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Crunchy Frog

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74. Trash Thread is my friend today.

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Mon May 7, 2018, 01:09 AM

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The reason "Wypipo" is not offensive. [View all] DanTex May 2018 OP

I remember when people used to say that you don't get to decide what other people find offensive. hughee99 May 2018 #1

Ouch ! OnDoutside May 2018 #2

Nope. whathehell May 2018 #85

Obviously, some people can and will find any silly thing they want offensive. DanTex May 2018 #3

Does one person get to decide when another person is justified in being offended? hughee99 May 2018 #6

Nobody "gets to decide". There is no official committee that determines this. DanTex May 2018 #12

When it comes to being offended, everything is a matter of opinion. hughee99 May 2018 #13

So what? I stated my opinion, and backed it with my reasoning. DanTex May 2018 #49

Everything can be offensive to someone. hughee99 May 2018 #70

Correct. That's why your standard would result in nobody being able to say anything. DanTex May 2018 #73

That's only the case if you think you should never say anything hughee99 May 2018 #90

OK, well then to put it in your terms. I don't care if anyone is offended by "wypipo". DanTex May 2018 #97

Hmmm... consider this.... Adrahil May 2018 #8

Stereotypes about privileged groups are not the same as stereotypes about disadvantaged groups. DanTex May 2018 #50

Stereotypes by race, sex, religion, etc.. are all inherently offensive. 58Sunliner May 2018 #55

How about the term "fundie" for (some) evangelical Christians? DanTex May 2018 #99

Actually you're missing the point.... Adrahil May 2018 #63

Actually, I do think we should have standards as to when it's OK to include race in an epithet. DanTex May 2018 #100

Okay. I disagree with you on a fundamental level. Adrahil May 2018 #101

But then you can't decide that for nonwhite people treestar May 2018 #36

I would be more hesitant to make such a case for a group I wasn't a member of. DanTex May 2018 #98

Sensitivities vary, and people don't normally "decide" to be offended whathehell May 2018 #86

Bingo! regnaD kciN May 2018 #4

I remember that too. cwydro May 2018 #24

Some people have principles, others have preferences. X_Digger May 2018 #26

You make an important point.. whathehell May 2018 #84

Exactly! treestar May 2018 #35

Ooh, fantastic use of sarcasm!! lark May 2018 #57

No, the OP describes the "macro" situation, but there are many "micro" situations whathehell May 2018 #83

To me, calling me a wypipo because I am an animal rights activist IluvPitties May 2018 #5

You've completely missed the point EffieBlack May 2018 #7

Labels are stupid. cwydro May 2018 #25

We label everything in this country EffieBlack May 2018 #27

You are fascinating. cwydro May 2018 #33

I know. EffieBlack May 2018 #34

Please give examples of slang terms to describe non-whites that aren't offensive? Or retract Doodley May 2018 #60

as a PoC, I rec this reply wholeheartedly Exotica May 2018 #67

You seem to have missed the point. lark May 2018 #59

Well said. Doodley May 2018 #61

I guess i misunderstood you post a bit which makes my very first reply also uninformed. pangaia May 2018 #62

"Derogatory terms for white people have no power to harm the lives of white people" oberliner May 2018 #9

Untrue, as is the underlying assertion that all derogatory terms are equal. Denying hundreds of bettyellen May 2018 #18

Of course it's true oberliner May 2018 #20

The last word many people of color heard before lynching or other forms of murder was the 'N' word. Demsrule86 May 2018 #39

Right, but the term itself cannot and did not hurt anyone oberliner May 2018 #80

That is debatable...by using such words to dehumanize POC....it certainly did hurt. Demsrule86 May 2018 #92

The last word women hear before they're beaten, raped or murdered whathehell May 2018 #113

I disagree. Language and word choice matters. DanTex May 2018 #52

But they can't hurt anyone oberliner May 2018 #81

I don't see why that's self-evident. DanTex May 2018 #91

"Systematic discrimination" describes gender as much as raace.. whathehell May 2018 #87

That's not my meme or what I am saying oberliner May 2018 #89

I think derogatory terms do hurt people whathehell May 2018 #105

However. They do have the power to identify the speaker as an asshole. Abu Pepe May 2018 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author ProudLib72 May 2018 #10

At first I was offended. MicaelS May 2018 #11

I'm more offended by the attitude sarah FAILIN May 2018 #22

I agree completely. MicaelS May 2018 #23

I'm already contantly correcting coworkers as it is. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #45

White people may have been oppressed to some degree by other white people treestar May 2018 #37

I agree with you sarah FAILIN May 2018 #44

the intent seems to be divisive. So who benefits from racial divides? Bucky May 2018 #75

Very true sarah FAILIN May 2018 #88

I got on DU late today. cwydro May 2018 #14

I am not offended by this term Gothmog May 2018 #15

I think "wypipo" hurts POC more than it does any white person XRubicon May 2018 #16

Good point. IluvPitties May 2018 #17

I understand the feeling behind the word but I think it doesn't help anyone. XRubicon May 2018 #19

Wow EffieBlack May 2018 #28

I predict that any white person who repeats it treestar May 2018 #38

Against other white people? Don't see that happening. Demsrule86 May 2018 #43

It could come across as mocking treestar May 2018 #48

Any words can be used by righties in a discriminatory way. Demsrule86 May 2018 #64

Wow...just wow. Demsrule86 May 2018 #40

You do understand that by holding up the way you speak as better than how POC speak... Demsrule86 May 2018 #42

I never said that- read it again XRubicon May 2018 #47

I think you did...not saying you meant too. Demsrule86 May 2018 #65

"You do understand that by holding up the way you speak as better than how POC speak..." XRubicon May 2018 #66

That remark implied that White people talk better or different than Black people... Demsrule86 May 2018 #68

Maybe try hooked on phonics? XRubicon May 2018 #69

It's too small and petty to be offensive mythology May 2018 #21

Sure, it is possible to shrug off inoffensive term Bucky May 2018 #76

It's funny as hell to me...mainly because I see "wypipol" examples every day Docreed2003 May 2018 #29

Mocking based on race is foolish PatentlyDemocratic May 2018 #30

Right and people of color better damn well keep us on their side or else right? Demsrule86 May 2018 #41

I hear what you are projecting onto someone else's words Bucky May 2018 #77

I didn't make anything up. I suggest you read the entire thead. Demsrule86 May 2018 #93

I agree with you sarah FAILIN May 2018 #46

My reaction is merely a hearty, "bless your little heart" to anyone pretending to be offended by it. LanternWaste May 2018 #104

I love making fun of white people because they are my people. betsuni May 2018 #31

True though what of the standard that treestar May 2018 #32

My opinion of that standard test is: DanTex May 2018 #54

To you. Not offensive *to you* Loki Liesmith May 2018 #51

I get to state an opinion on whether it is justifiably offensive to others though. DanTex May 2018 #53

Do you encourage childish name calling that others may find offensive? Doodley May 2018 #58

I think his OP has already answered that question Rob H. May 2018 #71

Exactly. n/t. whathehell May 2018 #112

It is disgusting to defend slang terms to describe a person, whether it refers to their race, Doodley May 2018 #56

So if someone tells me they prefer the pronoun "ze," I should tell them no Cuthbert Allgood May 2018 #94

Yes, if that word is a slang word and the person is saying it can be used to . Doodley May 2018 #103

The 2017 Wypipo Awards XRubicon May 2018 #72

Trash Thread is my friend today. Crunchy Frog May 2018 #74

Seems maybe those that find it offensive should do a little self examination... Thekaspervote May 2018 #78

Lets all just be people Soxfan58 May 2018 #79

It depends on the circumstances.. whathehell May 2018 #82

Not offended LeftInTX May 2018 #95

what a crock of shit nt Dreamer Tatum May 2018 #96

What' is "a crock of shit"? whathehell May 2018 #106

So somehow a racially based insult isn't racist? Abu Pepe May 2018 #102

I'm still puzzled by this. Is the term "White people" also considered offensive? mainer May 2018 #107

Ok - It's a stinging word identifying the privilidged who pretend they don't have it. haele May 2018 #108

The black community deserves to dish out some comeuppance. backscatter712 May 2018 #109

The black community is not entitled to dish out "comeuppance" whathehell May 2018 #111