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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