Who are WASPS (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) in the US (officially and unofficially)?
You’re arguing denotation vs connotation. The denotation is just what the poster you quoted said. The connotation tends to refer to those who are somewhat more privilaged and educated, but is often more broadly applied to anyone who’s white, doesn’t appear “ethnic” in any way (e.g. darker skin, hair, etc.) and isn’t a stereotypical hillbilly. (Though I’ve heard of the NASCAR crowd referred to as WASPs, too, so it depends on who you ask.) The connotation of this particular term is pretty nebulous.
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