AtD excerpt - "lilywhites"

Joe Allonby joeallonby at gmail.com
Wed Aug 9 18:01:59 CDT 2006


Don't see much difference between the two connotations herre, Ofay.

On 8/9/06, Ghetta Life <ghetta_outta at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I think both are correct at the same time.  "Lilywhite" would mean
> indoorsy
> privilegded, which means innocent of the real yough life of a "brother" or
> a
> cowboy.  The unhip aspect would be the innocent, naive sense of the term.
>
> Ghetta
>
> >From: "davemarc" <davemarc at panix.com>
> >
> >Yes, "lily white" is used for caucasian and unhip, but it's also used for
> >"untouched by the sun," which is probably more in context for ATD. It's
> >like the word "paleface"--not necessarily to describe someone in contrast
> >to a Native American, but to describe someone bookish or indoorsy or
> >cultivated--definitely not a redneck (opinions  and lifestyle aside,
> >someone whose neck is reddened from labor under the sun). There's also a
> >sense of "innocent" and "immaculate."
>
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