Wither came ‘Whigger’?

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    Mike20419
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    I am from the Republic of Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean sea. We have very few blacks here; most come to play sports or work for the United Nations. I like America and want to study at a university there. I have a friend from Virginia who is originally from Cyprus. One summer when he was here and we met, I was wearing baggy shorts and a Nike T-shirt with Michael Jordan on it (showing only his face). He told me: ‘If you dress like that in America, people would say you are a whigger.’ It didn’t bother me,because even my dad says I look like I’m black (big nose, extremely curly hair and with a room filled with black basketball players’ posters). My question is, Do people in America actually use this label ‘whigger,’ and what are whites’ and blacks’ opinions of people who use it? Is there a label for everyone in America? I thought racism was almost non-existent there. I know now that it is not.
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    Name : Mike20419, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 18, City : N/A, State : NA, Country : Cyprus, 
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    Joe29371
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    Yes, people really do call them that. And I think racism is worse in America than anywhere else because there are so many different races mixed together here.

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    Name : Joe29371, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Mixed race, Age : 27, City : Murfreesboro, State : TN, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Social class : Lower middle class, 
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