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EffieBlack

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265. So you "won't work with others" because people online whom you don't know and will likely never meet

Reply to phylny (Reply #140)

Fri May 18, 2018, 03:33 PM

May 2018

said “Wypipo?”

What work will that cause you not to do and with whom won’t you do it?

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"Wypipo" is not clever; [View all] MrsMatt May 2018 OP

White people tend to not hear "racist," but they sure hear "wypipo." WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #1

There ya go! NurseJackie May 2018 #2

Yup. ismnotwasm May 2018 #5

Are you calling me racist? MrsMatt May 2018 #6

Explain what? WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #14

don't you know you can't 'group' white people...why it simply can't happen because.... Demsrule86 May 2018 #19

Calling out shitty behavior MrsMatt May 2018 #25

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

Post removed Post removed May 2018 #39

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #41

You really kept your cool here ChubbyStar May 2018 #47

LOL Blecht May 2018 #384

You can call it whatever you want, as long as you realize that it SUCKS whathehell May 2018 #436

Thank you. Doing so is racist. Doodley May 2018 #79

You're right okay! Now, if you don't want to be called a troll and divisive stop posting this Thekaspervote May 2018 #104

Tell that to society. Nt NCTraveler May 2018 #119

Yeah, but everyone here is an individual, not "society" whathehell May 2018 #122

It does seem that some are that closed minded.... NCTraveler May 2018 #123

Exactly! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #252

You need to tone Cha May 2018 #75

We all need to tone it down if we want to win in November Cary May 2018 #313

Nah, I don't go around Cha May 2018 #315

I didnt say you did. Cary May 2018 #319

I know you didn't say I did, Cary. But, that Cha May 2018 #320

Ok but I find this dispute disheartening Cary May 2018 #325

The disheartening part is that non POC are going on about the word Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #327

Got that right Elliot... all of it indeed. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #355

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

Wypipo is a phonetic spelling of white people. Doodley May 2018 #80

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

Stop making up non-existent words and understand you don't control evolving... brush May 2018 #117

Does that mean we can start calling black men "thugs" whathehell May 2018 #437

"Start?" EffieBlack May 2018 #439

Jesus are the butthurt so butthurt they are STILL whining about this? Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #452

Did you just come to this country? Black men are already called thugs. brush May 2018 #445

No, nor to DU either -- Black men are not called "thugs" here on DU whathehell May 2018 #451

Meaning what? You are not going to control language that evolves... brush May 2018 #454

We're not talking about controlling language on Twitter whathehell May 2018 #456

Wypipo equals racists. If it doesn't apply, why worry about it? brush May 2018 #458

Thugs are criminals. if it doesn't apply, why worry about it? whathehell May 2018 #459

It's obvious you don't get it. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #146

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

Well, I can't speak for POC, but I'm pretty sure they would say if InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #333

You would think that would be obvious. Trust Buster May 2018 #152

it seems heaven05 May 2018 #160

the problem is we should describe individuals, not groups ollie10 May 2018 #287

Thank you. Why do you think some people continue to use the phrase that is derogative? Doodley May 2018 #294

I honestly don't think many people use it ollie10 May 2018 #332

Think how POC must feel then when racial epithets are used InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #336

So is the word "thug" now acceptable? MichMan May 2018 #392

Because the word "thug" had been applied FAR more broadly... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #399

You are aware some people find it offensive. Why do you keep using it? Doodley May 2018 #293

because heaven05 May 2018 #344

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

I do commiserate heaven05 May 2018 #408

Wipipo is the new W word ollie10 May 2018 #280

Thank you for saying so. Doodley May 2018 #292

Wypipo is not derogatory in the least if you stick to the definition... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #372

clear as mud, but nice try ollie10 May 2018 #383

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

Do you really think calling groups names is unifying? ollie10 May 2018 #409

Let the "appropriation" whining begin! SMC22307 May 2018 #354

Whatever makes you feel clever. Doodley May 2018 #360

Yeah, no. "Wypipo" is anything *but* clever. SMC22307 May 2018 #368

OMG, you just don't get it... never will I spose. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #389

What I get is that name-calling is idiotic and counter-productive. SMC22307 May 2018 #391

It's not so much about white people, as it is about their hypocrisy. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #396

I'm sure black people everywhere appreciate your concern about how other people perceive us EffieBlack May 2018 #403

You got that right EB, was thinkin' the same thing... wypipo alert!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #429

And the hits just keep on coming, don't they? EffieBlack May 2018 #430

Was agreeing with you... I thought, unless I misunderstood what you're saying. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #432

I was agreeing back --- EffieBlack May 2018 #434

Oh okay, gotcha! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #444

Come on. If it is not meant to mean white people... ollie10 May 2018 #411

If it meant "white people," we would just say, "white people." EffieBlack May 2018 #422

If you want to say racist... ollie10 May 2018 #423

If we wanted or meant to say "racist or bigot," we would just say, "racist or bigot" EffieBlack May 2018 #424

Maybe you could step back ollie10 May 2018 #426

If you are so susceptible to being "inflamed" by a word, maybe you should work on your own inability EffieBlack May 2018 #427

would you get "triggered" if someone called you the N word? ollie10 May 2018 #447

Are you suggesting that "Wypipo" is equivalent to "Nigger?" EffieBlack May 2018 #448

Calling a group a name..... ollie10 May 2018 #449

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

Bye. Have a good one ollie10 May 2018 #455

How dare you imply ollie10 May 2018 #463

I said, BYE, Felicia ... EffieBlack May 2018 #464

+1000 Trust Buster May 2018 #150

wypipo heaven05 May 2018 #159

+++ sheshe2 May 2018 #231

+1,000,000!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #253

Black people cannot be racist? Qutzupalotl May 2018 #282

I said heaven05 May 2018 #284

If they're bigoted or prejudiced against a race, that's racist. Qutzupalotl May 2018 #288

Ok if you want to be literal... tonedevil May 2018 #318

You're talking about power dynamics, and I don't dispute that. Qutzupalotl May 2018 #324

Fine call black people racists... tonedevil May 2018 #326

Not my words. Qutzupalotl May 2018 #331

All of this disagreement seems more a matter of definitions... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #356

That's just ridiculous Bucky May 2018 #415

BS nt heaven05 May 2018 #443

Well argued. Bucky May 2018 #467

okay, my friend heaven05 May 2018 #473

"You don't get to ..." EffieBlack May 2018 #446

Isn't that exactly what we're arguing about? How other people should treat us? Bucky May 2018 #468

nah we just got nigger, jigaboo, coon, monkey, pickaninny, porch monkey, spade, spook, Afromania May 2018 #180

"urban" Empowerer May 2018 #182

oh yea, forgot that one, thanks Afromania May 2018 #188

Your last paragraph nails it! NurseJackie May 2018 #193

Well said. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #255

wouldn't it be better simply to call someone John or Mary, call them by name? ollie10 May 2018 #281

sure. the problem is that white people have a natsy habit of attaching ugly labels to ALL Afromania May 2018 #348

You really think the great majority use such words? ollie10 May 2018 #350

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

I am in my 60s ollie10 May 2018 #386

Polack, kike, mick, frog, chink, jap, cracker, bohunk, honky... SMC22307 May 2018 #359

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

Jesse Jackson - "hymies"; Michael Jackson - "sue me, jew me, kike me" SMC22307 May 2018 #387

Please, trump has whipped out more bigoted bullshit in the last year and a half all by hisself Afromania May 2018 #394

+++ heaven05 May 2018 #338

THIS InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #362

I'm white and I don't use those words of derision Bucky May 2018 #417

Only if you pronounce the "L" in people whathehell May 2018 #124

Yes, pronounced like asking the poet the reason for his urinating... why-pee-poe. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #361

right? NatBurner May 2018 #85

Translate please. brush May 2018 #95

it's a boot heaven05 May 2018 #162

You nailed it. brokephibroke May 2018 #352

People claiming not to understand the meaning of wypipo, could that be the 1st sign of being wypipo? InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #358

I honestly don't know who you're making fun of when you say wypipo Bucky May 2018 #414

Seriously? ExciteBike66 May 2018 #153

wait a minute heaven05 May 2018 #163

My point is that 99% of white people do not wish to be called a racist ExciteBike66 May 2018 #166

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

They care about both labels, but react differently to each? ExciteBike66 May 2018 #169

It's almost always wrong to accuse any white person who hasn't burned a cross of racism because Empowerer May 2018 #185

Some of the worst Skidmore May 2018 #385

They don't always know what racism is cagefreesoylentgreen May 2018 #238

good point and example. salin May 2018 #241

Bravo! JustAnotherGen May 2018 #198

Weird, that. Iggo May 2018 #244

I disagree. I think everybody react strongly to being called racist Bucky May 2018 #413

Yes, and one can quibble about it's being "racist" or "bigoted" whathehell May 2018 #441

yep Bucky May 2018 #466

Lol..You're kidding, right? whathehell May 2018 #472

That IS the name of a behavior. scarletwoman May 2018 #3

Michael Harriot should not be posted here oberliner May 2018 #4

Source for that assertion please? Thanks. irisblue May 2018 #12

He didn't invent the term... Docreed2003 May 2018 #13

Dear lord... hurple May 2018 #30

Lmao... Docreed2003 May 2018 #71

You are SO wrong EffieBlack May 2018 #49

White people gonna white people Docreed2003 May 2018 #68

lolol!!! OneGrassRoot May 2018 #52

I mean... Docreed2003 May 2018 #72

OMG! That is hilarious! nt tblue37 May 2018 #97

That's bullying. Like the guy fat-shamed while dancing at a club... SMC22307 May 2018 #365

Huh?? Docreed2003 May 2018 #370

You think it's funny. I think it's bullying of a white guy... SMC22307 May 2018 #376

Lol...ok Docreed2003 May 2018 #377

Well, we are using a word that sounds like it was pronounced by a toddler........ MichMan May 2018 #401

Thank you. Bucky May 2018 #470

Do you really think this is only about this writer and his opinions, and not a phenomenon beyond salin May 2018 #29

++ nt heaven05 May 2018 #167

+++ Empowerer May 2018 #249

I thought the term originated on twitter gollygee May 2018 #54

How many times heaven05 May 2018 #165

Funny thing, that, but are you allowed say that around here? Empowerer May 2018 #250

Remember troll tactics: work in teams, work BOTH sides of a divisive issue (like wypipo) sharedvalues May 2018 #7

So people shouldn't talk about racism? gollygee May 2018 #9

It's important to talk about divisive issues sharedvalues May 2018 #15

well a piece of hot lead heaven05 May 2018 #171

I've been a DU member since MrsMatt May 2018 #10

Yes I'm not calling you a troll, just saying we should work to unify on divisive issues sharedvalues May 2018 #11

Not everyone is a "troll". Chk yourself... Kajun Gal May 2018 #24

Ah, I see. Demsrule86 May 2018 #17

p.s. RIP Paul Wellstone... sharedvalues May 2018 #40

I just find it to be childish and stupid. BlueTsunami2018 May 2018 #8

it's just a hip shorthand for a particlar behavior NatBurner May 2018 #88

I agree. phylny May 2018 #139

+1000 Trust Buster May 2018 #155

"rednecks and hillbillys" heaven05 May 2018 #173

Yes, I understand people of color have been hanged and shot. It's horrific. phylny May 2018 #178

I see heaven05 May 2018 #232

I understand what it means. Of course, I can never understand your experience. phylny May 2018 #233

I respect your opinion heaven05 May 2018 #462

Then just call them racist, hateful, petty and divisive whathehell May 2018 #433

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

I disagree. If someone uses language that's derogatory toward another group, phylny May 2018 #201

I don't think "Wypipo" is derogatory, it is humorous. kwassa May 2018 #207

I'm not upset. YOU think it's humorous. phylny May 2018 #209

It is derogatory about a subset of white people based on their behaviors. kwassa May 2018 #219

You mean white racists? phylny May 2018 #220

No. "White racist" doesn't properly doesn't accurately describe this particular subset of EffieBlack May 2018 #236

Really...another one of these? Demsrule86 May 2018 #16

Agree with that! What is the big deal... let it go Thekaspervote May 2018 #58

I have no idea why it matters in the least. Demsrule86 May 2018 #349

Let it go...seriously Docreed2003 May 2018 #18

And when white people are in the minortiy MrsMatt May 2018 #21

Omg..."name calling" Docreed2003 May 2018 #28

Post removed Post removed May 2018 #32

Name calling is worse than calling police on PoC over dumb stuff salin May 2018 #62

Nobody said it was worse. And why compare them when they both suck? meadowlander May 2018 #69

Um, no, but it's not an "either/or" situation whathehell May 2018 #129

Minority status has never stopped White people from subjugating others. Caliman73 May 2018 #78

I can't believe I just read this here. herding cats May 2018 #83

Is that what this is really about? Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2018 #109

Yep. I think whites are the minority in the world WhiteTara May 2018 #151

Write this again... tonedevil May 2018 #199

I don't think you get to tell people what they are offended at Bucky May 2018 #420

Used to be "crackers"... Kajun Gal May 2018 #22

Crackers??? Lmao Docreed2003 May 2018 #73

Actually, the term cracker was used by wealthier land owning Whites to dehumanize poor Whites. Caliman73 May 2018 #81

I know very well the origins of the term "Cracker" Docreed2003 May 2018 #90

Cool. Caliman73 May 2018 #224

Cracker is a term used to denote the man with a whip--the cracker. WhiteTara May 2018 #154

don't forget Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2018 #271

I always liked honkys myself nini May 2018 #213

Pipo... Who Need Wypipo... Blue Owl May 2018 #23

Ahhh...we saw what you did there. brush May 2018 #76

Ha! Bucky May 2018 #419

When you are part of a people that has been Eko May 2018 #27

What gave it away? MrsMatt May 2018 #31

Im sorry, what. Eko May 2018 #36

Oh yeah, I forgot. Eko May 2018 #38

That ship has sailed. NurseJackie May 2018 #46

I believe it sank. Eko May 2018 #51

❤️ NurseJackie May 2018 #65

you are right heaven05 May 2018 #175

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo May 2018 #245

"part of a people"? So what crimes do you accept blame for, being "part of a people"? 7962 May 2018 #43

lol, as a white person. Eko May 2018 #50

+1000 Trust Buster May 2018 #156

Tell this BS heaven05 May 2018 #176

And here you prove the point of those saying its a derogatory term;"wypipo""racists" 7962 May 2018 #239

please, no heaven05 May 2018 #243

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

you are in ameriKKKa heaven05 May 2018 #184

I'm in America, but have no more reason than you or anyone else to be held responsible for all Doodley May 2018 #291

if you say so heaven05 May 2018 #342

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 have made it quite clear... tonedevil May 2018 #374

You aren't on the side of racial equality? I'm surprised. Doodley May 2018 #379

I'm sure you think you are /nt tonedevil May 2018 #381

You should be aware that the nation's wealth was built on slavery and that also bettyellen May 2018 #127

Nothing makes people want to work with others like insulting terms. phylny May 2018 #140

what term or terms were insulting? heaven05 May 2018 #189

The word that is the subject of the OP. phylny May 2018 #225

okay heaven05 May 2018 #246

Could well be phylny May 2018 #260

Many people find the word privileged insulting, tried to paint those convos as insulting. There you bettyellen May 2018 #263

That's so funny, because I never said that the "conversation" is insulting. phylny May 2018 #279

Well that's a good start- there are frank serious discussions going on. Tweets about Wypipo are bettyellen May 2018 #286

It seems some think that all whites are "privileged." Doodley May 2018 #375

You seem to need reassurance racism is in the past... that's not true though. Why lie and say bettyellen May 2018 #410

I'll assume you are seriously asking. phylny May 2018 #277

I am always serious heaven05 May 2018 #283

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

+++ heaven05 May 2018 #278

The degree of privilege exposed in this discussion is STAGGERING. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #304

Still waiting for an answer to my question EffieBlack May 2018 #322

No, take responsibility heaven05 May 2018 #179

Why are you asking me that? Eko May 2018 #335

Yes Doodley, but we are the beneficiaries of what our white ancestors did... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #431

This has already been discussed to Texasgal May 2018 #33

Sorry, but MrsMatt May 2018 #37

u clicked it tho NatBurner May 2018 #91

It's just a term vercetti2021 May 2018 #34

Wypipo, apparently ... EffieBlack May 2018 #53

That's tautology Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #56

I'm white as a vampire vercetti2021 May 2018 #59

not all vampires are white Exotica May 2018 #164

Looks like this guy is needed BumRushDaShow May 2018 #170

LOLOLOLOLOL Exotica May 2018 #183

😁 BumRushDaShow May 2018 #190

Oh Blade! vercetti2021 May 2018 #268

So true! vercetti2021 May 2018 #267

Do you sparkle? Exotica May 2018 #269

Only once a year vercetti2021 May 2018 #270

same here! (some years) Exotica May 2018 #272

You're awesome vercetti2021 May 2018 #273

aaw, thankies, hugzz Exotica May 2018 #274

Welcome dear vercetti2021 May 2018 #289

perfect response Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #305

I think that it was stupidly appropriated from Gullah and Geechee people. Blue_true May 2018 #35

That sounds very plausible. And a lot of people HERE are using it improperly. 7962 May 2018 #44

"Wypipo" is a colloquialism used by blacks. George II May 2018 #42

Everyone uses such terms - the difference is that black folk are honest about what they mean EffieBlack May 2018 #60

Speak for yourself please. meadowlander May 2018 #66

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

Except that here on DU is not an informal discussion meadowlander May 2018 #135

So POC are being disrespectful when they informally describe everyday mildly racist shit? and no bettyellen May 2018 #136

Sorry but you can't have it both ways. meadowlander May 2018 #138

If we're setting groundrules ... EffieBlack May 2018 #205

+1000 Empowerer May 2018 #216

"Wypipo" is describing a subset of white people. kwassa May 2018 #215

wypipo heaven05 May 2018 #200

So let me get this straight: Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #306

yep, bam!!! heaven05 May 2018 #346

Perfectly said. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #364

"I actually don't use any of the terms in your examples and neither do most of the people..." BumRushDaShow May 2018 #174

the MSM heaven05 May 2018 #197

BAM!!!!!!!!!!!! heaven05 May 2018 #195

I must say, Effie True Dough May 2018 #203

didn't you know heaven05 May 2018 #194

It is a racial pejorative Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #45

I agree. DU would not allow such attacks on any other race of people. Trust Buster May 2018 #48

Oh no...haven't you heard? Only white people can be racist in America. n/t TCJ70 May 2018 #55

Yes, hypocrisy is ugly where ever it exists. Trust Buster May 2018 #57

Two wrongs don't make a right. procon May 2018 #67

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

true heaven05 May 2018 #204

Yeah I was being sarcastic. Forgot the smiley. TCJ70 May 2018 #290

That is factually correct. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #307

No. It's bullshit. N/t TCJ70 May 2018 #311

You should take that up with Admin ChubbyStar May 2018 #64

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

AA cannot be racist heaven05 May 2018 #206

True. And I am starting to wonder if the party that is supposed to be friendly to POC Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #309

I feel deep down heaven05 May 2018 #347

OK then, the term is prejudiced, bigoted and hateful MichMan May 2018 #390

How is wypipo heaven05 May 2018 #407

no it isn't heaven05 May 2018 #202

I understand that bigots are going to be bigots and I can do nothing about that Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #221

For the last time... MountCleaners May 2018 #61

That should be... tonedevil May 2018 #70

It makes me laugh. hunter May 2018 #74

It is pretty funny, isn't it? EffieBlack May 2018 #77

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 am happy that black people open up about their experiences MaryMagdaline May 2018 #87

pretty much NatBurner May 2018 #93

You as well MaryMagdaline May 2018 #99

Wypipo wants it two ways wonkwest May 2018 #92

I could not agree more or say it better. They use a phonetic spelling of "white people" and Doodley May 2018 #98

Black people can't joke on the internet and not die for it? herding cats May 2018 #100

Sorry to sound dumb, but I am not clear what you are saying. Please clarify. Doodley May 2018 #101

Read the post I replied to. NT herding cats May 2018 #102

Is that what I said? Categorize what I said and be honest. wonkwest May 2018 #105

Your words herding cats May 2018 #108

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

And you can find women who aren't offended by sexist language, meadowlander May 2018 #130

Apples and oranges Empowerer May 2018 #133

I disagree. meadowlander May 2018 #137

and I disagree with you. kwassa May 2018 #404

Excellent observation Effie. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #367

Thank you. The hypocrisy is thick. Trust Buster May 2018 #158

So, the hate originates with "White People" we were enslaved, set free as an aside, treated like Afromania May 2018 #177

Oh my god I love you. Iggo May 2018 #248

I agree heaven05 May 2018 #339

+1,000,000!!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #369

I am sooo glad heaven05 May 2018 #210

Let me posit a hypothetical reply wonkwest May 2018 #226

You win every one of my prizes for clarity and truth today. phylny May 2018 #228

Gay people can be wypipo too.. hunter May 2018 #235

Stop wonkwest May 2018 #297

Please proceed. hunter May 2018 #308

I have experienced heaven05 May 2018 #341

and I won't, ever heaven05 May 2018 #240

So you admit it wonkwest May 2018 #300

you just don't get it heaven05 May 2018 #345

"Wypipo" is not the equivalent of "faggot" - not even close Empowerer May 2018 #251

You don't get to speak for me wonkwest May 2018 #301

Right there with you heaven... long overdue too! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #371

wtf heaven05 May 2018 #340

Oh, please. TDale313 May 2018 #107

You don't find: "Wypipo are (insert negative stereotype)" offensive? Doodley May 2018 #112

Note: you agreed with the poster above who implied it was an excuse for more racial murders. herding cats May 2018 #116

Aw geez not this shit again RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #111

Today is the day I take up arms... NCTraveler May 2018 #120

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

One chooses to be blind especially when so many supply facts. sunRISEnow May 2018 #400

Yup yup... sad to see in this day and age when so many claim to be enlightened... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #406

Not "is" - Wypipo ARE not clever. It's plural jberryhill May 2018 #126

White fragility is the knee jerk defense of white supremacy... MrScorpio May 2018 #143

Yes. My worry is if the side of the fence that is supposed to support AA acts like this Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #312

white fragility case #1,247 leftofcool May 2018 #131

I just posted a Robin DiAngelo article below. MrScorpio May 2018 #142

IMO the meaning is rapidly morphing Alea May 2018 #134

I think that you should find this instructive: MrScorpio May 2018 #141

What if white people don't implode? What if they understand that they are privileged phylny May 2018 #144

Not imploding is helping. MrScorpio May 2018 #145

I hope we come to the point where white supremacy is eradicated. phylny May 2018 #148

I think the key here is "illiteracy" in word definitions Maeve May 2018 #187

This Empowerer May 2018 #337

Who the cap fit let them wear it... Sunsky May 2018 #147

I think that only wypipo are offended WhiteTara May 2018 #149

Not "only" -- but I think it's fair to characterize it as being "predominantly". And ... NurseJackie May 2018 #261

pretty damn clever heaven05 May 2018 #157

Actually, race in itself has no impact on human behavior. It's the cultural environment instead. Oneironaut May 2018 #191

BLACK AND BROWN heaven05 May 2018 #217

If it's so important... kentuck May 2018 #161

I agree, but ... left-of-center2012 May 2018 #172

This is the way black people always feel. When we are told that our reality isn't real because Afromania May 2018 #186

Thank you for sharing ... left-of-center2012 May 2018 #208

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

No attack from me. phylny May 2018 #218

The name is stupid, but it highlights a real issue. Oneironaut May 2018 #181

I'm so over this JustAnotherGen May 2018 #196

only wypipo would say that KG May 2018 #211

LOL nini May 2018 #212

+1000 SoFlaDem May 2018 #222

So am I nini May 2018 #230

So many people, so many thin skins to puncture hueymahl May 2018 #223

I respectfully disagree. phylny May 2018 #237

I think we are saying the same thing hueymahl May 2018 #262

I'm starting to think "wypipo" derives from wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #438

So very true. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #397

I think we need to have a silent thread for wypipo. NCTraveler May 2018 #227

That is pretty damn funny! NT hueymahl May 2018 #264

The thing is that although we don't think of ourselves as racist, cyclonefence May 2018 #229

Deplorables are Wypipo Marcuse May 2018 #234

It's just something Tr0lp1p0 say. Fozzledick May 2018 #242

You know how it's meant when black people say it? EffieBlack May 2018 #254

I know how it's meant when Tr0lp1p0 say it. Fozzledick May 2018 #256

How do you define "Tr0lp1p0?" EffieBlack May 2018 #257

Recursively. It's a self-defining meme. Fozzledick May 2018 #258

Just like "wypipo" then. Iggo May 2018 #276

It's not supposed to be. Iggo May 2018 #247

The people that are the most upset by this term Tarc May 2018 #266

How come we never give medals to cops who don't kill unarmed black people? Iggo May 2018 #275

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

That's exactly what I said Tarc May 2018 #317

To be clear, are you calling many on DU racist because they are offended by the racial slang term? Doodley May 2018 #321

Oh dear, guess I have to rescind that "glad you understood" statement Tarc May 2018 #323

And they STILL havent figured that out yet. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #316

God, not this shit again. Move on. Downtown Hound May 2018 #328

I find the term offensive for an altogether different reason MichMan May 2018 #329

"Wypipo" is a recent affectation, a learned cant, not a "dialect". procon May 2018 #334

Condescending bullshit. bettyellen May 2018 #330

I just try not to behave in the way that deserved it. alphafemale May 2018 #343

Reccing for "not clever," "divisive" and "lazy stereotype." SMC22307 May 2018 #353

I have never heard of that term before reading it on DU samnsara May 2018 #378

Maybe you haven't encountered trolls elsewhere. Doodley May 2018 #380

Or you two have never been on Black Twitter wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #440

Exactly EffieBlack May 2018 #442

Me, I personally don't use "wypipo" wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #461

It's a big thing on Twitter gollygee May 2018 #405

'Cause you've never been to The Root. Iggo May 2018 #421

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

I'm pretty darn white xmas74 May 2018 #412

Why is the fact that it's offensive of to other people not important to you? Bucky May 2018 #418

Here's my take mvd May 2018 #428

fair enough Bucky May 2018 #469

As I said, xmas74 May 2018 #460

Don't say lazy Bucky May 2018 #416

Recommended. guillaumeb May 2018 #453

"Wypipo" doesn't bother me at all. This is much ado about nothing. argyl May 2018 #457

"Liberal" as a dirty word is not clever, yet it's all over the media ck4829 May 2018 #465

this is the part where.. stmac May 2018 #471

Yes it is obamanut2012 May 2018 #474