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The reason for that, in the US at least, is that "for white people" is implied by default. Everything is always for white people. So when you go and spell it ou
by poeron 5y ago
The reason for that, in the US at least, is that "for white people" is implied by default. Everything is always for white people. So when you go and spell it out explicitly, "X for white people" ends up having a connotation of "X for white people only."
- bobmaxup 5y agoDoes "X for kids" imply only for kids?
- lasfter 5y agoWhat poeron is getting at is there can be two meanings of "X for Y". While "X for kids" doesn't imply adults can't watch, "X for adults" implies kids can't watch.
- z3ncyberpunk 5y agoX for white people isn't implied by default. That's a hollow phrase chanted by black people that its implied by default.