I hope the Cops don't find him ...

[togor]

guess he let the mask slip.............................................. ............................

Of course no one except the guy from the north had any idea of the history of the word "uppity" when applied as an adjective to blacks. So here's a quick link. DT gets to learn something new about the foreign land in which he resides as a resident non-citizen.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/11/yep-uppity-racist/335160/

[rayg]

Of course so says a liberal publication with their agenda. They must find fault with any thing they think is not liberal or is racist. That term has always been around for a long time and is not just used only against blacks.. Ray

[lyman]

Of course no one except the guy from the north had any idea of the history of the word "uppity" when applied as an adjective to blacks. So here's a quick link. DT gets to learn something new about the foreign land in which he resides as a resident non-citizen.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...racist/335160/

uppity is not a northern word,, it is used everywhere,,


regardless of color

[togor]

uppity is not a northern word,, it is used everywhere,,

Well not commonly used, and most infamously as a perjorative towards blacks who did not seem to know their place. DT's use was not the most apt. It's possible that he just didn't fully understand the word or perhaps simply didn't care about its history. One could say that 95% of references to uppity blacks will contain some level of bigotry. But as a foreigner perhaps DT gets a pass.

[lyman]

Well not commonly used, and most infamously as a perjorative towards blacks who did not seem to know their place. DT's use was not the most apt. It's possible that he just didn't fully understand the word or perhaps simply didn't care about its history. One could say that 95% of references to uppity blacks will contain some level of bigotry. But as a foreigner perhaps DT gets a pass.

every spend anytime in the south?


heard it lots growing up here, and still do every now and again

and not always associated with a color,,, or race,,, or ethnicity,

[togor]

every spend anytime in the south?


heard it lots growing up here, and still do every now and again

and not always associated with a color,,, or race,,, or ethnicity,

Well then should be no problem to produce lots of examples of "uppity black" not having racist overtones. I look forward to seeing them. It's not the word, it's the combination, and the message carried. I think you know that.

[lyman]

is it racist if black folk call other black folks uppity blacks?

is it racist if white folks call other white folks uppity white folk?

Dogtag is from the UK corrrect???

is is racist if a person from the UK calls another person from the UK uppity UK?

uppity is like snobby, or rich, or 'puts on airs'

it's not a racist descriptor,,,

[togor]

It's the combination, who uses it, and who has used it in the past. You know this. Literalism is a transparent defense. Now with respect to DT, who knows. He's English, but he's also been here awhile. Probably the phrase crossed his path once before. In any case, the phrases uppity white, or uppity Mexican, don't have the same history of use. Uppity white sounds downright odd. There's no obviously good reason for inserting race as a secondary adjective beyond impugning the race. One could say two uppity guys instead of two uppity blacks and save 3 letters while adding gender info to boot. Unless race is an important part of the message.

[lyman]

can you send me a playbook so I know what I can and cannot say?

[dogtag]

Sounds as if Togor is getting a bit uppity

[togor]

Sounds as if Togor is getting a bit uppity

See now that's funny. Lyman, take notes. DT doesn't play obtuse, he gets right to the punch line.

[bostonbound]

Oh with the name calling! A tactic for losers, right? That's how you put it?

Vernon thinks I'm bigoted towards Southern whites. I reply: I just dislike those who pine for a return to Jim Crow. I'm not shy about stating that. Is Vernon saying that group is so large as to make me a bigot? Seems so.

Here's a guy who's actually quite easy to like, even if you don't agree with his politics. Definitely a smart guy. Can you regional natives place the accent?

You keep making racist remarks against almost any whites. You only approve of those that also hate whites.

[togor]

You keep making racist remarks against almost any whites. You only approve of those that also hate whites.

And BB is 0 or 4 in his attempts to make any meaningful rebuttals to any of my posts. See you next month.

[lyman]

See now that's funny. Lyman, take notes. DT doesn't play obtuse, he gets right to the punch line.

DT for the win tonight,,

[Sako]

Sounds as if Togor is getting a bit uppity

dogtag,take it easy, we should feel privileged to share our forum with togor and his little black uppity heart.