• Jännät@sopuli.xyzOP
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      1 month ago

      @javiwhite@feddit.uk had it right, and also it’s specifically a derogatory term; the Oxford English Dictionary gives the definition “US English derogatory a contemptuous term for a white person, especially an impoverished white person living in the southern US. Also called poor white”

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        1 month ago

        Okay, but when I see a relatively small box next to a drink, my first thought isn’t “damn, that’s referring to a poor white person”