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In reply to the discussion: "Wypipo" is not clever; [View all]hueymahl
(2,904 posts)264. That is pretty damn funny! NT
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don't you know you can't 'group' white people...why it simply can't happen because....
Demsrule86
May 2018
#19
Just call it "reverse racism" so we can get to the part where I tell you "reverse racism" isn't a
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2018
#26
You're right okay! Now, if you don't want to be called a troll and divisive stop posting this
Thekaspervote
May 2018
#104
I have as much of a biological justification for my race, Democrat, as any other.
Cary
May 2018
#382
True! How could any one sane get whipped up over this? Great observation. n/t
Judi Lynn
May 2018
#20
Wypipo is not the same as white people, just as blah people is not the same as black people.
brush
May 2018
#63
Of course it's that...but come on, we know it's more, racist behavior is connoted...
brush
May 2018
#84
It is as offensive as saying "blapipo are (insert worst stereotype here)" Is that acceptable? No.
Doodley
May 2018
#103
You're not getting it. It doesn't mean white people. It connotes racist behavior...
brush
May 2018
#106
So if "Blapipo" or "Homopipo" only refers to bad blacks or bad gays, that's okay? No it isn't.
Doodley
May 2018
#115
What I get is that some people continue to use a slang term that sounds like "white people," and
Doodley
May 2018
#295
By definition, it's not meant to include ALL white people, so as NOT to offend...
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#299
Whatever intention people may claim, some people including some of us here on DU, find it offensive
Doodley
May 2018
#302
Thank you. Why do you think some people continue to use the phrase that is derogative?
Doodley
May 2018
#294
Tell me how privileged you think I am. I was born into poverty. I was beaten and left for dead by
Doodley
May 2018
#357
What "nice try"? Why are you mangling the definition of wypipo... to suit your divisive purposes?
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#388
Because maintaining the right to define terms is critical to maintaining privilege ...
Empowerer
May 2018
#393
Yes, and wypipo are the ones who've been maintaining privilege for centuries.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#395
I'm sure black people everywhere appreciate your concern about how other people perceive us
EffieBlack
May 2018
#403
Was agreeing with you... I thought, unless I misunderstood what you're saying.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#432
If we wanted or meant to say "racist or bigot," we would just say, "racist or bigot"
EffieBlack
May 2018
#424
If you are so susceptible to being "inflamed" by a word, maybe you should work on your own inability
EffieBlack
May 2018
#427
It's not on the same field, not in the same league and not worthy of being in the same conversation
EffieBlack
May 2018
#450
nah we just got nigger, jigaboo, coon, monkey, pickaninny, porch monkey, spade, spook,
Afromania
May 2018
#180
sure. the problem is that white people have a natsy habit of attaching ugly labels to ALL
Afromania
May 2018
#348
nope, but the greatmajority are going to have to put an end to it. The people that do are going to
Afromania
May 2018
#351
two of those in your list fall under the same bit I stated about wypipo. The rest of them came from
Afromania
May 2018
#373
Please, trump has whipped out more bigoted bullshit in the last year and a half all by hisself
Afromania
May 2018
#394
Yes, pronounced like asking the poet the reason for his urinating... why-pee-poe.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#361
People claiming not to understand the meaning of wypipo, could that be the 1st sign of being wypipo?
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#358
99% of us white people sure hate being called racist, but a lot more than 1% are racists,
KitSileya
May 2018
#259
My point is that when white people are told their actions are racist, they tend to deny or minimize
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2018
#168
It's almost always wrong to accuse any white person who hasn't burned a cross of racism because
Empowerer
May 2018
#185
Well, we are using a word that sounds like it was pronounced by a toddler........
MichMan
May 2018
#401
Do you really think this is only about this writer and his opinions, and not a phenomenon beyond
salin
May 2018
#29
Remember troll tactics: work in teams, work BOTH sides of a divisive issue (like wypipo)
sharedvalues
May 2018
#7
Yes I'm not calling you a troll, just saying we should work to unify on divisive issues
sharedvalues
May 2018
#11
They are using language that they choose to use to convey what they want to convey
EffieBlack
May 2018
#435
If you "turn away" from a discussion about a difficult topic because you don't like the way it's
Empowerer
May 2018
#192
No. "White racist" doesn't properly doesn't accurately describe this particular subset of
EffieBlack
May 2018
#236
Actually, the term cracker was used by wealthier land owning Whites to dehumanize poor Whites.
Caliman73
May 2018
#81
"part of a people"? So what crimes do you accept blame for, being "part of a people"?
7962
May 2018
#43
And here you prove the point of those saying its a derogatory term;"wypipo""racists"
7962
May 2018
#239
So we should take responsibility for what our ancestors did that we have never met?
Doodley
May 2018
#96
You didn't fight in the Revolution or sign the Declaration of Independence, either. Do you celebrate
EffieBlack
May 2018
#118
I don't own anything anybody did before I was even born. I was not born in America and
Doodley
May 2018
#125
I'm in America, but have no more reason than you or anyone else to be held responsible for all
Doodley
May 2018
#291
Yes, we are on the same side, so why are those who say they are offended by racial slang finding
Doodley
May 2018
#363
You should be aware that the nation's wealth was built on slavery and that also
bettyellen
May 2018
#127
Many people find the word privileged insulting, tried to paint those convos as insulting. There you
bettyellen
May 2018
#263
Well that's a good start- there are frank serious discussions going on. Tweets about Wypipo are
bettyellen
May 2018
#286
You seem to need reassurance racism is in the past... that's not true though. Why lie and say
bettyellen
May 2018
#410
I believe you don't know what the deal is, you've proven that. Consider me walking. n/t
phylny
May 2018
#285
So you "won't work with others" because people online whom you don't know and will likely never meet
EffieBlack
May 2018
#265
Yes Doodley, but we are the beneficiaries of what our white ancestors did...
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#431
Everyone uses such terms - the difference is that black folk are honest about what they mean
EffieBlack
May 2018
#60
You don't see the need for the terminology becasue you don't need the terminology, but....
bettyellen
May 2018
#114
No, I don't use the terminology because I can see that it is harmful, inaccurate and prejudiced.
meadowlander
May 2018
#128
It's not something people are going around slurring people for- it's a descriptor or problematic and
bettyellen
May 2018
#132
So POC are being disrespectful when they informally describe everyday mildly racist shit? and no
bettyellen
May 2018
#136
"I actually don't use any of the terms in your examples and neither do most of the people..."
BumRushDaShow
May 2018
#174
Quite right. We all need to maintain our own standards if we are to condemn the standards of others.
Doodley
May 2018
#89
First, you'd need to have one before anyone even wasted their fonts on it, yeah? nt
procon
May 2018
#94
Get a grip, people. Don't be so effin sensitive. Wypipo is not the same as white people.
brush
May 2018
#82
You say it is a derogatory term and you agree it is the phonetic spelling for "white people."
Doodley
May 2018
#110
True. And I am starting to wonder if the party that is supposed to be friendly to POC
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#309
I understand that bigots are going to be bigots and I can do nothing about that
Bok_Tukalo
May 2018
#221
The butthurt is a direct result of the massive privilege non POC have, i cant use the W word
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#310
I agree, but unfortunately some people are enjoying the use of that word to get a reaction.
Doodley
May 2018
#86
I could not agree more or say it better. They use a phonetic spelling of "white people" and
Doodley
May 2018
#98
SO right you are... the white hypocrisy here is un-fuckin-believable and, frankly, embarrassing.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#366
I might agree with your concern about "contributing to division" if the division were along racial
EffieBlack
May 2018
#113
So, the hate originates with "White People" we were enslaved, set free as an aside, treated like
Afromania
May 2018
#177
Note: you agreed with the poster above who implied it was an excuse for more racial murders.
herding cats
May 2018
#116
Hurtful? Walking into Starbucks, walking baby at a park, BBQ'in and blacks gets cops called on them.
sunRISEnow
May 2018
#121
Exactly! And the irony is that the term wypipo is, by definition, intended to call out those
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#398
Yup yup... sad to see in this day and age when so many claim to be enlightened...
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#406
Yes. My worry is if the side of the fence that is supposed to support AA acts like this
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#312
What if white people don't implode? What if they understand that they are privileged
phylny
May 2018
#144
Not "only" -- but I think it's fair to characterize it as being "predominantly". And ...
NurseJackie
May 2018
#261
Actually, race in itself has no impact on human behavior. It's the cultural environment instead.
Oneironaut
May 2018
#191
This is the way black people always feel. When we are told that our reality isn't real because
Afromania
May 2018
#186
and as soon as we trade places and "white people" are the minority and it's used as a way to
Afromania
May 2018
#214
If we reversed everything as you suggest, the non POC under the thumb of POC would
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#314
Does that give you license to use a racist slang term? Are you saying anyone, like me, who finds
Doodley
May 2018
#296
As a white male, IMO, white people really have no standing to be offended by things like this
Tarc
May 2018
#298
Don't tell me what I can and cannot be offended by. And how dare you compare me to the
Doodley
May 2018
#303
To be clear, are you calling many on DU racist because they are offended by the racial slang term?
Doodley
May 2018
#321
Maybe because you haven't made any effort to listen to what black people say unless it's brought
EffieBlack
May 2018
#425
The OP keeps refreshing the post in hopes it will continue to be divisive.. ramp up rhetoric
Thekaspervote
May 2018
#402