DWEM is an acronym standing for "Dead White European Male", a pejorative term used most commonly in reference to noted caucasian European males from the past, particularly such figures as Plato, Dante, Christopher Columbus, William Shakespeare and Isaac Newton.
DWEM is an acronym standing for "Dead White European Male", a pejorative term used most commonly in reference to noted caucasian European males from the past. Particularly implied were such figures as Plato, Dante, Christopher Columbus, William Shakespeare and Isaac Newton.