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" . . . [H]ere is a list of words and concepts stemming from that same tradition which may not register as “black radical” (but which should!) . . . "

We could add to Mr. M's list of words that signal race radicalism, the following: "whipipo" and "YTs" as slang shorthand for white people among (respectively) American blacks and Canadian indigenous youth (youth in particular, but not exclusively). In the contexts where I've seen these two "nicknames" on social media, they weren't necessarily being used derisively, but rather as smart-alecky "in-group speak." Nevertheless . . . not an encouraging fad for a generation claiming to espouse anti-racism.

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