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- From: richardh@convex.com (Richard Hargrove)
- Subject: Re: Mawmaw and Pawpaw origin?
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 14:50:32 GMT
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- I said:
- >>>Over the last century it (Bubba) has
- >>>acquired a perjorative connotation, which I think is a shame.
-
- Mike Reaser said:
- >I call this the "Billy Joe Jim Bob" syndrome. Anyone else run into
- >this same prejudice?
-
- First, let me apologize for mis-spelling "pejorative."
-
- I think a lot of people from the South have encountered this. When I
- encountered it 20 years ago, I called it the "talkin' monkey" syndrome
- ("Those people looked at me like I was a talkin' monkey!".) To be honest,
- the reaction brought out a defensive response (a cuss'ed streak - "You're
- just bein' contrary, child") which tended to strengthen my accent; I decided
- it was something to be proud of, much like the name Tarheel for North
- Carolinians.
-
- But more specifically, the nickname Bubba has become quite negative,
- implying a figure best described as stupid, slovenly, and brutish.
- You know, the beer and pick-up type (gotcha! how's that for a stereotype.)
- Here in Texas, The Bubba Vote is seriously considerd in local and state-wide
- politic analyses. This does a dis-service to a lot of Bubba's, past and
- present, that don't fit the stereotype. However, railing against changes
- in a living language is analogous to trying to stop the tides :-(.
-
- regards,
- Richard Hargrove
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