBois, "The Souls of Black Folk"? If so, you might want to read the book. It's about ... the souls of ...black folk.
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