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Related: About this forumI'm at a loss for words......I can't yell "atta boy" when a basketball, baseball, football or soccer player of Color
does something great. What can I yell???
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I'm at a loss for words......I can't yell "atta boy" when a basketball, baseball, football or soccer player of Color (Original Post)
a kennedy
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ZDU
(256 posts)1. How about NICE!
Or... Awesome play!
Personally I never liked being called boy once I reached my teens. I found it derogatory and condescending. I'd imagine other young men, men and older men feel the same. Does that seem reasonable? Hope it does. And thanks for considering my perspective.
a kennedy
(33,174 posts)3. Right, and I know that.......it's just when WATCHIG, .i forget and yell IT.
Exactly, THEY ARE NOT BOYS anyway. Thanks, got it.
ZDU
(256 posts)5. You're most welcome

jls4561
(2,145 posts)2. Because I refuse to abandon my belief that they can hear you if you yell at the TV...
I often find myself yelling “Well done!” or “Thank you!” If it’s my team, I know most of their names, so it’s “Thank you, Sean!” Since I am a lady of a certain age, I figure I can get away with an occasional “Nicely done, darling”, or “You don’t want another foul, honey”.
What I yell at officials and announcers shall remain private.
usonian
(16,842 posts)4. This always works for me.



madinmaryland
(65,343 posts)7. Thread win of the day!!!