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Eliot Rosewater

(31,097 posts)
118. Oh my god this reminds me of you better give me a reason
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 05:30 PM
Jun 2018


I am so FURIOUS at what you just said that I will have to take a break now
Re Wypipo and Divisiveness [View all] EffieBlack May 2018 OP
Calling people a racial epithet is a way of "talking about race"? Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #1
I'll put you down as "Can't provide a definition" EffieBlack May 2018 #5
That would probably be more comfortable for you than engaging Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #7
LOL EffieBlack May 2018 #8
No, you're denying. mythology May 2018 #20
Wait a second here. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #58
It is shorthand, and simple. guillaumeb May 2018 #2
👍 NurseJackie May 2018 #6
I've seen these types of arguments by racists many times before Renew Deal May 2018 #3
It's not divisive nini May 2018 #4
You said "they" like that's the vilified "others", people who are intrinsically different procon May 2018 #39
Yawn nini May 2018 #53
I'm not a teenager, so you're safe. nt procon May 2018 #54
Another yawn nini Jun 2018 #62
Wow, being asked to take time to think is somehow a revenge? bettyellen Jun 2018 #79
A race is being used as an insult... TCJ70 May 2018 #9
You haven't answered the questions EffieBlack May 2018 #10
Change the W word to the N word and reread your OP Renew Deal May 2018 #16
No. But I do suggest you reread your OP and consider deleting it. EffieBlack May 2018 #22
Of course you won't. That would reveal your hypocrisy Renew Deal May 2018 #48
As I was saying ... EffieBlack Jun 2018 #95
What? The "W" word is a relatively recent word and isn't used derogatorily, just descriptively.... George II Jun 2018 #59
Woah. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #64
Little Rock 1959: George II Jun 2018 #65
I think I saw that kid somewhere... sheshe2 Jun 2018 #67
Sadly we come across people like that almost every day. George II Jun 2018 #94
And you can find them in all kinds of places, too. Most of them not clever enough to Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #113
Sometimes I am AMAZED Barack got elected. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #122
There was more of us than them. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #123
I've heard that from Roseanne supporters recently radical noodle Jun 2018 #72
Change the history of the US... tonedevil Jun 2018 #78
You are claiming an equivalence that does not exist. nt gollygee Jun 2018 #100
Hmmm... TCJ70 May 2018 #17
But you didn't declare your smartness. Obviously you lose the discussion mythology May 2018 #27
Donald! Donald Trump, is that really you? procon May 2018 #47
That's life! George II Jun 2018 #61
It is a racial epithet Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #11
When an ally begs you to stop and you don't... ecstatic May 2018 #12
Allies are the worst "wypipo" Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #13
That's pretty hopeless treestar May 2018 #21
Yes. Internalize that. Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #26
According to that article, Hillary is the worst. Crunchy Frog May 2018 #34
No definition - he doesn't even mention the term "divisive" much less define it EffieBlack May 2018 #36
I was talking (to the previous poster) about the definition of the "w" word. Crunchy Frog May 2018 #41
I'm shocked to see WHO the essayist considers to be among the worst "wypipo"! Petrushka May 2018 #40
Oh man, that is awful wonkwest Jun 2018 #71
Two ways to look at something written by someone with life experiences you have NO POSSIBLE Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #114
'Splain to them why they're wrong? EffieBlack Jun 2018 #125
Something you seem to enjoy doing. Bok_Tukalo Jun 2018 #143
You STILL haven't answered the question EffieBlack May 2018 #15
I don't know if anyone compared wyp** to n***, so I can't speak on it ecstatic May 2018 #24
Scroll up EffieBlack May 2018 #43
Interesting. nt ecstatic May 2018 #45
DU is a community of thousands of people. Many of them are allies. Lots of them are not EffieBlack May 2018 #46
ok, but when does it become bullying? I'm sure I offend ecstatic May 2018 #51
Why is it your job to tell people what they can or cannot say on this site? sheshe2 Jun 2018 #75
I didn't say that. I said I don't get to determine what another person finds offensive. ecstatic Jun 2018 #77
But the OP is telling you, on multiple occasions, what they find offensive Tarc Jun 2018 #99
That sounds nice kcr Jun 2018 #102
error_overflow Sailor65x1 May 2018 #14
Hell no! sheshe2 May 2018 #18
A lot of the folks throwing fits about "Wypipo" were the same ones telling us back in 2015-16 that EffieBlack May 2018 #25
Basically. sheshe2 May 2018 #37
Yep and almost EVERY last one of them has one other thing in common from that time period Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #115
Hmmm EffieBlack Jun 2018 #124
LOL I almost pm'd you before I read the whole sentence... Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #126
I'd post a funny Wypipo gif Docreed2003 May 2018 #19
Divisive drmeow May 2018 #23
Thank you for offering a definition and a very thoughtful answer. EffieBlack May 2018 #30
After I posted drmeow Jun 2018 #60
the article done by the guy that coined it DonCoquixote May 2018 #28
Yes. I've read it. It doesn't answer my question EffieBlack May 2018 #31
Michael Harriot, author of: "Why I Could Never Vote For Hillary Clinton" oberliner May 2018 #33
Hey, Boo - I was SO excited when I saw a link to Harriott because I KNEW that would smoke you out EffieBlack May 2018 #35
Thanks oberliner May 2018 #44
Good questions mcar May 2018 #29
I will be the final arbiter of this long standing dispute ProudLib72 May 2018 #32
I LOVE it! EffieBlack May 2018 #38
All of the "splainin" you are receiving here today, wow, record breaking Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #116
Not only am gettin some good splainin, but did you know I've been given a new job? EffieBlack Jun 2018 #120
You are the BEST! Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #121
So are you EffieBlack Jun 2018 #127
You realize I was being super facetious, right? ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #136
Oh lord yes, in fact, I didnt read your post until now, I was referring to the usual Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #137
These are great questions oberliner May 2018 #42
+1 progressoid May 2018 #52
Why is North Carolina divided over the best BBQ sauce? fescuerescue May 2018 #49
It's divisive because that is the intent LostinRed May 2018 #50
I am unfamiliar with HDSam May 2018 #55
Dont know about divisive, but it is rather obnoxious. nt LexVegas May 2018 #56
White people by and large ismnotwasm May 2018 #57
K&R. Interesting how I found this thread. K&R uppityperson Jun 2018 #63
I'll take a crack at this wonkwest Jun 2018 #66
Nice post LostinRed Jun 2018 #80
Well said. n/t ms liberty Jun 2018 #86
Thank you. Well said. elehhhhna Jun 2018 #101
I went HDSam Jun 2018 #68
Those were mostly originally used by whites to describe lower class poor whites. betsuni Jun 2018 #73
Good Grief shadowmayor Jun 2018 #69
Anybody at anytime can claim anything is divisive it is a subjective term.I believe intent of the njhoneybadger Jun 2018 #70
When I hear it actually spoken verbally Alea Jun 2018 #74
Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #81
Not necessarily wonkwest Jun 2018 #82
My take on what you witnessed ecstatic Jun 2018 #83
Thanks for your reply! wonkwest Jun 2018 #84
White BASHING? Get the HELL Out of here with that CRAP Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #117
K&R Gothmog Jun 2018 #76
Since you chose not to use a dictionary, I'll help you doxyluv13 Jun 2018 #85
Thanks for the response. But you really believe "discord" should be verboten on DU? EffieBlack Jun 2018 #98
Who said anything about "forbidden"? doxyluv13 Jun 2018 #139
It's a slur, and discourages some people who might be inclined to alliance. Orsino Jun 2018 #87
Oh my god this reminds me of you better give me a reason Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #118
This shiksa is fine cyclonefence Jun 2018 #88
Who cares? Dorian Gray Jun 2018 #89
Comes down to: if you're walking down the street and someone yells betsuni Jun 2018 #90
:thumbsup: Heidi Jun 2018 #91
And if you're walking down the street and hear someone say "Wypipo" you might not like it but that's EffieBlack Jun 2018 #96
K Me. Jun 2018 #92
I haven't been following these wypipo threads too closely because of time Baitball Blogger Jun 2018 #93
GREAT post EffieBlack Jun 2018 #97
BB DonCoquixote Jun 2018 #104
Wow. Thank you, I will. Baitball Blogger Jun 2018 #109
Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #103
In spoken language, how does WYPIPO work? philly_bob Jun 2018 #105
Oh, good Lord EffieBlack Jun 2018 #106
That's the way that dog whistle language works fescuerescue Jun 2018 #107
Illuminating response, FR philly_bob Jun 2018 #108
You apparently don't understand what "dog whistle" is EffieBlack Jun 2018 #112
You still haven't responded to the question philly_bob Jun 2018 #129
I don't intend to answer your question on demand EffieBlack Jun 2018 #130
And yet you demand answers from everyone else melman Jun 2018 #132
Actually I don't. But nice of you to pop in to try to stir things up. EffieBlack Jun 2018 #134
At the risk of whitesplaining... tonedevil Jun 2018 #135
I am a 60 yr old cis white man, and I think... MicaelS Jun 2018 #110
Thanks EffieBlack Jun 2018 #111
I hope there are 200 more if that is what it takes to get the point across Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #119
the only place i have heard read seen that word in print is on DU....so what gives? samnsara Jun 2018 #128
Google it EffieBlack Jun 2018 #131
Or better yet, Twitter it. philly_bob Jun 2018 #138
As a white, older (67) male Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2018 #133
K&R betsuni Jun 2018 #140
I don't think the term is divisive. Captain Stern Jun 2018 #141
And I ask what's wrong with divisiveness? We SHOULD divide white people in general against wypipo ck4829 Jun 2018 #142
White fragility is very much in force, even on DU.(nt) ehrnst Jun 2018 #144
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