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Sympthsical

(8,935 posts)
8. "Son" is common among white people to each other
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 08:12 PM
Apr 2021

"Boy" is absolutely directed towards young black men. Or even older black men. That's why it's so egregious. And you can trace it right on back to slavery days.

I've been called "son" quite a lot in my life, including cops when I was younger. It never registered as being anything other than a generic word directed at young people.

K&R, then the cop tried to blame BLM or some shit. They do it because they can uponit7771 Apr 2021 #1
Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Apr 2021 #2
I Am Really Sorry You Had To Go Through That SoCalDavidS Apr 2021 #3
Asking whether he is a Corporal or Specialist Baked Potato Apr 2021 #4
Yes "son" stood out to me too. Lisa0825 Apr 2021 #5
Older white men call younger white men "son" all the time.. whathehell Apr 2021 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #6
Throw a punch exboyfil Apr 2021 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #25
Boy yes, son not so much rickyhall Apr 2021 #7
I agree...boy is different than son...conflating the two is not accurate greenjar_01 Apr 2021 #12
I'm going to disagree on "boy" somewhat. WarGamer Apr 2021 #22
"Son" is common among white people to each other Sympthsical Apr 2021 #8
context matters. drray23 Apr 2021 #10
I think it's stretching. Sympthsical Apr 2021 #13
It is NOT stretching. skypilot Apr 2021 #18
Sir is the right word exboyfil Apr 2021 #24
To me only my dad or grandfathers could call me son. rickyhall Apr 2021 #14
In Britain it is am affectionate word used by an older man for a younger man. Martin68 Apr 2021 #29
That whole incident was grotesque. NutmegYankee Apr 2021 #9
That might have been the whole point wnylib Apr 2021 #19
Bodycam Footage Of Virginia Cops Drawing Guns And Spraying Army Lieutenant ItsjustMe Apr 2021 #11
I was watching that tv show Live PD a couple years ago... C Moon Apr 2021 #15
FTP cayugafalls Apr 2021 #16
These fascist cops make me want to puke! The Jungle 1 Apr 2021 #17
You summed up everything I've been thinking. luvtheGWN Apr 2021 #21
The most simplistic DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #26
1000% MoriaeEncomium Apr 2021 #31
Well you know, you can't fix stupid peppertree Apr 2021 #20
Didn't "ride the lightning" refer to the electric chair? BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #27
Calling a young man "son" isn't necessarily pejorative. Southern racists would never have used Martin68 Apr 2021 #28
I watched the film, "In The Heat Of The Night BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #30
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