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111. Anglos and Saxons used to be divided. Norwegians and Swedish would self segregate

Mon May 14, 2018, 10:55 AM

May 2018

and it wasn't that long ago.

Some folks want to take us back to that time. After they finish off black and brown people, the southern Europeans and Irish will get it in round 2.

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Quit saying "white people" [View all] Bucky May 2018 OP

I usually say white folks.....is that not kosher? Thomas Hurt May 2018 #1

Why say people of color instead of colored people? Bucky May 2018 #2

How about.. whathehell May 2018 #18

Sounds pretty negative. Bucky May 2018 #23

I was joking, actually. whathehell May 2018 #30

I'm kind of pink actually n/t SonofDonald May 2018 #40

Yeah whathehell May 2018 #53

It's pinkish in some places, more tannish in others. And then there's all those freckles Bucky May 2018 #73

Beige treestar May 2018 #108

"Palefaces"?? lastlib May 2018 #61

There ya go.. whathehell May 2018 #67

hell Bucky heaven05 May 2018 #70

How aboabout jt lsewpershad May 2018 #28

I prefer melanin challenged. nt Xipe Totec May 2018 #3

:*D Bucky May 2018 #7

I always liked heaven05 May 2018 #72

Just reminded me of a George Carlin routine. edbermac May 2018 #4

Yes we're going to the caucasians again! elleng May 2018 #37

That's my gang The Polack MSgt May 2018 #104

I'm so white DashOneBravo May 2018 #112

might have to teach this ideology to people of white ..... Civic Justice May 2018 #5

The point of examining the political Precision of our language Bucky May 2018 #10

I got your objective point, which is why I wrote what I did. Civic Justice May 2018 #13

Thank you. Bucky May 2018 #17

In South Florida white non-hispanics are termed anglos. Scurrilous May 2018 #6

That's so dismissive of POWs of non-Anglo origin Bucky May 2018 #15

I've heard that term used in the western states.. whathehell May 2018 #21

It doesn't bother me either. Scurrilous May 2018 #24

No, not at all whathehell May 2018 #29

It was like that in Texas too for many years. LeftInTX May 2018 #59

I live in New Mexico, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #85

can i still call myself a little old white lady? ;) samnsara May 2018 #8

As long as you put the little first, I think we're good Bucky May 2018 #11

What if you get rid of the "white" — no, wait, hear me out — and add "from Pasadena"? sl8 May 2018 #19

Okay Bucky May 2018 #25

"Behind the rickety doors of her old garage Atticus May 2018 #44

Unless you are actually short.. whathehell May 2018 #32

"Little" can be a little belittling. n/t sl8 May 2018 #39

Yes, I agree. whathehell May 2018 #54

might want to teach this concept to people of white....first Civic Justice May 2018 #9

Exactly my point! Bucky May 2018 #12

What do you make of "Short People"? sl8 May 2018 #14

God bless Barbra Streisand! Bucky May 2018 #16

OMG! You're being serious!? Solomon May 2018 #20

shhhh Bucky May 2018 #27

As a white woman... TDale313 May 2018 #22

We also need to stop mocking people of color gollygee May 2018 #33

Exactly! Bucky May 2018 #35

Agreed. TDale313 May 2018 #36

But the point is to undermine the defaultness of white Bucky May 2018 #34

Well, there's this.... LakeArenal May 2018 #26

Yes! Bucky May 2018 #45

😉 LakeArenal May 2018 #46

I'm a White person. I say white people. Lil Missy May 2018 #31

When asked what race I was on a form in the doctors office this week... Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #38

!!! Bucky May 2018 #42

+1 Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #48

I do the same thing, and have been... 3catwoman3 May 2018 #51

Lol I am a "lightly tinged descendent of Mitochondria Eve" grantcart May 2018 #41

:*D Bucky May 2018 #43

I have a feeling ME or GrandME as I call her wouldn't be too happy about all this tribalism grantcart May 2018 #47

How about American Americans... lame54 May 2018 #49

Shit, that's everybody!! Bucky May 2018 #57

I'm gonna keep "You white boys are crazy" for now. I think these are called first world problems. winstars May 2018 #50

True Bucky May 2018 #56

John Oliver did a bit people keep making terms longer. From 3 syllables to your 4. I choose whitie! TheBlackAdder May 2018 #52

Now... extend that logic out to other groups Bucky May 2018 #55

Why should it be my task? I'm not the one pushing literacy correctness, since language is dynamic. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #58

"People of white" - that's too funny! EffieBlack May 2018 #60

lol.. I like it! Cha May 2018 #63

What about "people of non-color?" misanthrope May 2018 #62

Among other problems, it's not strictly accurate Bucky May 2018 #64

I was being coy misanthrope May 2018 #68

Don't tell anyone... Bucky May 2018 #74

And therefore white people are people of color. Iggo May 2018 #92

LOL Bucky May 2018 #93

Rec. Tipperary May 2018 #65

Now I know where you got your screen name from GoneOffShore May 2018 #66

Ha!! Bucky May 2018 #75

I share some of those traits with that cat. Not all, but some. GoneOffShore May 2018 #83

Just use the abbreviation: EA DFW May 2018 #69

No thank you! That would be entirely inaccurate Bucky May 2018 #77

You don't need to think, act or dress like a European DFW May 2018 #87

People are amazing. I love stories of human diversity Bucky May 2018 #91

PWAW heaven05 May 2018 #71

. Bucky May 2018 #82

It's flesh Cary May 2018 #76

but... but... Bucky May 2018 #78

I prejudge orange people Cary May 2018 #80

Hey man....!! :( Bucky May 2018 #81

This is a really helpful and productive post oberliner May 2018 #79

Whiter shade of pale LeftInTX May 2018 #84

I insist on being called "Melanin Deficient American" or MDA Orange Free State May 2018 #86

LOL - I love it! "somewhere between a fish belly and a bedsheet" csziggy May 2018 #96

Or maybe "Colorless people" mainer May 2018 #88

European American??? thucythucy May 2018 #89

That's what white supremacists have been using lately IronLionZion May 2018 #94

middle eastern people are white treestar May 2018 #107

I do have some white ancestry but am definitely a nice chocolate brown IronLionZion May 2018 #109

True the xenophobia of the late 19th century treestar May 2018 #110

Anglos and Saxons used to be divided. Norwegians and Swedish would self segregate IronLionZion May 2018 #111

Well, "European American" isn't accurate about me. Bucky May 2018 #95

Why not... infidel621 May 2018 #97

Yes... Civic Justice May 2018 #102

Is an orange person a person of color, or a person of white?? lastlib May 2018 #90

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2018 #98

Lmao. Tipperary May 2018 #99

Lots of these lately. Many. Tipperary May 2018 #100

People of pinkness. nt LAS14 May 2018 #101

actually it's "isle of wight". unblock May 2018 #103

I have lost track of what we call any race without offending someone these days. doc03 May 2018 #105

Person of Colorless? kwassa May 2018 #106

White's a color. Bucky May 2018 #113