SEARCH UNSPINNING THE SPIN: THE WOMEN'S MEDIA CENTER GUIDE TO FAIR AND ACCURATE LANGUAGE

To determine if a word or phrase is fair or accurate, type it into the search box. Or return to the Unspinning the Spin home page.



WMC Unspinning the Spin

buppie/Buppie

from black + yuppie, this rather vague and outdated referred to young, black upwardly mobile urban professionals, mirroring the term for young, white urban professionals (yuppies/Yuppies) who prospered during the 1980s. The informal term comes with some negative spin ("Terrell is such a buppie") so use it only if you know what you're doing.


SHARE

[SHARE]

Article.DirectLink

ABOUT

Unspinning the Spin: The Women's Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language

By Rosalie Maggio


 

ALPHABETICAL ENTRIES:
A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z

INTRODUCTION by Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem

WRITING GUIDELINES