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Re:Orthodox Privilege by nitrogen on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:31PM (#23851281)
It's a derogatory reference to a race and culture. Can probably find it defined on Wiktionary or Urban Dictionary.
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Re:Orthodox Privilege by 082349872349872 on Friday July 17, 2020 @07:45AM (#23869499)
It's not derogatory among WASPs[1] themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTU2He2BIc0 wasn't aired outside New England, for instance.

"We play croquet / and go rollerblading / here's to homies on lock / for insider trading"

[1] In the past, it was White, as opposed to say, coloured, Anglo-Saxon, as opposed to say, irish, and Protestant, as opposed to say, catholic. One might not, seeing pictures such as:

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images...

suspect that JFK and Jackie, both undoubtedly privileged, were not considered orthodox by a large segment of the US population.

https://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-xpm-2013-11-29...

(as to White: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_African_Am... says the US military already started integrating in 1948. Due to their long experience, in 2020 they may serve as an example for the elected politicians of ways to run a colour-blind meritocracy.)

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Re:Orthodox Privilege by tanseydavid on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:43PM (#23854806)
The term is in fact, commonly, but not always used in a pejorative manner. From Wikipedia:

"In the 21st century, WASP is often applied as a derogatory label to those with social privilege who are perceived to be snobbish and exclusive, such as being members of restrictive private social clubs.[63] A number of popular jokes ridicule those thought to fit the stereotype.[84]"

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