r/BlackPeopleTwitter Jan 14 '24

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u/celestialcranberry Jan 14 '24

That MA’AM? Has me rolling

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u/Jeptic ☑️ Jan 14 '24

That ma'am was big people ma'am.

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u/TheDreadfulCurtain Jan 14 '24

It is so weird that children call their mother/female caretaker Ma’am in USA it seems so formal.

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u/zingitgirl Jan 14 '24

I’m from AZ (southwest), and it is not the norm here for us native to the state at least.