What does the term FOLX mean?

Definition of folx : folks —used especially to explicitly signal the inclusion of groups commonly marginalized Having women teach other women matters. Women of color. Transgender women. Disabled women. Gender-nonconforming folx.

Is folks a slang word?

Both folks and guys are friendly informal words that are used to address, and sometimes refer to, groups of people. Folks is generally viewed as more respectful and polite and therefore tends to be used by adults talking to adults.

Can I call my parents folks?

You usually say country people or old people, rather than ‘country folk’ or ‘old folk’. Your folks are your close family, especially your mother and father. This usage is more common in American English than in British English. Some people use folks when addressing a group of people in an informal way.

Why do we need “folx”?

In my initial response, I elided over an additional dimension of “folx” shared in that article: The reason we need “folx” in addition to the gender-neutral “folks” is to indicate inclusion of other marginalized groups including people of color (POCs) and trans people [underline added].

Does the term folx come from Ebonics?

But I haven’t found anything that says folx comes from Ebonics. I found something that says that “ In particular, LGBTQ communities of color have embraced the term “folx” to emphasize that a binary gender system is a product of colonization and oppression of indigenous peoples.

Is folx gender-exclusive?

(I’m linking an article from the site x. for folx sake here.) While folx is intended to be more gender inclusive, the argument doesn’t seem to be that folks is specifically or particularly gender-exclusive (like, for instance, “guys”), but that our dominant culture is.

Why do people use folx on Tumblr?

My best guess is that folx is either used for aesthetic reasons or that it’s used as a sort of warning for everybody that isn’t lgbtq+ saying “this doesn’t concern you” Disclaimer: I’m not a tumblr user myself, so take my second assumption with a pinch of salt.