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"Whitey" is a derogatory term for a white person. [1] The level of contempt implied by the term varies, although it is most often used as an insult.

In Saturday Night Live's notorious 1975 " Racist Word Association Interview" skit, Richard Pryor's character uses "whitey" as his response to Chevy Chase's character's prompt of "negro". [2]

During Barack Obama's 2008 US presidential campaign, a hoax was promoted that his wife Michelle Obama had been recorded "railing against 'whitey'", which she denied, saying, "That’s something that George Jefferson would say." [3] [4]

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References

  1. ^ "Whitey". oxforddictionaries.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Saturday Night Live, Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron, Quotes". IMDb. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ^ Michael Powell and Jodi Kantor (2008-06-18). "Michelle Obama Looks for a New Introduction". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Man behind Michelle Obama and John Kerry hoaxes at centre of GCHQ row". The Independent. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2021-07-08.