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borednschooled:

Some examples where Whites do not use words with their dictionary meanings:

  • All-American / American / British / Canadian, etc – White people.
  • ghetto (adj) – said of Black culture not approved by Whites.
  • cool (adj) – said of Black culture approved by Whites.
  • urban – Black.
  • inner city – scary Black neighbourhoods.
  • War on Drugs – War on Black People.
  • War on Terror – War of Terror.
  • nation building – nation destroying.
  • the police are just doing their job – the police are just terrorizing Black people.
  • let the process work – let the police get away with murder.
  • wait till the facts are in – wait till the police investigate themselves.
  • soft on crime – not keeping Blacks in their place.
  • Black-on-Black crime / just obey the law – police brutality is not a big deal.
  • no angel / no saint – deserved to be brutalized by police.
  • savages / terrorists / thugs – non-Whites who stand up to White violence seen as immoral.
  • thug – 1. The N-word. 2. Blacks as naturally violent. 3. Deserved to die for being Black.
  • native / savage – someone whose land is being stolen.
  • settler / pioneer / colonist – someone who is stealing land.
  • terrorist – 1. A Muslim who kills White people. 2. A non-state actor who uses violence to oppose Western interests.
  • freedom fighter – a non-state actor who uses violence to further Western interests.
  • freedom – freedom for White men.
  • the free world – the American empire.
  • regime – an anti-American government.
  • democracy – a pro-American government.
  • spreading democracy – American imperialism. See democracy.
  • justice system – injustice system.
  • progress – that which furthers White or US (business) interests.
  • truth / myth / history – as determined by White universities and the White press.
  • racist – 1. Someone who uses the N-word or joins the Klan. 2. A Black person who points out White racism.
  • whitey – a racist slur about Whites used to put down Blacks by putting it in their mouths to make them seem racist.
  • Some of my best friends are Black / it was just a joke / I’m not racist, but … – do not call out my racism.
  • sorry – sorry that you are oversensitive.
  • playing the race card / Martin Luther King / get over it – shut up, racism does not affect me so I do not care.
  • hard-working Americans / taxpayers – White people. Blacks are lazy.
  • gated community / nice neighbourhood / a good place to raise kids – a racist, lily-White neighbourhood.
  • proper English – White English, especially as a sign of intelligence and education as measured by standardized tests.
  • No problemo – improper Spanish, not as a sign of lacking intelligence, but of not being (ew) Mexican.
  • Where are you really from? – You are not really American, Canadian, etc.
  • You are pretty for a Black girl – White women are the standard of beauty.
  • You’re not like other Blacks – most of what I know about Black people comes from television and racist Whites.
  • I don’t see you as Black – Black people make me uncomfortable.
  • Why can’t I use the N-word? – I am racist.

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