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PowPowPowerCrystal t1_jd5evto wrote

Reply to comment by oldfashioned69 in In honor of ice cream places opening soon do you call them “Jimmies” or “Sprinkles”? by IamMikey1

That’s a really poorly written article.

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Bada__Ping t1_jd5laep wrote

This article:

-Jimmies is a regional term from New England but somehow has something to do with the Jim Crow South, although we have 0 evidence of that

-Here are a handful of reasons why the term wouldn’t be racist

-The term is racist

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pornplz22526 t1_jdiygrh wrote

I'm getting really tired of New England being saddled with the historical baggage of other regions...

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