- Sep 1, 2011
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Ok yesterday I noticed something about how whites and blacks "describe" each other.
Today for some reason its acceptable to call a white man a "white boy". A lot of blacks and minorities use that phrase and the whites that use it got it from them. And white people usually say "black guy" or "black dude" not "blackboy".
Now back in the day during slavery thru the civil rights movement whites used to call us "boy" no matter our age to show dominance and disrespect. 50 year old black men were called "boy".
Now that times have changed I think its like a reverse thing and somewhere down the timeline we started calling them "boy" or "white boy".
Question for my white NTers...are you offended by the phrase "white boy" ? How do you feel when its used towards you? I'm curious. Personally I don't use it because I feel its disrespectful.
Today for some reason its acceptable to call a white man a "white boy". A lot of blacks and minorities use that phrase and the whites that use it got it from them. And white people usually say "black guy" or "black dude" not "blackboy".
Now back in the day during slavery thru the civil rights movement whites used to call us "boy" no matter our age to show dominance and disrespect. 50 year old black men were called "boy".
Now that times have changed I think its like a reverse thing and somewhere down the timeline we started calling them "boy" or "white boy".
Question for my white NTers...are you offended by the phrase "white boy" ? How do you feel when its used towards you? I'm curious. Personally I don't use it because I feel its disrespectful.