y'all means all

English

Proverb

y'all means all

1. (Southern US) Bigotry and intolerance are unacceptable; no one should be discriminated against.
   • 2018 May 16, Susan Cushman, Southern Writers on Writing, Univ. Press of Mississippi, →ISBN:

     I stay here to continue to insist, as the saying goes, that y'all means all, that the loudest, crudest voices don't get to have the last word. Oh, I could move to a liberal enclave in the no-nonsense North, but I like a bit of nonsense, […]

   • 2019, Rob Lee, A Sin by Any Other Name: Reckoning with Racism and the Heritage of the South, Convergent Books, →ISBN, page 118:

     "Y'all means all," I proclaimed from the pulpit. The message was simple enough : If we're going to be a welcoming church , we've got to open the doors to everyone. No exceptions. Some folks nodded in approval , but others looked […]

   • 2022 March 22, Andy Stanton-Henry, Recovering Abundance: Twelve Practices for Small-Town Leaders, Fortress Press, →ISBN, page 221:

     You see, to Sherri and to the library, "Y'all" means "all." All. No exceptions. Everyone deserves to be respected and have a space to explore and learn. Everyone is loved and cherished by God. For Jesus, "y'all" means "all.