White supremacist leader Preston Wiginton drew considerable backlash on Wednesday after proposing the establishment of an organization called the "WAACP."

The comments were reported by the Texas A&M University student newspaper, The Battalion.

"If we want to have a white state, or a white community or a white homeland we should be able to have that," Wiginton told The Battalion. "We respect that for all people. If we look at the NAACP, black people have the right to have that. Why can't white people have a WAACP?"

"WAACP" is apparently a failed attempt to modify the acronym NAACP, which stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Many people on social media noticed that new acronym didn't quite make sense.

A screengrab of a tweet by @AndrewGrimes (Twitter)

No prizes for deducing what he thinks the N in NAACP stands for https://t.co/PSDNji7e7B — Steve J (@billeniumbeach) November 23, 2016

my god. That's a ripe combination of ignorant and unbelievably offensive. — Nana Vin, PhD (@nottheribbons) November 23, 2016

This rockets to the top of my They Can't Be That Stupid list. 🚀🚀🚀🚀 https://t.co/f5i5y2cFxq — Släckerdämmerung (@charlesthomas) November 23, 2016

Oh my god I was wondering if anyone else noticed this https://t.co/FjalJJql7f — Tall-yuh (@Tahlia_Rene) November 23, 2016

Ignorance is truly not blissful https://t.co/GXrPyWLOt2 — Gary Jones LCSW (@JustG62) November 23, 2016

Turn this on its head. Let's actually go ahead and form a WAACP: White Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Bye, Wiginton! https://t.co/udbl0jdne1 — W. Aaron French (@AaronMoFoFrench) November 23, 2016

Would love a White Association for the Advancement of Colored People tbh https://t.co/vkObVN2WdK — fight for freedom NOT fried fowl (@Elloh_L) November 23, 2016

The backstory

Wiginton is the organizer of an upcoming event at Texas A&M University which features Richard Spencer, one of the leaders of the white supremacist movement called the "alt-right." Many students are upset that the event is being held on campus.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled Spencer "a radical white separatist whose goal is the establishment of a white ethno-state in North America." The SPLC also labeled Wiginton "a key white power activist" with ties to neo-Nazis.

Texas A&M officials said that they cannot do anything to stop the event, because private citizens are allowed to reserve space at the university. Wiginton has also hosted several white supremacist events at the university in the past.