Yeah, I’m probably about to ruin it for everybody, but I can’t get with the idea that this is co-opted slang.

1 - we aren't the the only ones who say it.

2 - it DOES mean sluggish and overstuffed.

3 - it's not that serious.

I mean, I get it. I do. But I can't put this kind of energy into chasing something kinda stupid.

Lemme ask all my kinfolk this: when was the last time you heard someone say the WHOLE thing out loud? I’mma tell you now, college - it’s been decades. Soooo, how was Tracy - or any White person - supposed to know?

My point is, if we are going to chase appropriation, are we going with the definition that doing ANYTHING we have done is appropriation? If not, is there a Black list somewhere? A rule book? How about an etymology? Provisos on our speech? ("I got the itis baaaaaaad. Oh, and Trace, that’s a Black thing so. . . ").

Low hanging fruit, if it even IS fruit, and if so, the tomato kind of fruit is all it's getting from me. We don't make these decisions by committee - and that's a good thing. My personal opinion is that this is uber prima donna, and I can't get with it. When I finally DO have to step to someone for actually being indifferent to my existence, I want them to pay attention. I don't want to have to compete with noise like this to get something of significance heard.

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