History Main / OutsideInsideSlur

* Rino (Republican InNameOnly), Dino (Democrat InNameOnly).

* On ''Series/{{Vida}}'', the protagonists, Mexican-American sisters Emma and Lyn Hernandez are frequently referred to as "coconuts" or "White-inas" because they previously left their neighbourhood, and later return to make major changes to their late mother's bar. {{Played For Drama}}, as the show addresses the many issues within the Latin American community, including racism, as is shown with the aforementioned slurs.

** The lesson is remember your heritage and don't let anyone tell you how to live your life.

* The giant statue of Christ recently built in Poland got some "concrete on the outside, empty on the inside" comments. (Actually, these are both bad as in Poland "concrete" is used to mean something unable/unwilling to reform, such as die-hards of the old regime.)

* in the UWF "Iceman" King Parsons once called Savannah Jack an Oreo for teaming with Gentleman Chris Adams. (Adams had been Parsons' tag team partner until Parsons had a FaceHeelTurn.)

* ''ComicBook/TopTen'' has a robot deriding Joe Pi as being too human by calling him "Spambo" (metal on the outside, meat on the inside)

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[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant In case you're wondering]], this trope isn't about acquiring NWordPrivileges just to be able to insult another group from "within." The "inside" and "outside" here refer to individuals, not groups.

[[folder:Races]]
* Oreo: [[TheWhitestBlackGuy Black on the outside, white on the inside]]. The most infamous of these slurs and most likely the inspiration for the following examples.
* Reverse Oreo/"Uh-oh" Oreo: [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy White on the outside, black on the inside]]. More commonly, "Wigger" (a portmanteau that requires NWordPrivileges to explain, 'nuff said).
* The British confectionary-related version of "Oreo" is "Bounty Bar", referring to a coconut-filled chocolate bar that is white on the inside.
* Coconut: Brown (Hispanic or South Asian) on the outside, white on the inside.
** "Potato" is also sometimes used the same way "coconut."
* Banana/Twinkie: Yellow (East- or Southeast Asian) on the outside, white on the inside.
** "Egg" and "daisy" have both been used for the inverse, in a similar vein as "[[OccidentalOtaku weeaboo]]".
** Less commonly, Pencil: Yellow on the outside, black on the inside.
* Apple: Red on the outside, white on the inside (for Native Americans).

[[folder:Political Ideologies]]
* "Melons" or "Watermelons," used by conservatives to describe Greens (green outside, [[DirtyCommunists red]] inside).
** Also used by Greens to describe people they feel are just socialists/communists giving lip service to Green ideas because Green is "hipper" or politically safer than Red.
* "Radishes", from communists for moderate leftists (red outside, white inside).
* Rino (Republican InNameOnly), Dino (Democrat InNameOnly).
* "Beefsteak" was used by Nazis to deride former socialists who they suspected of only joining the Nazis / SA / SS due to pressure: brown on the outside, red on the inside.
** And the other way round: after UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, ex-Nazis joining the Austrian Socialists were called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punschkrapfen "Punschkrapferl"]] - outside red (or pink), inside brown.

[[folder:Other]]
* The giant statue of Christ recently built in Poland got some "concrete on the outside, empty on the inside" comments. (Actually, these are both bad as in Poland "concrete" is used to mean something unable/unwilling to reform, such as die-hards of the old regime.)
* "Crunchie" is an (extremely mild and rarely serious) insult to intelligence, meaning brunette on the outside, but [[DumbBlonde blonde]] on the inside. The term "Malteser" is sometimes used in the UK.

[[folder:Use in fiction]]

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* ''ComicBook/TopTen'' has a robot deriding Joe Pi as being too human by calling him "Spambo" (metal on the outside, meat on the inside)
* In ''ComicBook/DoubleHappiness'', the (Chinese-American) protagonist complains that he's "such a twinkie" (yellow on the outside, white on the inside).

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* In ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'', Harold (who is Asian) [[DiscussedTrope talks about]] being referred to as a twinkie -- yellow outside, white inside.
* Variation in ''Film/WildWildWest''. Here, Loveless is using "yellow" to refer, not to race, but cowardice.
--> '''Loveless:''' Mr. West, although you are as black as the night on the outside... [[PunctuatedForEmphasis inside... you... are... yella!]]

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* When ''Literature/TheBabySittersClub'' went to summer camp, one of Jessi's cabin mates referred to her and Mallory as "Oreos." It may not have been meant as a racial slur (although Jessi took it as one), given that the insult was clearly supposed to include Mallory, who isn't black.
* In the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' novel ''Literature/SpocksWorld'', when a Vulcan points out that Spock is halfblood, Kirk spends a good few words pointing out his real meaning — namely, that because Spock is a halfblood, he's "a fake Earth person", not a Vulcan.
* In ''Literature/{{Seveneves}}'', Ivy Xiao, who commands the International Space Station, succinctly sums up her PR problem:
-->"To American viewers, I'm not fully American. To Chinese viewers, I'm a banana."

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* On ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow,'' Freight Train complains that cops won't help black people, in reference to two cops who are both black.
-->'''Freight Train:''' All cops are white on the inside!
-->'''Cleveland:''' ''(cheerfully)'' Like an Eskimo pie, or a coconut!

[[IThoughtItMeant In case you're wondering]], this trope isn't about acquiring NWordPrivileges just to be able to insult another group from "within." The "inside" and "outside" here refer to individuals, not groups.

[[AC: Webcomic}}
* A ''Webcomic/HeroOfThreeFaces'' strip based on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' had Gunn in his season 5 lawyer suit worrying that he was turning into an Oreo.

* "Crunchie" is an (extremely mild and rarely serious) insult to intelligence, meaning brunette on the outside, but [[DumbBlonde blonde]] on the inside.

* Apple: Red on the outside, white on the inside (for Native Americans)

* "Melons" or "Watermelons," used by conservatives to describe Greens (green outside, [[DirtyCommunists red]] inside)

* "Radishes", from communists for moderate leftists (red outside, white inside)

** And the other way round: After UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, ex-Nazis joining the Austrian Socialists were called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punschkrapfen "Punschkrapferl"]] - outside red (or pink), inside brown.

** And the other way round: After WorldWar2, ex-Nazis joining the Austrian Socialists were called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punschkrapfen "Punschkrapferl"]] - outside red (or pink), inside brown.

* Variation in ''Film/WildWildWest'':

:: Here, Loveless is using "yellow" to refer, not to race, but cowardice.

** "Egg" and "daisy" have both been used for the inverse.

* R(h)ino (Republican InNameOnly), Dino (Democrat InNameOnly).

* Rino (Republican InNameOnly), Dino (Democrat InNameOnly).

* "Melons" or "Watermelons," used by conservatives to describe Greens (green outside, [[DirtyCommies red]] inside)

* Oreo: Black on the outside, white on the inside. The most infamous of these slurs and possibly inspired the following examples.

* Oreo: Black on the outside, white on the inside.

* Oreo: Black on the outside, white on the inside. The most infamous of these slurs and possibly inspired the following examples.

* Oreo: Black on the outside, white on the inside.

* Coconut: Brown (particularly Hispanic) on the outside, white on the inside. Also used in Britain by and to refer to South Asians in particular.
* Banana/Twinkie: Yellow (East Asian or Southeast Asian) on the outside, white on the inside.