Someone please explain the term WASP to me?

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Anonymous wrote:I know what it stands for, but who is someone that would be an example of this?

Not this guy:

Actually you're wrong he is a WASP on his mother's side. He's probably more of a Wasp than you are ?

This was already mentioned at 16:15. Read much?

[Anonymous]

I don't know anyone who reminds me of George Washington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about for women? Like the mom on Dharma and Greg? sorry I know it's a lame example, but this is the only person who comes to mind.

Yes, like Greg's mom. Like Barbara Bush. Like Pamela Harriman.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Example 1: A caucasian with english heritage who is a Presbyterian.

"Protestant" usually Episcopalian not Presbyterian.

Yes, you can be a Presbyterian and qualify but the folks who were once considered the real elite (and may still be) were the Episcopalians.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I always thought it meant uppercrust, white, socially monolythic, mainstream protestant, NOT bible thumping evangelicals. The kind of people you think of when you hear the word society. East coast also comes to mind, as does vacations in the Hamptons. Those pictures of the preppy boys captures it.

This is what I also think of when I hear WASP. Like the whitest of the white in America.

Yep, me too. It definitely has an upper crust connotation, though that's not specifically denoted in the name. I would not put conservative Christians in this category.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought it meant uppercrust, white, socially monolythic, mainstream protestant, NOT bible thumping evangelicals. The kind of people you think of when you hear the word society. East coast also comes to mind, as does vacations in the Hamptons. Those pictures of the preppy boys captures it.

Those weren't pictures, those were videos.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I always thought it meant uppercrust, white, socially monolythic, mainstream protestant, NOT bible thumping evangelicals. The kind of people you think of when you hear the word society. East coast also comes to mind, as does vacations in the Hamptons. Those pictures of the preppy boys captures it.

Those weren't pictures, those were videos.

Whatever. You didn't even have to watch the videos to get the message. The tennis sweaters explained it immediately. Basically WASPs are preppy bastards.

[Anonymous]

Those for whom "summer" and "barbeque" are verbs. People who know the birth order of a Chip, a Skip and a Trip. Those who believe the colder the water, the better the vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you know what it stands for, do you really need someone else to pick out an example? You can pretty much pick any one of your presidents, only 2 don't qualify.

So, OK , wait, I'm bleary. Catholic Kennedy is the second one? Or rather, the first one?

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Anonymous wrote:No it is not an insult to call someone a WASP. WASPs were the power structure in the country prior to diversity.

They still are and will be so for a long time. Stop kidding yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know what it stands for, but who is someone that would be an example of this?

Not this guy:

Actually you're wrong he is a WASP on his mother's side. He's probably more of a Wasp than you are ?

This was already mentioned at 16:15. Read much?

Other than "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and Dean Rusk's daughter, WASPs did not marry outside their race 50 years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Example 1: A caucasian with english heritage who is a Presbyterian.

I qualify and I didn't even go to an Ivy!

That is not saying much, half the rednecks in this country technically qualify as WASPS.

Oh, hush. You're just jealous.

[Anonymous]

Wait, wait, I was told it went like this; Catholics...and everyone else

[Anonymous]

A lot of people who don't get it are conflating "WASP" with "preppily attired white people who have lots of money."

They're not the synonymous, at all. There would be many, many old-line WASPs in New England (Maine, N.H., Massachusetts) who of quite limited means or are even -- get this -- poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people who don't get it are conflating "WASP" with "preppily attired white people who have lots of money."

They're not the synonymous, at all. There would be many, many old-line WASPs in New England (Maine, N.H., Massachusetts) who of quite limited means or are even -- get this -- poor.

Yes, and thank you for clarifying. I was really surprised at all the posts equating the term WASP with money. It really means what it says--someone who's lineage is white, Anglo-Saxon (roots from England and Scotland), and protestant. Might be wealthy, might not.