BTW-If Rush or Ann Coulter used the term ‘folks’ in the same sentence they referred to blacks, there would be blood in the streets.
I often use "folks," "boy" etc. in conversations or to address other people. However, I have to be careful how I use these terms because I'm white. Apparently because I'm white, I'm racist by default.
Remember the uproar some time back when a poor fellow used the word "niggardly" in a public statement?