snivel rights

From snivel (“to whine or complain while crying”) +‎ rights. First use appears c. 1962. See cite below.

snivel rights pl (plural only)

1. (slang, Internet slang, derogatory) Civil rights.
   • 1962, Southern Rhodesia. Legislative Assembly, Debates of the Legislative Assembly‎^[1], volume 50, number 32, page 2131:

     who sit in the background and urge their rather stupid followers to do these illegal acts, for that reason I do not support any of the statements with regard to what I would call the snivel-rights of certain political groups.

   • 1965, The Citizen, Official Journal of the Citizens' Councils of America‎^[2], volume 10, page 10:

     "world peash," "snivel rights," and the like, and who, if we may judge from their appearance and their yammering, are as afraid of war as they are of soap.

   • 2010, David Farber, The Rise and Fall of Modern American Conservatism, A Short History, page 146:

     The nonviolent campaigns against racial discrimination in the early 1960s only inflamed his disgust for what he called the “snivel rights” movement.

   • 2017 July 31, Byker, “Re: WHAT IS 'WHITE PRIVILEGE'?”, in alt.politics.democrats‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Since the snivel rights tantrums, Negroes have been free to chart their own course. Gone is the harsh hand of evil whitey telling them what they must do. What do see with that freedom? Do we see glittering examples of negro achievement? Do we even see a status-quo of negro life before the snivel rights tantrum?

   • 2023 June 2, K.Wills, “Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of ?hostile? laws”, in alt.checkmate‎^[4] (Usenet):

     If spooks boycotted Florida and left en mass, just imagine the benefits! Lower crime No coalburning/oil drilling Lower taxes (less taxpayer funded services needed for dindus) NO 'snivel rights' lawsuits Schools where kids can actually learn No relentless screams of Muh Racisms!