This is a contraction that I'm appalled at

[TexasTowelie]

From an Austin American-Statesman article

Fist pump: West Sixth named one of bro-iest neighborhoods in U.S.

Buy your boys a round at The Ranch to celebrate, because the West Sixth Street bar district is one of “America’s 12 bro-iest neighborhoods,” according to Thrillist.

The entertainment website admits that a precise definition of “bro” is hard to come by, but points to frat affiliation, investment banking and Monday-night shots as common denominators of a certain raucous type of male reveler. Thrillist was careful to demarcate the three distinct Sixth Street territories: east of I-35 for the hipsters, west of that for turnt collegiates and further west for their post-grad bro-thren. Of this “fortress of bro-itude,” the list says:

“Once the college broseph graduates, he traditionally heads to West 6th to join his elder, popped-collar brethren pounding domestics (at places like J. Blacks and The Ranch), reminiscing about the Vince Young days, and trying to talk to women who’re either wearing cowboy boots or sky-high heels, but always DayGlo. Sometimes even Longhorn-themed DayGlo.”

http://austin.blog.statesman.com/2015/05/05/fist-pump-west-sixth-named-one-of-bro-iest-neighborhoods-in-u-s/

[font color=green]I never saw the words "who are" put into a contraction as shown in that excerpt. Completely sexist and disgusting.[/font]

[sharp_stick]

1. I'm more offended by the word

bro-iest. If I read that I'm just going to assume the author of the original piece and anybody quoting that author is a total douchebag and not worth my time.

[cwydro]

3. Gonna agree with you. nt

[arcane1]

4. The use of "bro" as a prefix has long since worn out its welcome.

Actually, that applies to any other use of it, too

[REP]

2. Seriously?

That's a legit contraction.

[TexasTowelie]

6. It may be legit,

but I never saw it used before. The fact that is was used in a sentence talking about women in a "bro-iest" article leadsone to believe that it was an intentional slight. It also seems out of place as far as "Texas speak" is concerned since everyone that I know says the actual words "who are" rather than "hoo-er".

[REP]

9. "Everyone you know" < "Speakers of English"

I use that contraction in writing and speaking; I do not pronounce it that way.

[TexasTowelie]

10. See link in #8.

It is not as common as you think.

[Beartracks]

5. How is that sexist?

It's an odd contraction, I'll admit. I don't think I've ever seen it before. Seems like the writer wrote the words the way they are usually spoken.

OMG.... As I was writing this, I just realized what you were talking about. You think that was intentional?

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[TexasTowelie]

7. Yes, see post #6.

[TexasTowelie]

8. Also, see this link:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/who%27re

Note that on the side it indicates that few English speakers actually know this word as a contraction.