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In reply to the discussion: An Observation About White People and Wypipo [View all]heaven05
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DU isn't a legal document ... we say lots of things here that have no legal import
EffieBlack
May 2018
#97
Agree! Why get so upset? Life is too short as it is. Whether the term "catches " or not will be up
Thekaspervote
May 2018
#202
My new neighborhood is diverse...people of all colors and nationalities...but the burbs in Ohio
Demsrule86
May 2018
#55
Well, if that were the case, my neighborhood would be a Hmong neighborhood.
MineralMan
May 2018
#124
White privilege. They view other people as "the other" and themselves as "people". Implication
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2018
#16
I agree...I had to wait and have it explained to me as I didn't recognize what the word came from...
Demsrule86
May 2018
#23
I had not heard it either and had the same reaction. It's so funny. I'm happy to be a wypipo.
OregonBlue
May 2018
#77
Me too and I catch myself thinking like wypipo and I'm embarrassed and so glad no one can read
OregonBlue
May 2018
#221
Great teaching "experiment". Should happen to all white people some time, teen years prob best. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2018
#12
You identify Blacks by race everyday...when you use the term Black or White....that is a label...
Demsrule86
May 2018
#21
It's a label used in comedy, and in comedy, it's OK to "punch up" but not to "punch down"
gollygee
May 2018
#112
I think you are wrong. So many of the replys in that thread went "I'm white but ................."
wasupaloopa
May 2018
#34
They identified themselves as white to help show that the term is not offensive
EffieBlack
May 2018
#41
I have to disagree with you. I take it you do not live in my skin as I don't live in
wasupaloopa
May 2018
#49
The point I would like to make is that the most popularly accepted "truths" here aren't truths at
wasupaloopa
May 2018
#147
Say I lived through a certain event that took place many years ago. But today the majority of
wasupaloopa
May 2018
#149
Wasn't online for a few days. Had to do a Bing search to find what "wypipo" means.
Petrushka
May 2018
#42
good post, I feel like I'm out of societies classroom lecture loop- what is a "wypipo"?
Sunlei
May 2018
#50
Yes I'm white and I should be identified as such because I am! If I need to use race to identify
Kirk Lover
May 2018
#61
Thanks. But read up again on "Wypipo" - it isn't limited to animal rights activists.
EffieBlack
May 2018
#63
The responses to Wypipo from certain, presumably white People, is fucking embarrassing to me*
ismnotwasm
May 2018
#70
An excellent read. We all need to be discussing these matters, but yes, whites especially n/t
Tom Rinaldo
May 2018
#127
A couple years ago I had a class that decided to seat themselves along racial lines
ProudLib72
May 2018
#91
Some white liberals get uncomfortable when someone points out they are less-than-perfect
Tarc
May 2018
#93
It is simply disrespectful to use slang words to describe people, no matter their color, gender,
Doodley
May 2018
#135
This kerfluffle :) should (maybe still can) create an opportunity for dialogue
loyalsister
May 2018
#106
I read the first paragraph, the second paragraph, the last paragraph and everything in between. What
Doodley
May 2018
#132
I'd surmise that those groups "self identify" out of a need for support & community
Tarc
May 2018
#158
If you can't see the point in my very thoughtfully written OP, I doubt any further explanation
EffieBlack
May 2018
#159
"black" describes a shared cultural experience, while "white" does not.
redgreenandblue
May 2018
#186