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I have no idea how "intolerance" is remotely coming to overlap "white" or "American" except in the delusions of some fringe lunatics who believe both that Confederate statues must remain up (to protect heritage) and also history about black people must not be taught.


There's an entire section in TFA before the quote that explains why it's relevant (it's not what you are assuming here).


Would you mind explaining what TFA means, as I've seen that acronym quite a bit here? "The f-g article"?


Precisely.

Sometimes you'll hear it expanded as "The Fine Article" or just "The Article".

Often, it really does mean just "the article". People use the acronym without expanding it out or thinking too deeply about it. At one point, decades ago, it may have connoted some kind of hostility (e.g. "If you had read the f---ing article..."), and it's still meant that way in "RTFA" (read the f---ing article, meaning "that was already answered, so you clearly haven't read the thing that we're supposed to be discussing")

But now, it's mostly just a kind of in-joke, and TFA means nothing more than "the article", with the F entirely silent.


Thank you for the answer. Had encountered the acronym about the manual before, but this one is a first.


The friendly article, if you don't like curse words.


"the featured article" is my favorite non-profane expansion


Appreciate the answer and alternative acronym-expansion. Thanks.




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