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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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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

explaining the etymology doesn't really change anything. I don't know why you thought that would make me stop associating it with the bible belt.

[–] Alice@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago

I don't know why you thought that would make me stop associating it with the bible belt.

I don't remember saying anything like that. I just don't get why being from the bible belt makes it offensive, since again, queer people in the bible belt use it too, and it doesn't mean anything offensive. If regionalisms are offensive because of where they're from, it makes me wonder how people feel about my accent.