Full Version: Flip or Filo?
I aint Filipino but shiet, I get this pissed off sensation when I see the word "Filo" , I dunno what it is but it's sounds gay to me. I rather see the word Flip....Sounds much cooler
oh quit with the gay fu-king threads, we could care less about it but most people say they are filipino jackass
QUOTE(IssanUPrise @ May 27 2007, 01:22 AM) [snapback]2967471[/snapback]
I aint Filipino but shiet, I get this pissed off sensation when I see the word "Filo" , I dunno what it is but it's sounds gay to me. I rather see the word Flip....Sounds much cooler
hello there
are you single and white? please I need a friend.
Btw, you can call me Filipo
don't call me those names. i'm F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O... isn't that too hard? i think it's the cooles
QUOTE(IssanUPrise @ May 27 2007, 08:22 AM) [snapback]2967471[/snapback]
I aint Filipino but shiet, I get this pissed off sensation when I see the word "Filo" , I dunno what it is but it's sounds gay to me. I rather see the word Flip....Sounds much cooler
i feel the exact same way and nice to see im not the only one... i truly despise that word "FILO" and everytime i see it i get physically ill for a minute or two...
people should just say Filipino, Filipina, TheHottestAsians anything but Filo...
handsome...
ye filo annoys the hell outta me! those aussies... 
pacific island annoys the hell out of me! damn americans 
Filo_G dawgsss
QUOTE(santoloco @ May 27 2007, 07:36 AM) [snapback]2967723[/snapback]
ye filo annoys the hell outta me! those aussies...
Yeah, balikbayans still call the country, P.I. as in Philippine Islands. Annoys me very much.
Hate Filos and Flips too. I'd rather be called Pinoy, at least we Pinoys coined "Pinoy".
calling me a flip is the same as you calling a black dude a N*gga.
QUOTE(jonathanrhino @ May 27 2007, 10:45 AM) [snapback]2967832[/snapback]
Yeah, balikbayans still call the country, P.I. as in Philippine Islands. Annoys me very much.
Hate Filos and Flips too. I'd rather be called Pinoy, at least we Pinoys coined "Pinoy".
Hate Filos and Flips too. I'd rather be called Pinoy, at least we Pinoys coined "Pinoy".
yeap i prefer pinoys.
FLIP isnt too bad. my version = Fine Lookin Island People if u want to interpret it that way. pinoys dont give a damn if ppl call it flip, cuz the majority is ignorant of its history anyways. its up to the individual to be offended of it or not. i think its stupid and not stupid at the same time if a person somewhat gets offended by this. if a person just wanted the same respect or attention as the blacks by comparing flip with n**ga, then thats stupid and it annoys the hell outta me. its funny, cuz i know a couple of ppl getting all pissd when some other non pinoys call them this way, while they themselves dont even know how it came about. id get offended if i were called indio, but flip to get recognition, being wannabe and all that is BS. if a person gets offended because they understand the history, and is smart enough to pick up a person's approach, then thats understandable.
QUOTE(*promo @ May 27 2007, 11:27 AM) [snapback]2967920[/snapback]
calling me a flip is the same as you calling a black dude a N*gga.
ohhh stfu....
I've never seen "Filo" until i saw it on AF. I don't think that word has any history behind it though, just a lazy way to say Filipino. "Flip" has some history behind it tho. I wouldn't say calling a Filipino "Flip" is like calling a black person the "N word" White ppl around here call black ppl the "N word" a lot, but they usually apply it to certain black ppl who are acting a certain way, but not to all black ppl. For instance, I was in the lunch line and some black guys skipped a white girl and she goes "Those n!ggers just skipped me!" So to her, the guys are "n!ggers" because they were acting up, but some decent black person wouldn't be considered a "n!gger" to her. (I'm not justifying the use of the word, just telling you how it is around here) See it's different w/ the word "Flip" because i've never heard a non-Filipino calling someone a "Flip" because they were acting a certain way. Ppl just say "Flip" because they're too lazy to say Filipino.
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Flip is a term used colloquially by Filipino American youth to refer to those of Filipino descent.
According to the late journalist and activist Alex Fabros, Sr. (1903–1999), the term was first used among Filipinos sometime after his immigration to the United States in 1929.[citation needed]
While Flip is usually used inoffensively, the folk etymology of the term is that it is an acronym for fu-king little island people which was allegedly coined by American soldiers during World War II.
According to the late journalist and activist Alex Fabros, Sr. (1903–1999), the term was first used among Filipinos sometime after his immigration to the United States in 1929.[citation needed]
While Flip is usually used inoffensively, the folk etymology of the term is that it is an acronym for fu-king little island people which was allegedly coined by American soldiers during World War II.
QUOTE(IssanUPrise @ May 27 2007, 10:43 AM) [snapback]2967979[/snapback]
ohhh stfu....
fu-k YOU TROLL! $hits like you ruin things around here with petty little thoughts!
Wow I never knew that man! Its a good things Pinoy here in America rarely use that term anymore, we just say were "Filipino"
i don't like the terms flip or filo...think it sounds stupid.
but whats wrong with P.I. or R.P. ... i think its okay to shorten a country or state (UK, CA, NY)... it saves time when writing.
but whats wrong with P.I. or R.P. ... i think its okay to shorten a country or state (UK, CA, NY)... it saves time when writing.
^ P.I.(Philippine Islands) connotes American colonialism 
Las Islas Felipinas - Spanish Era
Philippine Islands - American Era
Republic of the Philippines - Present
Philippine Islands - American Era
Republic of the Philippines - Present
QUOTE(IssanUPrise @ May 27 2007, 02:22 PM) [snapback]2967471[/snapback]
I aint Filipino but shiet, I get this pissed off sensation when I see the word "Filo" , I dunno what it is but it's sounds gay to me. I rather see the word Flip....Sounds much cooler
the latter is actually no better if you ask me..
QUOTE(philfighter @ May 27 2007, 06:11 PM) [snapback]2967650[/snapback]
don't call me those names. i'm F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O... isn't that too hard? i think it's the cooles
yewr semplih da veysh among da reysht!!!
QUOTE(jonathanrhino @ May 27 2007, 10:45 PM) [snapback]2967832[/snapback]
Yeah, balikbayans still call the country, P.I. as in Philippine Islands. Annoys me very much.
Hate Filos and Flips too. I'd rather be called Pinoy, at least we Pinoys coined "Pinoy".
Hate Filos and Flips too. I'd rather be called Pinoy, at least we Pinoys coined "Pinoy".
i dont know about you guys, but i just call myself P-I-N-A-Y!!!
those fil-ams, or half-whatever, started that FILOS-FLIPS-S#!t, trying to make it sound cool,
mga nakikigaya, nakikiuso. to hell with them!!
halata talaga ang hindi purong pinoy dito, kasi yun ang tawag..
we original, 100% filipinos, call ourselves PINOY!!! <== still the coolest, no matter what!!
QUOTE(*promo @ May 27 2007, 03:45 PM) [snapback]2968046[/snapback]
fu-k YOU TROLL! $hits like you ruin things around here with petty little thoughts!
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While Flip is usually used inoffensively, the folk etymology of the term is that it is an acronym for fu-king little island people which was allegedly coined by American soldiers during World War II.
honestly, i think 'fu-king little island people' is a backronym, but the fact that people use it in such a way disturbs me nonetheless. i prefer the term pinoy.
filo, however, is by far the dumbest.
You know alot of Pinoys that use the term flip probably doesnt even know what it really means. Im guessing people just jumped that band wagon once they found out people started using it somehow
QUOTE(ham_let @ May 28 2007, 12:25 AM) [snapback]2969035[/snapback]
honestly, i think 'fu-king little island people' is a backronym, but the fact that people use it in such a way disturbs me nonetheless. i prefer the term pinoy.
filo, however, is by far the dumbest.
filo, however, is by far the dumbest.
just looked at what i posted and "flip" was coined in the Philipines-American war not in WW2, maybe it just came into light or was coined just then.
why don't we just refer to each other as to what region we come from like luzonian/bisayan/mindanaoan
white power
white power
I dunno what the big deal is. I live in Australia and almost every Filipino person I know uses the term 'filo' or 'flip' - I hear 'filo' the majority of the time. It's just a shortened version of 'filipino' and I really don't the see the negative connotation in it.
same here have not agianst Filo but Flip pisses me off instantly.
QUOTE(kamison @ May 29 2007, 01:41 AM) [snapback]2969610[/snapback]
why don't we just refer to each other as to what region we come from like luzonian/bisayan/mindanaoan
white power
white power
ha?
who the hell says that?? that's the first time ive heard of that... 
QUOTE(straightlines @ May 29 2007, 05:43 AM) [snapback]2969987[/snapback]
I dunno what the big deal is. I live in Australia and almost every Filipino person I know uses the term 'filo' or 'flip' - I hear 'filo' the majority of the time. It's just a shortened version of 'filipino' and I really don't the see the negative connotation in it.
exactly!! filipinos who are not in the country only use those!! we, who are here, have never ever used it.. and we dont see ourselves doing so..
pinoy ako! pinoy kami! ewan ko sa inyo.. flip-filo kamo?? taga saan ba kau??
QUOTE(kamison @ May 28 2007, 12:41 PM) [snapback]2969610[/snapback]
why don't we just refer to each other as to what region we come from like luzonian/bisayan/mindanaoan
white power
white power
Pinoy = general term for Filipinos
Amboy = American Mestizo
Kastilaloy = Spanish/Spanish Mestizo
Tsinoy = Chinese/Chinese Mestizo
Bisoy = Visayan Pinoy
Abnoy = the likes of Dalawapo
Add more...
QUOTE(jonathanrhino @ May 29 2007, 09:07 PM) [snapback]2971276[/snapback]
Pinoy = general term for Filipinos
Amboy = American Mestizo
Kastilaloy = Spanish/Spanish Mestizo
Tsinoy = Chinese/Chinese Mestizo
Bisoy = Visayan Pinoy
Abnoy = the likes of Dalawapo
Add more...
Amboy = American Mestizo
Kastilaloy = Spanish/Spanish Mestizo
Tsinoy = Chinese/Chinese Mestizo
Bisoy = Visayan Pinoy
Abnoy = the likes of Dalawapo
Add more...
who's dalawapo? funny baya..
add more ka pa.. hahaha
we dont call ourselves BISOY!! where are you guys from seriously? wherever do you get these names???
we just call ourselves BISAYA, more likely by region: CEBUANA, ILONGGA, WARAY, etc.
i dont care what term you used... i dont care
QUOTE(maldita @ May 30 2007, 02:25 AM) [snapback]2972956[/snapback]
who's dalawapo? funny baya..
add more ka pa.. hahaha
we dont call ourselves BISOY!! where are you guys from seriously? wherever do you get these names???
we just call ourselves BISAYA, more likely by region: CEBUANA, ILONGGA, WARAY, etc.
add more ka pa.. hahaha
we dont call ourselves BISOY!! where are you guys from seriously? wherever do you get these names???
we just call ourselves BISAYA, more likely by region: CEBUANA, ILONGGA, WARAY, etc.
Balot, I don't care that you dont. We're just having fun here and if you can't deal with it, go suck an egg.
African American Pinoy = Egoy
Ilocano Pinoy = umm Ilocoy?
Seriously, Maldita, I heard Bisoy in Manila. Alam mo naman kaming mga taga Luzon e Manilacentric. What is Bisdak BTW?
who cares what flip could mean if you break down each letter, its only offensive if you take it that way. if you take it, own the word.. it dosent have the negative meaning anymore
filo sounds gay, dont ever use that again, ozzies, please. please.
please.
filo sounds gay, dont ever use that again, ozzies, please. please.
please.
QUOTE(Balot @ May 30 2007, 08:17 AM) [snapback]2973271[/snapback]
i dont care what term you used... i dont care
me too
QUOTE(jonathanrhino @ Jun 1 2007, 09:07 PM) [snapback]2977324[/snapback]
Balot, I don't care that you dont. We're just having fun here and if you can't deal with it, go suck an egg.
African American Pinoy = Egoy
Ilocano Pinoy = umm Ilocoy?
Seriously, Maldita, I heard Bisoy in Manila. Alam mo naman kaming mga taga Luzon e Manilacentric. What is Bisdak BTW?
African American Pinoy = Egoy
Ilocano Pinoy = umm Ilocoy?
Seriously, Maldita, I heard Bisoy in Manila. Alam mo naman kaming mga taga Luzon e Manilacentric. What is Bisdak BTW?
ilocoy ka jan!! hahaha
really, bisoy?? talaga itong mga ignorante.. joos kooh!! (no offense nga pala. hehehe)ibig sabihin ng BISDAK ay BISAYANG DAKO, na ang ibig sabihin naman ay LAKING BISAYA.. but we dont really restrict the term to those who literally grew up here. anyone bisaya, and proud to be one, we refer ourselves as such..
uuuy, wag naman yung egoy.. pano naman napunta yan jan?
QUOTE(Hi Tone @ Jun 1 2007, 09:45 PM) [snapback]2978559[/snapback]
me too
see what i mean jonathanrhino? i am the egg.. i cant suck an egg if i am the egg... brain drain.. whahahaha
QUOTE(jonathanrhino @ Jun 1 2007, 08:07 AM) [snapback]2977324[/snapback]
Balot, I don't care that you dont. We're just having fun here and if you can't deal with it, go suck an egg.
geeezz... are you sure you are having fun? i think you are way way too serious..
OK, so that settles it. we have concluded that if anybody that uses the word "Filo" ever again will be issued a warning.
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