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White Man's Burden

A view held in the era of Imperialism that the more developed and "civilized" peoples of Europe should, through their leadership and domination, bring civilization, modernity, wealth, and advancement to the lesser peoples of the world.

This mostly extended to non-white peoples, but various white ethnic groups subjected to this ideology were various Slavic groups in the east, Arabs, Turks, Finns, and Boers.

The ideology crated a sense of moral justification of Imperialism over many developed and long existing cultures, including long wealthy civilizations like China, Persia, Ottoman Turkey, and India.
Europeans took over Africa in the the name of the White Man's Burden among other things.
by historia April 20, 2012
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White Man's Hamburger

Dammit! I'm sick of eating white man's hamburger day after day. I'd kill for a scrap of meat.
by donnersturm1933 August 29, 2010
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white man

Apparently to blame for the troubles of everyone else. Expected to stand there and take abuse from everyone else because he deserves it for starting slavery and apparently everything else that's bad. Let's review some history here kiddies. Anglo-saxon whites are almost exclusively responsible for everthing that all the other whites get blamed for by minorites. Anglo-saxon whites and western europeans were the vast majority involved in slavery and colonization not to mention the Spanish(who seem to receive no hate for it...hmmm) and they have caused ignorant people to blame all white people for the things some did. There is another huge fucking chunk of the "white man" in europe that has been through its own private stuggles its own vicious slaveries, and we do not generalize the blame. Nor do we blame everyone for our own fucking problems. DEAL WITH IT.
A black guy in an all-white school becomes the local celebrity. A white man in an all black school becomes the local shooting range. Explain that. Check out the names of all the biggest "evil" politicians, they are mostly western-european.
My ancestors and those of many others had nothing to do with slavery, they don't control the government and oppress all minorities. They died in concentration camps and fighting communists. They live in poverty. They have balls they don't blame others for the past and for their own problems.
by genericstreetname December 28, 2005
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white man

A man who is white.

To the liberal, a white man is useful for only one thing: Paying taxes to support everyone else.

To the liberal, a white man is the source of all racism, sexism, and religious trouble.
No white man with any sense would ever vote for a liberal. Liberals offer no entitlements for white men.
by Little Deby Big Boobs June 5, 2005
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Balanced White Man

Balanced White Man is an Internet personality frequently found on Worldstar dispelling fallacious arguments and reconstructing long held, but ultimately false concepts.

Balanced White Man isn’t affiliated with any organization but has many ties with gang members, most notably: Truth, Scotty Toad, SomaliSomali.

Balanced White Man is recognizable due to his distinct Carl Jung avatar.

Balanced White Man is credited with coining the term Afropean which is a portmanteau of a person of African & European heritage.
Balanced White Man doesn’t tolerate ignorance.
by Balanced White Man November 23, 2019
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white man's afro

Refers to a white guy with an afro hairstyle. Examples of white guys with a white man's afro would be: Don Henley (Eagles, 1970s), Jeff Lynne of ELO, Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Sib Hashian (Boston), Bob Ross (artist), Mitch Mitchell and Noel Reading of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, as well as many others.
I wish I had a white man's afro...
by Analog Kid December 28, 2005
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white man

Me. I am a white man, I goto work, I got many friends of different ethinicities. Oh I forgot I am caucasian. I guess I am a white man!
I am a white man, not an evil person... you want an evil man go blame someone who you know has done something wrong!
by Oz January 24, 2005
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