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"Flip" just means "flippant".

I'm legitimately curious, what way do you think that "flip" is racist? Are you joking, or just not aware of the etymology?

Derogatory term for someone from the Philippines (Filipino).

Thank you, I had never heard that before.

Considering the username and that this is their only comment...

Yeah, I should have known better. My mistake.

ding ding ding! we have a winner.

i do think he's a dick, though, for more than just his name.

Racist?

Even if we pretend that's a legitimate definition, your assertion still doesn't make sense.

No pretending necessary; it has been a widespread term for years. Here's a Wikipedia article on it with sources:

Don't feed the trolls.

The definition you're looking for in this context is: Glib; flippant