Latinos must confront 'ingrained' anti-black racism amid George Floyd protests, some urge

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[–]Heter0ph0be4Life[S] 2 insightful - 5 fun2 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 5 fun -  (11 children)

That X is racist, dude. Say "Latino" or "Latina."

[–]filbs111 6 insightful - 5 fun6 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 5 fun -  (9 children)

Yikes! Someone hasn't been keeping up with Associated Press guidelines. The X is cute and valid, sweaty.

[–]Tiwaking 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

sweaty

Im not sure if this is a typo or not

[–]filbs111 6 insightful - 6 fun6 insightful - 5 fun7 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Sorry. Sweatx. Please give me time to do the work and formulate my apology manifesto on twitlonger.

[–]Heter0ph0be4Life[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Ass Press is nothing but shitlib asskissers of the oligarchy. The x makes it a racial slur. Just say sp¡c, you fucking gringo, since that's what you mean by putting that X there.

[–]filbs111 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Gringx please. Stop now before I become triggered.

[–]theytookourjerbsIndependent 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

lol spic is a slur for Spaniards, not Mexicans. Neanderthals have been using the wrong slur for ages now, since spic is a slur towards Spaniards from WASP shits in the 19th-early 20th century. I would understand using that for Castizo and Harnizo white Northern Mexicans, but not for brown Mestizoes.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I always thought that spic was a derivative of Hispanic, jut like nigger is a derivative of Negro.

[–]theytookourjerbsIndependent 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Naw it used to be used by WASP to mean a derogatory term for Spanish Italian and Portuguese Caucasians, but ignoramuses think it means anybody that speaks Spanish. Wigger on the other hand, used to be derogatory for Irish, but it now means white person that acts like they're black, but that one makes more sense.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

After a quick web search, the two most popular theories are: 1) derived from the word speak said with a Spanish accent from Panama in the early 1900's 2) a shortened play on the word spaghetti, referring to Italians

I can not find any other origin for wigger other than the combination of the words white nigger.

[–]theytookourjerbsIndependent 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting. I always knew that wigger meant a white person trying to act like they're black or pretending to black. You learn something new everyday.

[–]theytookourjerbsIndependent 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

truth. It is a racist/colorist slur from Angloshits to appropriate Portuguese and Spanish language. Even white European Hispanics abhor that term, even though it's only used for their Latin-American brothers and sisters.