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My Two Cents: You people

A couple of times in the past 24 hours, commenters have used the phrase "you people," in the comments section.. Whenever I read a sentence that addresses "you people," I roll my eyes and rarely finish reading.

The phrase smacks of superiority and condescension. I realize left is left and right is right and rarely the twain shall meet. That doesn't bother me a bit. Despite what naysayers think, this blog is home to people of all political, religious and social backgrounds. Many more people read here than actually post comments, so  please think twice before addressing "you people."

We are all Huckleberries, after all :-)

And that's my two cents.



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.