'Wypipo' Explained

[MineralMan]

113. Wypipo is self-explanatory, really.

In another thread, I told someone who didn't understand to read it out loud. It's a phonetic equivalent that illustrates how poorly we speak our own language. It's equivalent to "presnitedstates," which is a phonetic transcription of how almost everyone says "President of the United States."

In itself, wypipo really carries no particular meaning. It is just how many people pronounce "white people." And, indeed, it is white people who are the ones treating people of color like second-class citizens. Not all white people, of course. But the ones doing that are almost universally wypipo.

Those of us with privilege need to pay closer attention to our privilege. We didn't earn white privilege. We did nothing to deserve it. It's just something we happened to be born with. It entitles us to nothing.