"Don't Call Me White" is a 7" single by

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featuring two songs from ''

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'' (1994); "Don't Call Me White" and "Punk Guy". The record was limited to 1,500 copies on white vinyl. The band sometimes changes the word white to ' (the

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word for "shit") during their live shows.

Meaning

When asked in a 1994 interview if the song is about

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, Fat Mike responded saying, "Basically, I'm tired of all these correct terms you're supposed to be calling people now."

Cover versions

*The

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band Avalots made a

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of "Don't Call Me White" in Catalan called "No em digueu blanc". *The band Rancid also covered the song on the ''

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''. * On the obscure tape Sin Efectos by Sin efectos, A cover called "No me ilamas gringo" is featured.

References

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