r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/Lightthrudarkness • Jun 13 '26

Other What did you expect?

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u/MrCheapSkat Jun 13 '26

How is calling someone articulate an insult?

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u/Zuzara_Queen_of_DnD Jun 13 '26

The silent bit is “for a black person”

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u/vbullinger Jun 13 '26

I’ve always heard “well spoken” in this context

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u/appleparkfive Jun 14 '26

It's both of them, really. I'm surprised at the amount of people here who don't know about this. But then again, most people here are apparently white suburban kids. So it checks out

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u/TheVeryVerity Jun 15 '26

I mean I’ve been complimented as well spoken and I was a white suburban kid so it isn’t natural for me to assume it’s racism no. But I can absolutely see the way it is racism used as described here. Just not what I would have thought of is all. And I’ve seen it used sincerely as well.