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Sun May 6, 2018, 02:56 PM

May 2018

I did not say "white people" is a slur...

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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