 | | Re: WTB Train Parts —Paul Sinasohn
| | | | IIRC, from my undergraduate folklore and linguistics classes at UC Berkeley, the phrase "mighty white" originated in the southern states before the War Between The States, and carried the DENOTATION (exact meaning) of "honorable in business (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: WTB Train Parts —Larry Pieniazek
| | | | | Thanks. That supports my contention that the phrase is insulting to non whites. It may have transmuted in meaning over time... (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: WTB Train Parts —James Brown
| | | | | (...) I suspect it has. I have always seen the phrase (or similar ones) in a context that is racist, but towards whites, not vice versa. In my experience, "mighty white of ya" is usually (contextually) an implication of dishonest dealing. (giving (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: WTB Train Parts —John Neal
| | | | | James Brown wrote: <snippage of putting down whitey> (...) That's mighty Canadian of you, James [1] -John [1] Ya hoser;-) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: WTB Train Parts —James Brown
| | | | | (...) So, like, does that mean you want them? One time offer, eh. Unless you've got beer. I'll, like, give them all to you if you've got beer, eh. Koorookukukukukuku! So, like, welcome to the Great White North, eh! James (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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