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Post by littlemama on May 6, 2022 20:40:42 GMT
To me, it’s inappropriate in the same way that saying “boatload” is inappropriate. It flippantly references situations that are typically limited to certain groups of people. It’s insensitive. People who go on boats are offended by boatload? Never heard that one before and I live in a state with boatloads of boat owners.
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Post by littlemama on May 6, 2022 20:41:24 GMT
To me, it’s inappropriate in the same way that saying “boatload” is inappropriate. It flippantly references situations that are typically limited to certain groups of people. It’s insensitive. I never thought of “boatload” as inappropriate. To me it just means a lot, as in “The cruise ship brought in a boatload of people to the shops.” That is exactly what it means. Lots of people.
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Post by moretimeplease on May 9, 2022 18:35:48 GMT
I never thought of “boatload” as inappropriate. To me it just means a lot, as in “The cruise ship brought in a boatload of people to the shops.” That is exactly what it means. Lots of people. I always felt like it referenced the vastly overcrowded boats of immigrants or refugees. “Vietnamese Boat People” would be an example. borgenproject.org/vietnamese-boat-people/. Not just ‘lots of people’.
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Post by mollycoddle on May 9, 2022 18:45:19 GMT
Yes, it used to be somewhat common in some parts of the country..
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Post by milocat on May 9, 2022 18:48:42 GMT
I always thought fff base means you're wrong, not correct. Boatload means a bunch of something, not people. My kids have a boatload of toys. He's got a boatload of money.
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Post by ~summer~ on May 9, 2022 19:03:21 GMT
I’ve never heard that phrase.
The phrase I hate and is insensitive is “drank the kool aid”. That horrific tragedy affected a lot of people in the Bay Area.
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Post by Gem Girl on May 9, 2022 19:07:46 GMT
I actually USED it the other day. But in my defense, I have been reading Mick Herron's spy novels, and his M15 characters use the phrase for doing something on the sly, without reporting to superiors, maybe what would be referred to today as "on the down low".
I think that phrase would be used less frequently if people were aware of its origin. Like many phrases that have been appropriated, it means something different than just secret or clandestine. I'll just refer you to look it up on Urban Dictionary.
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Post by katlady on May 9, 2022 19:46:26 GMT
That is exactly what it means. Lots of people. I always felt like it referenced the vastly overcrowded boats of immigrants or refugees. “Vietnamese Boat People” would be an example. borgenproject.org/vietnamese-boat-people/. Not just ‘lots of people’. ”Boat people” is derogatory, but not “boatload”, at least in my experience with seeing/hearing the term.
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Post by jcm28 on May 9, 2022 20:43:19 GMT
My husband is Native American and he thinks all this cultural appropriateness is BS. This phrase, which we have both used, doesn’t bother him at all. In fact, he laughed when I told him about this thread.
Janet
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Post by busy on May 9, 2022 20:58:32 GMT
My husband is Native American and he thinks all this cultural appropriateness is BS. This phrase, which we have both used, doesn’t bother him at all. In fact, he laughed when I told him about this thread. Janet There's plenty of diversity of thought and opinion within every demographic group. Of course not all Native Americans would be bothered by it, but enough are that the decent thing to do is not use a phrase known to be offensive to a significant number of people.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2022 21:29:48 GMT
I am familiar with that phrase, but don't use it myself nor have I heard any of my Native family use it.
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