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(kid in my class) Black Lives Matter is a terrorist organization and should be treated as such.
Whitespeak for: I hate those terrorist black lives matters people, doing such heinous acts as asking for racial equality and protesting in the streets >:( They even destroy property! Truly nothing and no one could do any act more horrible than that. Lynching, school shootings, the KKK, what are those?
[in response to a long, very polite email I sent to an online clothing retailer, about how I’m sure they weren’t doing it on purpose but to please stop using the word g***y in descriptions, including a link to a long post by an actual Romani person about how hurtful it is even when done with good intentions]
“Thank you for taking the time to email us. This has been addressed in the past with [site] and more than one poll was taken on our Facebook page. We are not using the term in a derogatory manner and to date, have not received any complaints from Romani people. We appreciate your feedback.”
whitespeak for: “Don’t worry, we said that we aren’t using it in a derogatory manner, which means it’s not a slur. Besides, all the (probably white) people who follow us on Facebook say they aren’t offended by it, which must mean that it’s ok!… The person in the article doesn’t count.
I’m a white woman, talking to her mother about police brutality and how cops are allowed to murder unarmed poc. This is unfailingly her response: “But we have to remember how *hard* it is for cops to do this job!”
Whitespeak for: Oh my, won’t someone think of the dear policemen? They just have it so hard, having to not kill or maim anyone every time they interact with non-whites. Sure they have years of rigorous professional training to deal with dangerous situations, but everyone has little oopsies now and then where they accidentally murder a person or two, don’t they?
"I used to have a friend who looked just like you! She was a cute little asian girl, too. I think she was Chinese?" –my white friend's older sister while talking to me, a Vietnamese person,
Oh you asians are just so cute and adorable, like little identical dolls! I used to have a dol–I mean a friend like you. She was probably made in China, but you know how interchangeable all those places are, ahahaha! I wonder why we stopped being friends though?
Why are you getting so defensive? Calm down, it's not like a black person is near us. You worry to much about being 'politically correct', you're such a kill joy!
Whitespeak for: Why are you getting so defensive? Calm down, it’s not like a black person is near us to hear me being racist as fuck. If they were I’d definitely shut the hell up and pretend to be a decent human being, because being accountable for my actions is something I want to avoid at all costs. Make no mistake though! I may not be a dreaded killjoy, but I am an awful person.
"You're Indian? You don't...look Indian? What tribe are you from? Oh, you're not Native American? Cool -- but what tribe are you from? Do you speak...Indian? Speak some Indian for me."
Whitespeak for: Since you're not actually white you can be my own personal Siri! I love hearing exotic languages even if I have no fucking clue as to which culture they belong to. So Siri, talk to me.
I'm a latinx poc who was born in the states but this has happened to me too many times: White: Where are you from? Me: Texas White: Yeah, okay, but where are you REALLY from??? Me:...Texas? White: Yes, I know but where- Me: omfg ....
Whitespeak for: Here in Murica, only white children are born. There is no alternative. It’s not like people have said the U.S. is a melting pot, or a tossed salad, due to all the people of various backgrounds that are born here. We are all white. Everyone else is a stranger. Truly, we live in a magical place.
my dad alwsys uses (pardon my french) ni**er and claims 'it's okay bc ne*ro was the word used by slave owners so that's the offensive one'
Whitespeak for: Of course n*gro is the offensive word! At least, that's the way I like to look at it! After all if we have alternative facts, why not alternative history?"
