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14. it's only offensive if you pronounce it "hwite"

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Mon May 12, 2025, 11:03 AM

May 12

If you put the h before the white, that's where the skin really crawls.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] milestogo May 12 OP

Post removed Post removed May 12 #1

They should be polite and kind! dpibel May 12 #27

Yeah. Too bad we can't just respect each other and call each other by our preferred names Not slogans and slander Walleye May 12 #2

What is the context of the OP? harumph May 12 #3

Crockett suggests Democrats looking to run 'safest White boy' in 2028, hints at specific candidate underpants May 12 #6

Oh wow. Dr. Strange May 12 #9

I heard it used on MSNBC's new weekend show... AntiFascist May 12 #111

It is obvious the point she is making. I don't see it as offensive. Doodley May 12 #131

Likewise. H2O Man May 12 #159

Curious.... MorbidButterflyTat May 12 #158

Well done. H2O Man May 12 #160

Yes it is offensive, along with WT, witey, etc... 58Sunliner May 12 #4

It is offensive. ForgedCrank May 12 #5

I would say it is, but it doesn't have the same power as the other way EdmondDantes_ May 12 #7

Good answer wryter2000 May 12 #105

But it IS offensive. MineralMan May 12 #8

...unless he's playing funky music.. thomski64 May 12 #26

You're as True Dough May 12 #39

Best comment. OAITW r.2.0 May 12 #181

How about referring to an adult female as "girl"? niyad May 12 #66

I try to be very careful about that exboyfil May 12 #94

Yes. As a man, I don't do that. MineralMan May 12 #104

Send Rep Crockett a letter telling her how Bettie May 12 #10

She was talking about white men who are possible Democratic candidates for president. milestogo May 12 #19

yep, they are. Sorry you are offended. WhiteTara May 12 #38

certainly is tame in comparison of the words used to describe women WhiteTara May 12 #41

White Girl is the equivalent of White Boy. maxsolomon May 12 #63

And when women are called "Girl" (with any qualifier in front of it)... Bettie May 12 #78

no one calls us white girls but WhiteTara May 12 #90

That's beside the point. milestogo May 12 #135

Their resumes certainly seem to be more impressive than Rep. Crockett's n/t MichMan May 12 #46

Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris had more impressive resumes Quiet Em May 12 #49

I don't recall Clinton or Harris referring to other Democrats as "white boys" MichMan May 12 #122

What does that have to do with anything? Quiet Em May 12 #136

IF she had said "male" they'd have their undies in a twist too Bettie May 12 #139

Ha. You a probably correct on that. Quiet Em May 12 #143

Probably because most of them are 20-25 years older than her. intheflow May 12 #165

Nope - only one JustAnotherGen May 12 #180

Crockett is allegedly on Colbert tonight. flvegan May 12 #28

Hell hath no fury Quiet Em May 12 #30

No shit. MorbidButterflyTat May 12 #152

Its ok to Mountainguy May 12 #36

"White boy" is a racially charged comment? Really? ShazzieB May 12 #65

It 100% is Mountainguy May 12 #67

I do not believe thst it is "racially charged." ShazzieB May 12 #102

It's not offensive to me. Littlered May 12 #172

It isn't Cirsium May 12 #184

That's not the point! Happy Hoosier May 12 #59

I'm a white guy and am not even 0.01% offended. Doodley May 12 #138

Good for you. Happy Hoosier May 12 #146

What offends me are lawmakers who do not speak out with the passion and vigor that we have seen from Jasmine Crockett Doodley May 12 #155

That's not really an answer. Happy Hoosier May 12 #157

She fucked up according to who? Doodley May 12 #162

Me. Happy Hoosier May 12 #163

Women tolerate dismissive insults every day of our lives Bettie May 12 #142

Offended? Cirsium May 12 #187

So, what do you want? Bettie May 12 #199

What Bettie said, all of it. ShazzieB May 12 #61

Beware the dominant culture Keepthesoulalive May 12 #69

I hear you! ShazzieB May 12 #75

There is no outrage, no pearl clutching, no overreaction. milestogo May 12 #175

Don't listen, then Cirsium May 12 #194

I don't get the question. Biophilic May 12 #11

How well did that work out for us the last time? radicalleft May 12 #15

And perhaps if she'd had more than 3 months for people to get to know her... Biophilic May 12 #20

It was plenty of time for people to get to know her. It's just that people are hateful idiots. NoRethugFriends May 12 #33

She was VP for 3 & 1/2 years prior to being nominated for president MichMan May 12 #44

Agreed, but, I did not start this conversation to talk about past elections. Biophilic May 12 #53

But previous elections are the context in which Crockett made the comment. ShazzieB May 12 #88

Her campaign did a poor job of managing that madville May 12 #80

Sadly, the best candidate may be the one who is the safest bet to win dflprincess May 12 #82

That may be true Bettie May 12 #174

Mildly offensive. Wingus Dingus May 12 #12

Lifelong white boy here. BannonsLiver May 12 #13

Agreed... radicalleft May 12 #16

it's only offensive if you pronounce it "hwite" Blue_Adept May 12 #14

Explain to me why it is A_Woman_from_MI May 12 #17

So are we going to cancel Crockett now? This is her comment, right? flvegan May 12 #18

Exactly. It says just as much about Trump voters as it does the Dems Iris May 12 #21

It seems a comment meant to be offensive Beringia May 12 #24

I am totally shocked that you were unaware about the term "black boy" NoRethugFriends May 12 #34

I guess that is some octopus mind convoluted sarcasm Beringia May 12 #55

If it's not sarcasm, I was honestly amazed. NoRethugFriends May 12 #98

Get used to losing... Happy Hoosier May 12 #161

It's certainly not classy, that's for sure. Jedi Guy May 12 #22

I am an adult woman. If a man refers to me as a girl, I correct him. Its demeaning. milestogo May 12 #85

I agree 100% phylny May 12 #93

"If a term is meant to belittle another person or group, then that's what it means." Jedi Guy May 12 #167

Another own goal! Ponietz May 12 #23

Tempest in a teapot. harumph May 12 #25

It's pejorative and hostile at best, often used in anger or disgust. Eugene May 12 #29

And Jasmine Crockett has no reason to be angry or disgusted. 1WorldHope May 12 #71

I read that with Bettie May 12 #144

Because there's a difference between punching up and punching down. It's not hard. WhiskeyGrinder May 12 #31

Sitting members of congress shouldn't say racist things. Mountainguy May 12 #45

"White boy" is not a racist term. Mentioning race is not racist, and "boy" is not racist when talking about white people WhiskeyGrinder May 12 #48

Emasculating men Mountainguy May 12 #70

Emasculating? how so WhiskeyGrinder May 12 #76

I'm not a boy Mountainguy May 12 #96

What???? Cirsium May 12 #185

THIS!!!! ShazzieB May 12 #92

Wrong. Mountainguy May 12 #97

In your opinion. Which is different from mine. ShazzieB May 12 #107

Suggesting the next Democratic Mountainguy May 12 #110

I just don't see it the way you do. ShazzieB May 12 #125

No, it's not "racist", it's an opinion on how some donors are thinking muriel_volestrangler May 12 #132

Highly offensive Mountainguy May 12 #134

It isn't racist Cirsium May 12 #183

Don't punch at all exboyfil May 12 #95

Yup. Mountainguy May 12 #109

Why is a "democrat " punching other democrats at all? questionseverything May 12 #115

Not just unoffended by it, but also perceive the hullaballoo as trivial. Torchlight May 12 #32

I'm sorry you are offended. WhiteTara May 12 #35

I think... Mike Nelson May 12 #37

I dunno. It sounds like it might be. CTyankee May 12 #40

I'm white and female, too. ShazzieB May 12 #106

White guy here. Agree 100%. No need for people to be so easily offended. Doodley May 12 #141

Agreed! ShazzieB May 12 #176

Shrug FullySupportDems May 12 #42

We can either decide that ALL Mountainguy May 12 #43

I'm sure the Hispanic people being kidnapped off our streets by ICE are laughing at Crockett's triviality. jalan48 May 12 #47

I'm an old black woman and I don't want to hear boy, black boy, white boy none MenloParque May 12 #50

I think that changes my mind a little FullySupportDems May 12 #129

Many years ago Keepthesoulalive May 12 #51

Snow, cracker, honky, off the top of my head. BeerBarrelPolka May 12 #52

Unfortunate words Keepthesoulalive May 12 #54

. BeerBarrelPolka May 12 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 12 #79

Sorry kid went to school in Florida Keepthesoulalive May 12 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 12 #89

Peckerwood is used to define backwoods southern types Keepthesoulalive May 12 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 12 #117

If a black person in the south had used Peckerwood Keepthesoulalive May 12 #126

White southerner here. Not offended. nature-lover May 12 #56

This white Texas Democrat agrees with you. Paladin May 12 #60

Because I'm not offended by it. BlueTsunami2018 May 12 #58

This is exactly why Dems/Liberals look weak... radicalleft May 12 #62

I don't like her comment pinkstarburst May 12 #64

I would be excited to vote for JB Pritzker. ShazzieB May 12 #114

I think jb is great too but I don't know if being Jewish hurts his chances questionseverything May 12 #191

reminds me of stillcool May 12 #68

This is a case for the snow flake patrol. 1WorldHope May 12 #72

Odd description 'skin-crawl' stillcool May 12 #84

She was absolutely right to use that term, imo. Oneironaut May 12 #73

My first reaction was that it was very cute, then that there will be touchiness. betsuni May 12 #74

That kind of casual contempt is part of her schtick Bok_Tukalo May 12 #77

Yeah, it's her stage persona Sympthsical May 12 #81

it should be touched upon, a lot Celerity May 12 #108

Well, I could rephrase here Sympthsical May 12 #121

Oh, for sure I meant touched upon HERE on DU. And I would not just stop on that subject. But alas, my 'perch' would not Celerity May 12 #124

She was on Urban View Cirsium May 12 #192

I quit getting offended by words a long time ago, follow the money and actions! Brainfodder May 12 #86

Explain to me why anyone believes a Faux news story Greywing May 12 #87

Huh? There are other sources. betsuni May 12 #91

Welcome aboard the "i'm offended train"! flying rabbit May 12 #99

LOL, it's better than 'white trash' n/t AntiFascist May 12 #100

Calling any man a "boy" is meant to be offensive as is adding "white" before it. elocs May 12 #103

Which man has she called a white boy? Here's the answer: She's not talking about an actual person! Doodley May 12 #147

Can you explain what she's talking about then? Llewlladdwr May 12 #168

it's not that they don't have the right to complain Skittles May 12 #173

There we go Cirsium May 12 #112

Did they use mind control Mountainguy May 12 #113

Huh? Cirsium May 12 #196

Good gad! mcar May 12 #116

The demand that everyone from every background and socioeconomic or education level only speak in Ol Janx Spirit May 12 #118

Jesus Christ JustAnotherGen May 12 #119

We must tone police ourselves in certain blogs Keepthesoulalive May 12 #145

This right here is what we need: Bettie May 12 #149

Bring a folding chair JustAnotherGen May 12 #179

This smells like someone is complaining about reverse racism LearnedHand May 12 #120

Words are not inherently offensive. The context in which they are used and the intent behind them is. meadowlander May 12 #123

honestly, I can't explain it.... mike_c May 12 #127

Whatever you want to call anybody Meowmee May 12 #128

Of course it's offensive. Llewlladdwr May 12 #130

Which man has she called a white boy? Here's the answer: She's not talking about an actual person! Doodley May 12 #148

Can you explain what she's talking about then? Llewlladdwr May 12 #166

It's an offensive comment rollin74 May 12 #133

To try to turn this comment into a scandal doesn't help us. I listen to WHAT she is saying, rather than find fault. Doodley May 12 #137

Its not a good idea to "attack" members of your own party, milestogo May 12 #140

It's like, "Let's not listen to what she is actually saying. Let's destroy her!" This is how we lose elections. Doodley May 12 #151

Who said "Let's destroy her!"? milestogo May 12 #156

Crockett is a disciplined speaker, she thought about and meant every word in that speech questionseverything May 12 #164

Are you saying that you knew what she was thinking, and as a result, you are accusing a Democratic lawmaker of Doodley May 12 #171

Addressing an adult male you don't know of another race as 'boy' is intended to be offensive Bonx May 12 #150

I hope MorbidButterflyTat May 12 #153

Would you say that if someone called Barack Obama "boy"? milestogo May 12 #177

Really? Cirsium May 12 #195

White boy, cracker and honky just as offensive as names people call doc03 May 12 #154

M'Eh! ProfessorGAC May 12 #169

I'm a big advocate of the "other shoe test" WarGamer May 12 #170

False equivalence Cirsium May 12 #190

I want to share another perspective ecstatic May 12 #178

Hats off to Jasmine Crocket for getting a huge response on DU. This white boy approves. . OAITW r.2.0 May 12 #182

I'm more offended that my two democratic white boy senators have voted for 10 & 8 of Trump's noms. CrispyQ May 12 #186

Krasnov offends me. Every MAGAtMotherfucker offends me. "White Boy" not so much Stinky The Clown May 12 #188

I'm not offended by it Blue Owl May 12 #189

Is this Democratic Underground SocialDemocrat61 May 12 #193

What an eye-opener Cirsium May 12 #197

Guess what... appmanga May 12 #198