'Wypipo' Explained

[OneGrassRoot]

107. Discomfort vs Danger

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This thread, like many on DU, express the discomfort of so many white people.

They compare their discomfort to the legit danger POC experience every single day.

Referring to a certain group of white people as wypipo isn't REMOTELY similar to racial slurs. I don't see it as much different from hipsters (who pretty much tend to be white) or other labels, which can have a snarky intent behind them...yet, interestingly, the people who identify with that label usually aren't offended by it.

The same can't be said of the targets of racial slurs.

White people feel discomfort (like that white woman at the Colorado university who called the cops on two Native American young men); POC are often put in grave danger due to white people's discomfort.

Huge difference and I wish white people at DU -- the ones who are genuine and not here simply to stir shit -- would step back to recognize that difference and put these discussions into perspective.