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

submitted 1 week ago by UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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

Thanks y'all.

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[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 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.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"yall" is obviously not the problematic part of that sentence

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I might as well double down while I'm here, "we don't take kindly" was too aggressive wording.

I meant something more neutral like "I think y'all are weird".

That way, the y'all is the problematic part. That was my point.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nope, "y'all" is still not the problematic part

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml -1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Okay, I'll bite. How is y'all not the problematic part when it's specifically referring to trans people in that case?

That certainly seems problematic to me.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Literally the entire rest of the sentence is the problematic part. "We don't take kindly to you", it doesn't matter if they say "y'all", "you all", "you people", "your kind", take your pick, it's not the problem with the sentence

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week 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.