angry white man
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8.1
- noun
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para hombre blanco (estereotipo)]
- During the protest, the group was led by an angry white man frustrated with government policies.
Examples
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The media often portrays an angry white man as a backlash against social change.
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It will be very, very entertaining to watch the GOP court Mexicans, etc. without losing their "base" of racist, angry white men and women.
Blog text (20) -
Do they really expect to win an election by running this sad collection of racists, fascists, old fools, and wanna-be angry white men?
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Many believe that the support for certain political movements stems from the grievances of angry white men feeling left behind.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase’s literal meaning — a white man who is angry — is directly derivable from the constituents, so a B1 learner would grasp the basic denotation. However, the full MWE functions as a socio-political stereotype (implying age, resentment, political attitudes and cultural context) that goes beyond the literal words and would not be fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Angry white man came from news and politics as a clear picture of a white man who is angry because he feels left behind by social change. It captures the idea of someone who is 'frustrated' or 'resentful', so today we use it to describe that kind of person.