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Doodley

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90. So, that is an excuse to carry on using it?

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Fri Jun 1, 2018, 12:31 AM

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Wyp*** [View all] ecstatic May 2018 OP

this topic reeks of Russian troll farm PubliusEnigma May 2018 #1

Who else has been using that word? wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #2

LOL. That is an ironic comment. boston bean May 2018 #73

Absolutely. We know who they are. Doodley Jun 2018 #89

I am amused and amazed how many wipipo get so wrapped around the axles over this. Why are people.... marble falls May 2018 #3

👍 NurseJackie May 2018 #45

Agree! Just think.. we have the ability to seriously tone down the Russian troll affect Thekaspervote May 2018 #8

Please link to Russian trolls exploiting this. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #109

I simply trash every thread about it. cwydro Jun 2018 #113

Agreed. Doodley Jun 2018 #88

Yes, black twitter is owned by Russia. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #108

Thank you. applegrove May 2018 #4

Thanks, and I agree the term reeks of Russian troll farm. Sophia4 May 2018 #5

Russian troll farms don't play well on black Twitter EffieBlack May 2018 #6

Ouch!!!!! guillaumeb May 2018 #7

And that is why people troll black twitter-era. bettyellen May 2018 #80

Tracy Morgan played a huge role in its creation BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #121

It's part of the circular firing squad left-of-center2012 May 2018 #9

No trolls. No Russians. Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #10

while some people are trying to take offense at something not aimed at them. kwassa May 2018 #11

I think if you take a step back ecstatic May 2018 #17

I think some white people are overthinking it. kwassa May 2018 #22

I wish I'd seen your answer before writing a reply because I like it better. nt gollygee May 2018 #24

I understand the context completely. Key words: "casual joke among black people" ecstatic May 2018 #30

The point is to communicate, among black people, about some white people. kwassa May 2018 #37

If I want to vent to other black people, it won't be on DU:GD, ecstatic May 2018 #52

Michael Harriot admits it's a racial epithet Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #47

Wow, great to see someone finally label Harriot correctly. BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #111

In all seriousness, did you actually bother to read the part you excerpted? mythology May 2018 #60

Yes, I read it and you don't get it. kwassa May 2018 #75

Set the "powerless racism" aspect to the side for a moment-- ecstatic May 2018 #84

"Predudice plus power" is a textbook Big Lie Bok_Tukalo Jun 2018 #120

"[L]ying to himself to justify his own bigotry" Bok_Tukalo Jun 2018 #119

Jokes that refer to skin color have a name. RACIST! Doodley Jun 2018 #91

If a bunch of guys were talking about women like that, it would not be equivalent gollygee May 2018 #23

I don't think it's funny. It doesn't make me feel any better ecstatic May 2018 #33

I'm white so I don't feel like I have a place to police the language of African Americans gollygee May 2018 #35

The institutional racism is not subtle. Caliman73 May 2018 #44

subtle in that there's very little mention of it in the news. nt ecstatic May 2018 #48

Why would the White news talk about White policies that predominantly benefit White People? Caliman73 May 2018 #57

I don't tolerate the n word being tossed at me, in any capacity. ecstatic May 2018 #63

Should I apologize to you for being a white man? Doodley Jun 2018 #92

So, that is an excuse to carry on using it? Doodley Jun 2018 #90

I disagree. eom guillaumeb May 2018 #29

And there you have it... NurseJackie May 2018 #46

Well said Renew Deal May 2018 #67

Just a wild guess here... Sailor65x1 May 2018 #12

Nailed it. Scurrilous May 2018 #13

No. I worded it that way because I said I won't use the term ecstatic May 2018 #16

Only wipipo find it offensive. A word that didn't even show up here till a month or so ago... marble falls May 2018 #18

I'm not white or wipipo. I think it's a divisive term. ecstatic May 2018 #19

What was the point in starting another flame war about it then? nt gollygee May 2018 #21

What's divisive about it? EffieBlack May 2018 #25

Its aimed at people of a certain race, for a start. procon May 2018 #39

That's not a definition of divisive. EffieBlack May 2018 #40

Sorry, but you don't get to redefine my point of view or procon May 2018 #54

No one is "redefining your point of view." EffieBlack May 2018 #58

You've been flogging this word for days and vilifying every opposing view. procon May 2018 #69

No one has given an actual definition of it. EffieBlack May 2018 #71

What's the payoff then? procon May 2018 #83

It's divisive if it causes a disruption or distraction ecstatic May 2018 #42

Disruption of what? Distraction from what? EffieBlack May 2018 #62

Thank you for standing up for wypipo in our struggle to escape the bigotry aimed at wypipo... marble falls May 2018 #26

Awesome! Caliman73 May 2018 #50

I don't understand why so many of the posts about it are by people who hate the word gollygee May 2018 #14

My first and last time discussing the issue will be in this thread. ecstatic May 2018 #43

No flaming here estatic Kilgore May 2018 #15

It won't offend anyone...but according to some... TCJ70 May 2018 #20

And my response is.... Kilgore May 2018 #27

There's no lofty goal when racial slurs are used to create division. procon May 2018 #28

This topic really reeks of white fragility. kwassa May 2018 #31

Why does a serious conversation about race require using a race as an insult? TCJ70 May 2018 #38

We are not having a serious conversation about race. kwassa May 2018 #41

I don't even know what to call this thought process... TCJ70 May 2018 #49

It's called white fragility. kwassa May 2018 #51

I'm actually not insulted. I'm just not a fan of race based insults. N/t TCJ70 May 2018 #53

It is not for you to tell a whole race of people whether or not they should be insulted, is it? Doodley Jun 2018 #93

I only worry if you're insulted, Doodley. kwassa Jun 2018 #103

Do you want white people to discuss it at all? treestar May 2018 #61

When those that are not the target insist they are being attacked ... kwassa May 2018 #65

How does "targeting" people advance racial equality? procon May 2018 #86

What's with the asterisks? nini May 2018 #32

Yup nt gollygee May 2018 #36

Having seen segregated schools, bathrooms, etc., job adsthat say "No ****** need apply," and worse, Hoyt May 2018 #34

So that makes it alright? Mild racism is okay? Doodley Jun 2018 #94

It makes it a non-issue for me. Sorry you are offended. Blacks calling whites Wypipo ain't Hoyt Jun 2018 #101

I think white people want to own "Wypipo" and regulate it, and pet it, and call it George. nt fleabiscuit May 2018 #55

Who are you to determine what "white people want?" Doodley Jun 2018 #95

Who are you to determine whos allowed to determine what white people want? quakerboy Jun 2018 #102

Obviously I'm the supreme white people Goa'uld. fleabiscuit Jun 2018 #117

The folks who use that term know it is divisive. That's why they use it. wasupaloopa May 2018 #56

What is wrong with divisive? It is a cardinal sin? kwassa May 2018 #68

Well said, and shame on those who use race-based derogatory language. Doodley Jun 2018 #96

It doesn't surprise me that there are a LOT of Wypipo's. fleabiscuit May 2018 #59

There are also non-white people offended by that term. fescuerescue May 2018 #64

Nice assertion. Proof? kwassa May 2018 #66

Well I'm not writing a college essay fescuerescue May 2018 #70

I don't know any living human being that cares about the word "wypipo" kwassa May 2018 #72

So you want to value my opinion fescuerescue May 2018 #77

You just said that there are lots of non-white people who don't like the term EffieBlack May 2018 #78

I assure you fescuerescue May 2018 #81

To continue this circular conversation further ... kwassa Jun 2018 #104

I've heard another word described exactly the same way fescuerescue Jun 2018 #110

No, I don't. kwassa Jun 2018 #112

honestly I don't think it would help fescuerescue Jun 2018 #114

You are just stuck in your false analogy. kwassa Jun 2018 #115

not really fescuerescue Jun 2018 #116

There was a poll gollygee May 2018 #74

I guess I'm not unique then fescuerescue May 2018 #76

Interesting. nt ecstatic May 2018 #79

Well said. You are right in saying it is racist. Doodley Jun 2018 #97

Fair enough. ecstatic Jun 2018 #100

As a principle, I think race-based characterizations are bad. X_Digger May 2018 #82

The term gives people a sense of superiority. nt LexVegas May 2018 #85

Spot on. Tipperary Jun 2018 #99

Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #87

Don't they know the Queen's English? Of course she is English! Doodley Jun 2018 #98

It's easier to rationalize to oneself the word rather than the discussion is uncomfortable. LanternWaste Jun 2018 #105

It's an ugly word. Orsino Jun 2018 #106

I find the use of asterisks like this to be dangerous. Even offensive. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #107

Bokononism in our little granfalloon. fleabiscuit Jun 2018 #118