Okay, my time to be pilloried -- "wypipo".

[moriah]

Whether I am a mongrel American whose ancestors we've traced come from Europe, a "white person", or what someone might call "wypipo" doesn't really make a bit of difference in my life.

If there's a negative connotation of "wypipo" that I'm engaging in, I'd like to know so I can change it. Part of privilege is not seeing what's in front of you because it wasn't necessary for you as a survival mechanism. Though that's my job to figure out, it's helpful when others show the way.

But as a person who is pale, this word has no effect on me.

A person can call me that, and it's not going to affect my ability to get an apartment or a mortgage. I've never even HEARD of it being spraypainted on someone's property.

It's not going to change how I have to walk through my day any more than "cracker", "honkey", or "ginger". It was never used to oppress me or my ancestors. Neither were the others.

And if you're suddenly feeling attacked by the existence of the word....

[mokawanis]

1. Not here to disagree with what you say

but I will say you're offering nothing new that hasn't already been said by many du'ers.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Correct, as a member of the privileged class neither this word or anything, for that matter

will prevent you or myself from achieving what we want as long as we are willing to put out some effort, a fraction of the effort we would need to apply were we not of that category.

This discussion is simple, either non POC can learn why whining about this word is in and of itself privilege, or they wont learn that.

[HopeAgain]

3. I think the fact it makes people uncomfortable is good

Is a wypipo a person who claims to be liberal and for equality, but moves into a gentrified area that has displaced the under-priviledged? Is a wypipo a person who decries the downfall of public education and sends their kid to private school? Is a wypipo someone who would like to boycott Starbucks after the arrest of two black people for nothing, but can't do without their caramel macchiato? Is a wypipo someone who thinks Black Lives Matter is too controversial for the Democratic Party to get tied into?

Discrimination and economic inequality is rampant. Maybe it is time us in the suburbs and "gentrified areas" do get a little uncomfortable.

[Bok_Tukalo]

4. Bigots are going to be bigots. At least they self identify by using this word.

So I guess that's its utility.

[PatentlyDemocratic]

5. The problem is that it explicitly targets a race for collective guilt

I think the term is foolish and ineffectual. It’s simply divisive and doesn’t articulate a grievance effectively.

[guillaumeb]

6. You will be pilloried for that.

But you are correct. It is simplistic and reductionistic.

[Skidmore]

11. Collective guilt should be experienced

and used as an impetus for change. Guilt feelings are a manifestation of empathy and ownership.

[NCTraveler]

7. Well stated. Thank you. nt

[Loki Liesmith]

8. It's just your feelings that matter, after all.

[Trust Buster]

9. We have bigger fish to fry in case you haven't noticed.

[calimary]

10. No pillorying from me, moriah.

I’m actually quite fascinated by the coinage of a new term. Where did it start? When did it start? And so forth. Language arts. I’m kinda hooked. And more than just kinda dorky.

[mercuryblues]

12. It may or may not be derived

from here. Even so I think you might enjoy the very unique language.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullah_language

[Iggo]

13. Let it go.