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In reply to the discussion: 'Wypipo' Explained [View all]WhiskeyGrinder
(25,583 posts)thought process.'
If only there was universal scorn and derision for any slurs. But there aren't. We know what happens when we "switch white to anything else." We end up with white hegemony. If racism really were limited only to slurs, "wypipo" would indeed be as hurtful as the n-word or any other racial slur. But under white hegemony, terms used by racial minorities to mock white people cannot reduce the privilege white people have as white people.
Is it a race-based slur? Sure. Does it carry the same power as slurs white people use against POC? Nope. I mean sure, white people can be butthurt about it. Nothing stopping them. But really, all that slur will do is make them butthurt. It's not a tool to keep them oppressed the way slurs against POC are.
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