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wellst0nev0ter

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184. The discussion is much bigger than the party

Sun May 6, 2018, 05:50 AM

May 2018

The OP is attempting to reduce the term "wypipo" to a ridiculous strawman.

They ignore the origins of the word, which began as a truncation of "white people" to get around Twitter's character limit.

Then the term took a life of its own on Black Twitter when discussing the various pathologies borne out of white supremacy and the status quo. Those pathologies are exemplified by the rise of Trump, which never would have happened if there wasn't a centuries-old affirmative action policy for male whites.

Instead of it being a wake-up call, some whites on this board have turned "wypipo" on its head, using it as an example for their perceived victimology in the implicit defense of white supremacy and the status quo.

In other words, we can't say "wypipo" because the whites are exempt from criticism.

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Wypipo is a STUPID term! [View all] MoonRiver May 2018 OP

LOL nini May 2018 #1

I don't think the term, in its current definition, applies to anyone. MoonRiver May 2018 #4

Doesn't WHO it applies to depend on the person Hortensis May 2018 #11

+100 MoonRiver May 2018 #13

I wish I could rec your post. Tipperary May 2018 #31

+1. obnoxiousdrunk May 2018 #60

I didn't expect to find white victimhood on a Democratic board. I call it nonsense...none of you Demsrule86 May 2018 #128

Surreal, isn't it EffieBlack May 2018 #131

Shocking actually. I really can't believe it. Demsrule86 May 2018 #146

Why do you imagine granting special dispensations Hortensis May 2018 #135

I am not granting anything...just my opinion that this is very similar to the white victimhood among Demsrule86 May 2018 #141

And it's my opinion that you have no idea what I meant. Hortensis May 2018 #144

OK...I don't really understand what you meant. Demsrule86 May 2018 #147

:) I've noticed misunderstanding is common in Hortensis May 2018 #165

Interesting...I have seen such threads as well. Demsrule86 May 2018 #167

Well said, Demsrule86 mcar May 2018 #154

I know... I can't believe it. Demsrule86 May 2018 #157

I agree completely nini May 2018 #220

It is confusing. Demsrule86 May 2018 #226

I have met people that are far kinder to animals than they are to people. Blue_true May 2018 #35

I am kinder to animals in general LSFL May 2018 #57

did you try their belly? pansypoo53219 May 2018 #92

Not to mention the belly rubs! radical noodle May 2018 #178

The People who Hate People party BannonsLiver May 2018 #64

No matter race, gender or religion Jake Stern May 2018 #82

Our Florida winter place is closely surrounded by marsh, Hortensis May 2018 #90

I was thinking not altogether dissimilar thoughts. Plenty of animals in the wild will kill you. stevenleser May 2018 #140

:) Only possible in a culture intensely divorced Hortensis May 2018 #153

I see the sentiment on DU treestar May 2018 #218

Oh I've seen it gollygee May 2018 #75

This sounds way too much MurrayDelph May 2018 #14

So, if you pigeonhole black people and stigmatise them with a deameaning procon May 2018 #17

That "type" is such a small minority.....that it's just stupid. Kirk Lover May 2018 #22

Not sure why this collection of unrelated sentences is relevant, but OK. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #2

Not quite sure what you mean, but, I THINK, my answer is no. MoonRiver May 2018 #5

It might be stupid, but that doesn't mean it's offensive of harmful. DanTex May 2018 #3

It adds to resentment and distrust. So it is harmful. nt Blue_true May 2018 #36

Something Michael Harriot or some stranger says causes "resentment and distrust?" EffieBlack May 2018 #68

Excellent question...is there a hint of perceived 'ingratitude' as if somehow equality Demsrule86 May 2018 #171

Apparently EffieBlack May 2018 #174

Exactly! You sensed it too...the unwritten message. Demsrule86 May 2018 #176

Like the outraged comment I got earlier this week from someone whining that EffieBlack May 2018 #177

That sort of statement is so condescending...we fight for what is right...it is our best interest as Demsrule86 May 2018 #199

If people are offended, it's offensive Bucky May 2018 #231

"Richies"? You think rich people are uniformly opposed to your interests? Really? DanTex May 2018 #238

I am not clear as to how this term relates to animal rights. demmiblue May 2018 #6

Because animal rights people are "crazy" and here is another example. Kirk Lover May 2018 #54

It's explained that it's meant to describe people who care about pets in general more than they do bettyellen May 2018 #69

I am a white person Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #7

You don't consider yourself an ally? oberliner May 2018 #40

Please explain *loves to dance* equals ally? And organic food? bettyellen May 2018 #71

I'm confused mcar May 2018 #156

It's a slur. Some people are offended, and some people are not Bucky May 2018 #229

There was also someone "offended" by a young woman Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #230

I get the sense that people promoting divisiveness are against us Bucky May 2018 #232

The animal thing is really the strange part of it Sailor65x1 May 2018 #8

I don't know the guy who coined the term, but I agree he's probably like Hannity. MoonRiver May 2018 #10

It doesn't link animal rights with racism. Garrett78 May 2018 #20

True enough....but you could say that about literally anything. There are some golfers Kirk Lover May 2018 #24

Exactly, thank you. John Fante May 2018 #59

There are lesser extremes... tonedevil May 2018 #18

Or someone who volunteers at a local animal shelter BannonsLiver May 2018 #78

Anyone who likes animals... tonedevil May 2018 #95

Did I say that? No. Do try and follow along, won't you? BannonsLiver May 2018 #108

Then to me your response... tonedevil May 2018 #112

Not really strange since folks like to pick on animals rights activists and that they are all a Kirk Lover May 2018 #53

It's an analogy for they put POC concerns after animals issues. Pretty simple. bettyellen May 2018 #72

If someone thinks it's wrong to not allow animals in a business, but thinks it's reasonable to kick gollygee May 2018 #77

Perfect analogy MaryMagdaline May 2018 #204

I'm white and I'm not really offended by this. smirkymonkey May 2018 #9

Me too. underpants May 2018 #12

The more one is offended... tonedevil May 2018 #19

Shallow nad ignorant term! lark May 2018 #33

Loving animals... tonedevil May 2018 #41

Get down with your bad self EffieBlack May 2018 #89

Do tell /nt tonedevil May 2018 #94

This!! And give me a wake up call, too, when the police are MaryMagdaline May 2018 #205

I find the terms "anchor baby" extremely offensive. I must be one apparently John Fante May 2018 #63

Ad Absurdum Reductio... tonedevil May 2018 #96

Spare me, amateur psychologist. John Fante May 2018 #106

Consider yourself spared. /nt tonedevil May 2018 #110

Because as a white person you have the luxury of not being offended because it won't impact your politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #26

Black people don't sit around and joke about stuff Trump says? oberliner May 2018 #43

It's not about whether black people sit around and joke about stuff Trump says. But for the record, politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #58

Women and POC don't laugh off Trump the way white men tend to, no. That's why he won. bettyellen May 2018 #73

I laugh. Even though it's not funny one bit. Chemisse May 2018 #107

Unfortunately I know a lot of guys who insist it's *not so bad* and I always say bettyellen May 2018 #123

I understood the term to be something that black people use to describe racist smirkymonkey May 2018 #51

You are exactly right...a name that might piss you off ( or not doesn't bother me) Demsrule86 May 2018 #149

we needed a new word for dumbass white people. pansypoo53219 May 2018 #93

LOL! EffieBlack May 2018 #102

How about "dumbass"? Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #103

LOL Scurrilous May 2018 #222

Start looking for... MicaelS May 2018 #15

yep, as a PoC I find this whole thing to be one hipster-striving divisive shit-stir Exotica May 2018 #111

I think it is just like the N word sarah FAILIN May 2018 #16

You might be a Wypipo if ... you think "Wypipo" and "Bigger" are equivalent EffieBlack May 2018 #38

Are the any other pejorative words that would not be said on CNN? oberliner May 2018 #44

I don't know EffieBlack May 2018 #46

Yes, that point is very obvious oberliner May 2018 #49

If you were standing in front of me, sarah FAILIN May 2018 #122

You just erased the whole ugly history of the N-word why? Becasue you're uncomfortable? Wow. bettyellen May 2018 #79

They are both used to belittle someone sarah FAILIN May 2018 #121

The sentiment is NoT the same. False equivalence is still false bettyellen May 2018 #124

Clearly I have misunderstood the concept of equality sarah FAILIN May 2018 #129

Yes, clearly you have EffieBlack May 2018 #133

You do not suffer currently, your family has not in the past. So yeah, you're not entitled to never bettyellen May 2018 #136

This is not about having feelings hurt. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #137

It is, and it's not a majority of liberals that are upset by this. If you're not on Twitter, you bettyellen May 2018 #139

I can't believe anyone here has this attitude sarah FAILIN May 2018 #142

No one is discriminating against wypipo, or discussing them w/ anything but bemusement. bettyellen May 2018 #145

I do not believe what I'm seeing in this thread mcar May 2018 #161

Yup...gobsmacked myself. Demsrule86 May 2018 #172

It is really amazing, is it not? Tipperary May 2018 #189

+1000 Demsrule86 May 2018 #150

Hey there DL86! bettyellen May 2018 #151

waving back...great post...exactly what I think but couldn't express as well as you did. Demsrule86 May 2018 #158

Steal it all you want. We all help and learn things from each other. And thank you! bettyellen May 2018 #170

Thanks! Demsrule86 May 2018 #173

It may be a negative label mcar May 2018 #160

Surely you realize this.. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #166

Funny thing I found out in all this. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #187

"The sentiment is the same despite the fact that he N-word has a huge head start on being offensive" EffieBlack May 2018 #127

No, let me break it down for you. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #138

You're offended that black people literally do have a monopoly on being mistreated. That's what bettyellen May 2018 #143

Sometimes they'd be better off Codeine May 2018 #211

No, my dear. You are in no position to "break this down" for me EffieBlack May 2018 #164

Oprah once said in discussing the casual use of the "N" word that she wouldn't use it despite the Demsrule86 May 2018 #175

Jesus fuck. Codeine May 2018 #192

And another one down. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #200

I'm crushed. Codeine May 2018 #209

This might be the most offensive posts I've ever seen on DU nini May 2018 #223

Yes I do. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #233

You simply do not get it nini May 2018 #234

No, you and several others do not get it. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #235

What do you call people of color who are animal rights activist? IluvPitties May 2018 #21

POCpypo? Blue_true May 2018 #37

Then you're Blypipo. OH fuck we're all just Pipo! Kirk Lover May 2018 #56

Animal Rights Activists. (n/t) Iggo May 2018 #62

I hear ya. Every animal rights activist that I have ever met also cares deeply about people. Kirk Lover May 2018 #23

I have no problem at all with the term Captain Stern May 2018 #25

It denigrates people who love animals, that's why. lark May 2018 #30

It's ok to denigrate some people who love animals. Captain Stern May 2018 #47

It's animal rights activists who are routinely denigrated...not people who love animals. nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #52

I never heard of the term Proud liberal 80 May 2018 #27

I just heard of it this morning, or maybe late last night. nt Blue_true May 2018 #39

Yep, we are on the exact same page. lark May 2018 #28

BINGO-RAMA. nt. Blue_true May 2018 #42

No. Wypipo is not synonymous with racist. If it were, the people who use Wypip would just say racist EffieBlack May 2018 #48

I read the first persons post and that's the synopsis of their definition. lark May 2018 #88

No One Likes To Be Called Names Me. May 2018 #29

Well, there ya go then. Tipperary May 2018 #34

It may have been appropriated for the wrong reason. Blue_true May 2018 #32

it is stupid G_j May 2018 #45

It's just the hooked-on-phonics spelling of White People mainer May 2018 #50

It's a phonetic spelling of the way a lot of black folks pronounce "white people." Iggo May 2018 #55

Lmao...do you even "white people"? Docreed2003 May 2018 #61

Are you saying POC are allowed to use negative stereotypes John Fante May 2018 #65

I'm not saying anyone is or should be ok with anything Docreed2003 May 2018 #70

Ah, the outrage how dare they! It is a nothing issue really...and there is truth that Demsrule86 May 2018 #152

Put bluntly Codeine May 2018 #194

I have to admit that I've never heard of the term, don't know what it means, and don't care. elocs May 2018 #66

It's not an acronym. It's a word. Accent on the first syllable. Say it out loud. Iggo May 2018 #74

To me, it's another in a long line of slurs GitRDun May 2018 #67

How 'bout if we spell it "white people"? Iggo May 2018 #80

or h o n k e y GitRDun May 2018 #212

Losing the butthurt is a HUUUUUGE plus in contributing to improved race relations. Iggo May 2018 #214

Huh? GitRDun May 2018 #215

Is white people... tonedevil May 2018 #217

Reading is a skill GitRDun May 2018 #219

I'm on my phone... tonedevil May 2018 #224

Maybe I phrased it badly GitRDun May 2018 #225

And grossly reductionistic. eom guillaumeb May 2018 #76

Reeks of GOP trolls trying to get Democratic people and websites applegrove May 2018 #81

Maybe we should start posting pro-Trump and racist material so they'll feel more welcome? EffieBlack May 2018 #83

Of course not. applegrove May 2018 #85

Oh the poor dears mcar May 2018 #162

We are not supposed to deal in broad brush strokes. It is in DU's TOS. N/T applegrove May 2018 #168

I'm much more offended by code works that society sees as fine gollygee May 2018 #84

Whites in America have never known oppression. Therefore, John Fante May 2018 #86

Let me put it this way EffieBlack May 2018 #91

I grew up hearing dumb blonde jokes (about other people). Marilyn Monroe played that part. pnwmom May 2018 #97

"the colored persuasion' ?? oberliner May 2018 #98

Yes. You know, Cullupipo ... EffieBlack May 2018 #119

That seems like an offensive term to use oberliner May 2018 #186

I said exactly what I meant. EffieBlack May 2018 #188

This is deadly serious! betsuni May 2018 #191

Understood oberliner May 2018 #239

Using such an offensive, outdated term whopis01 May 2018 #190

You know I can see your post, right? So you can talk directly TO me EffieBlack May 2018 #196

It tells me I don't like you. whopis01 May 2018 #197

Ok. So, it says a lot about you and what you like and don't like, nothing about me ... EffieBlack May 2018 #198

"me... whom you clearly still know nothing about." whopis01 May 2018 #202

Again, what does it tell you about me? EffieBlack May 2018 #206

That you are a person whopis01 May 2018 #207

Gotcha EffieBlack May 2018 #210

No problem. n/t whopis01 May 2018 #228

It is surprising to see it here oberliner May 2018 #240

I am willing to give the other poster the benefit of the doubt whopis01 May 2018 #241

Rationalization Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #101

this is like Buttery Males... samnsara May 2018 #87

It's a derogatory racial term most often used to hurt and exclude. Orsino May 2018 #99

Wypipo is a racist term used against white people left-of-center2012 May 2018 #100

How does it "incite and divide" us? EffieBlack May 2018 #104

Not just any white people, as we have been assured: janx May 2018 #115

It's like you think reverse racism actually exists, or something. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #118

Racism describes systematic bigotry so NO. Just NO. These false equivalence arguments are ridiculous bettyellen May 2018 #125

I think it is actually insulting to black people MichMan May 2018 #179

Your opinion is too well thought for some on this board not to mention wasupaloopa May 2018 #182

took me a while to figure out what it was... samnsara May 2018 #105

You're just not seeing the value! JNelson6563 May 2018 #109

"keeps us divided and less effective" left-of-center2012 May 2018 #113

If it "keeps us divided and less effective," that's because you choose to be EffieBlack May 2018 #114

Sadly, it's everywhere. JNelson6563 May 2018 #116

because what often keeps us "divided and less effective" DonCoquixote May 2018 #155

Does it make me wypipo TDale313 May 2018 #117

Many people on this board use bully tactics to try an inforce a group wasupaloopa May 2018 #181

If you're a white person and not a wypipo WhiteTara May 2018 #120

First time I've heard the term Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #126

Me either...pretty shocked at some of these responses...once again I am slapped in the face with the Demsrule86 May 2018 #130

Look at it like this mythology May 2018 #132

Wypipo stands for "Why, People?" wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #134

I want answers to why- and not the excuses I see here. bettyellen May 2018 #148

I'm white female and have absolutely NO idea why anyone of any color or gender MerryBlooms May 2018 #163

People can disagree about a slang term and not represent the "work" wasupaloopa May 2018 #180

The discussion is much bigger than the party wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #184

My opinion is this "discussion" represents one of the worse types of threads on this board. wasupaloopa May 2018 #195

Not to mention, what are white people who complain about being called wypipo KitSileya May 2018 #185

I got my hands full looking after my own behavior, so... jberryhill May 2018 #159

I knew this thread was gonna be lively! mokawanis May 2018 #169

Well holy shit quakerboy May 2018 #183

Animal rights: betsuni May 2018 #193

. Iggo May 2018 #201

Assuming you read the description I read, CrispyQ May 2018 #203

My impression is that "wypipo" describes more cluelessness than malice. backscatter712 May 2018 #237

My fellow White People MaryMagdaline May 2018 #208

The main problem is that it's just a respelling of "white people"... TCJ70 May 2018 #213

Wypipo is just a word. egduj May 2018 #216

Wypippo... sagetea May 2018 #221

wtf does it mean? Vox Populi May 2018 #227

My understanding: backscatter712 May 2018 #236