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lumberjack_jeff

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Mon Feb-05-07 08:38 PM
Response to Reply #201

209. Being a white person, I'm comfortable with "white folks"

When addressing people of color, I use "African-Americans" as that appears to be the term with which they are most comfortable.

Interesting question. Poor "folk" = me. Rich "people" = not me. It's true that I don't usually use the term folk to describe affinity groups to which I don't belong.

Not sure what I'd read into it, however. Perhaps someone could offer some stereo.... err "impressions" about someone who would use language in this way.

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