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To: prairiebreeze
Help me out here. What is the slur (racial or otherwise) in do boy? I honestly don't get what it means.
9 posted on 10/09/2003 7:54:32 AM PDT by doodad
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To: doodad; Steve_Seattle
I believe the term "boy" is heavily entrenched in racist language.

"Do boy" brings to mind a slave.

Prairie
11 posted on 10/09/2003 8:07:42 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (I'm a monthly donor to FR. And proud of it!)
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