I doubt this story 100%!!! Anyone can say anything now a days.. the internet picks up a lie and it goes crazy.
I heard Obama hates all white women. An insider said so!!! Pass it a long…..

"This racism is killing me inside!"
It's slowing killing me too Cord.
Since I've known about it it's been hurting me.
going on 23 years now (was blissfully unaware for 5 years before moving to the burbs)
I just about can't handle living in my red state anymore. :(

I couldn't find this particular gem when I did my googling, but I lose patience after the second page of any search results. I don't at all doubt that there are some hateful, ig'nant people out there saying hateful, ig'nant things.

anyone who lives in the south knows what "uppity" means.

McCain's "accessible"? Really? Interesting. I was under the impression that rich white dudes who dumped their ugly, injured first wives for richer, more politically connected second wives, and then later call *those* wives "trollopey cunts" are a bit on the unrelatable side. But, hey, that's just me! I live in the city were uppity community organizers just sit on their porches smoking weed all day talking about which rims to buy. South SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know "uppity" and "nigger" have been used together a lot, but does a misuse of a word with no hateful intention or racial components render the word offensive in any context? When you look up the word "uppity," it does not warn you that the term is offensive. I'm not sure how I feel about this…

the historical connotation of "uppity" is racist. that's why people find it offensive.

while the n-word has come into much more common usage, it still has the same connotations, which is why it is also still offensive.

and there's no way of knowing what intention (hateful or not) the speaker had. regardless of the speaker's intentions, it should not be used in the way he/she used it.

at best, it was a stupid usage. at worst, yes, it was racist.

Uppity does not have racial connotation anymore. I'm sorry, it just doesn't. There is too much emphasis on being politically correct and not hurting anyone's feelings, but i'm sure if you called a white man, or a chinese man 'uppity'… there would be no issue. Maybe the man IS uppity not because of his race, but because he just IS.

I think it's historical accompaniment with probably one of the most offensive words in history causes it to be offensive. It sort of grew to be that way.

There are plenty of synonyms for uppity that a person could use off the top of their head that wouldn't bring up those connotations: elitist, pompous, hoity-toity, snobbish.

Imagine what firestorm would occur if someone called Sarah Palin weak? It's a relatively common word, but everyone would connect it to her being a woman.

Also, kate, yes it does. That is all.

You cannot convince me that uppity and the n-word are anywhere NEAR on the same plane. And i believe that the reason you hear the n-word so much today is the fact that it is the african americans spewing it all over the place. I'm NOT saying that other people don't still use that word in hate, but turn on your radio or watch a movie. Who is using that word?

I was born and raised in the South and I always thought "uppity" meant that someone thought they were better than other people regardless of their color. So just because some moron uses a word improperly it forever more has a racial connotation? I think is it presumptuous to think we always know exactly what someone meant by using such a word.

I am from TN and I have never, EVER in my entire life heard the term "uppity" associated with racism. In fact, this whole thing leaves me REALLY confused. I thought it just meant "snob"?

I am a woman and hearing the word 'weak' doesn't make me feel personall attacked. I don't associate weakness with being a woman. I also don't decide that picking one word out of a thesaurus is going to be offensive. All of those 'alternative' words you gave mean the exact same thing. I chose to not live with the same ideals that were back in the time of blatant segregation. But that's just me.

@Kate…tell that to all of the black folks in this country and see if they agree. I'll tell you right now, they just won't. (not all of them, anyway.) YOU may not see the historical connotations, but there are plenty of minorities who do. It's just wiser to use a different word and avoid the potential accusations of racism. (and there are plenty, as cerebratious pointed out.) And explain, please, how he is "uppity", that is, "assuming airs beyond one's station".

@cerebratious - it's already happened. anytime Palin is questioned on ANYTHING, people cry sexism.

Well, guys, im hardly one to start a confrontation, but… why not steer clear of the word? There are plenty of other words in the english language to describe what Obama is that insult him in a way that won't stir up this debate.

And I could use many, many, words to describe people who aren't agreeing with me now, but I won't cause I'm classy.

It's bullshit like this that i feel keeps that fine line of segregation alive. After reading this in an article, i actually DID ask my friend Sean who is african american how he felt about the word uppity, and he said he had no idea it had any specific link to african americans. In all honesty, I would take more offense to you saying 'black folks' than by calling a snobby person 'uppity'.

Not again. This is maddening.

For those on the McCain campaign who weathered the "uppity" storm of a couple of weeks ago, it strikes me as either incredibly ignorant, disprectful, or shameless to repeat the use of the word. Maybe it's all three.

I know there are fair-minded Republicans who also strongly condemn the use of this term — and YES, it's all about historical context as others have mentioned — but I have to say I'm unfortunately not surprised to see this kind of shamelessness return under the guise of surreptitious word choices.

sigh.

Leave it to the Republicans to play to dumb Americans who cringe at a conversation with an educated, well spoken American.
God, when did we become so anti-educated?

I'm a woman, and firestorm or not, you could call Sarah Palin weak all day long and I am not offended at all. It is much better than all the people who called her a b*tch c*nt for days on end.

Sarah Palin IS a weak bitch cunt, but it's not because she's a woman. It's because she's an aerial wolf hunting psychopath!

Exactly, Stoney!

@hms…when it became more important to the voting public whether or not the candidate is someone you'd want "to have a beer with".

UGH…there are a LOT of people I'd have a beer with…doesn't mean I want them running the country.

And Kate, it's all in how and where you were raised. I empathize with your position. But here's another subjective note:

I grew up in the 60s during the turbulent years of the battle for civil rights for African-Americans. I knew firsthand from my second-grade teacher (herself an African-American woman) that "uppity" was a term used to describe those who aspired to rise above "their place" in society. There were lots of other subtle swipes in the social vocabulary, too. To use the word "uppity" was to condescend and insult the recipient with a well-worn term of scorn.

For you and others who've grown up in an era of greater racial harmony, you're very lucky to be unaware of the power of such innocuous words! But the fact is, some still carry a racial sting, even after all this time. Your friends may not have been exposed to it, either. Bless them — it means that there's one less insult being tossed about, and "uppity" sometimes carries no hurt in a contemporary context. But there are other times when it does.

This is why I don't understand that after a blowup after a previous "uppity" remark, someone else would make the same "mistake". There are plenty of other words than could be used in its place. It's divisive and a bit confrontational and really makes me question the intent of the person who uses it.

poo, will you be my spokesperson?

you rock.

That conclusion sigh was premature. Ha.

OK so here's the thing. I happen to be black, yes. I won't use the fact that the mix of my friends and loved ones (and even family) is constituted of a pretty even racial mix of black, white, and latino people (although by their sheer mention I am using that as a point).

The segregaton that occurs is not agreeing that it offends me as a black person, it offends Cord as a black person, it offends most newspapers who choose to write about it, and most of the general public. Just because one of your friends isn't offended by it doesn't mean other people are. Their opinions on the matter are just as valid as his.

I try to be open minded about these sorts of things, and take outside opinions into consideration, but it doesn't change the fact that when I hear abotu things like this, something in me goes "not right."

In saying this, I know that I probably won't change your mind, but I had to say it so that was out of me. This same debate will happen over and over on different blogs and at water coolers and bars and all that will come of it is that really hot feeling you get in your forehead area.

I think this is all I'll say on this subject, as we all beat it to death on that other post a while back.
Just about any word can be unacceptable if it's used for a pointedly ugly reason. For instance.
Ever notice how some non-black people will sometimes whisper the word "black" if they are describing someone else? Totally offensive. Mostly because it tells me that if said person is uncomfortable with using such an innocuous term as "black," that's probably NOT the word they're using in the comfort of their own home.

I have no problem with the word "uppity" itself. I've been told I'm uppity all my life. It's a point of pride. I also have no problem with the word "colored," as in, "I colored in my entire Smurfs coloring book." But I think it's pretty obvious that there are ways it might be considered offensive, and so people don't use it those ways unless they are PURPOSEFULLY trying to be offensive.

Now I need to eat a bowl of Froot Loops and take a nap.

Ugh, everytime I read someone hatefully spewing the terms "bitch cunt" my stomach turns. Enough. The only person that language reflects on is the person using it.

Also, I'm in the boat that thinks that whether or not the McCain campaign was aware of the offensiveness of the word, they should be by now, and continuing to use it shows insensitivity. It also makes me feel like they figure they already lost the "black vote," so by continuing to use subtly racist rhetoric, they're choosing to instead pander to the racist vote. Usually campaigns are all over apologizing for slighting a group of voters, and this time? Nothing. Continued use of the offensive term. Stay the course.

My black coworker just told me he does not consider "uppity" racist. In fact, he claims the media is just focusing on this to deflect from the issues because Obama is leading in the polls again.

i was born & raised in the south (reside in Nashville) & when i hear a white person refer to a black person as "uppity", i automatically assume it will be followed by the "N-word" - period. I feel it's implied - even if it's not spoken. Sorry, but it's been my experience. I think it's just 1 of the many unacceptable tools the McCain campaign is attempting to wield. Obama 08!

yes sarah, yes yes yes.

Sorry janice. Not going to censor my words because it makes you cringe.

Janice - me too. I won't say them. I'll let Stoney say them.

For what it's worth I do associate uppity with the n word, I am from the southwest.

Thanks, cerebratious. I just looked at your blog, incidentally. It brings the hotness in the wickedest of ways.
Now for my nap.

You don't have to stop saying it, I just think it doesn't accomplish anything. It doesn't say anything about Sarah Palin, and there are LOTS of ways to insult her that actually insult something other than the fact that she's a female and she sucks. You guys are funny, and clever, and I would like to read some of these other insults.

But I guess, tohmato tomahto. You say bitch cunt, I say wolf-stalking hypocrite.

I also appreciate "wolf-stalking hypocrite." Spot on. Also, "uterus hater."

Ohh, "rape-profiteer".

Yeah..this doesn't seem like it was intended to be racial. Ugh…I'm tired of all of this racial shit. I feel like giving it any attention gives it it's power.

Most American's haven't a bit of hate in their heart.

"Viewer, and therefore expert, of Russia."

"Lover of obnoxious names"

"We paid 319 days of your mortgage".

I guess that's not so much an insult as a fact…

Well. I thought I was done. Apparently I am not. Caroline, being "tired" of a subject doesn't mean it's not important. In the case of racism, not talking about it doesn't keep the issue from gaining "power." It just keeps people ignorant. Ig'nant, I mean.

Also, I'm sad to say this, but I think you might be wrong about "most Americans."

"Finder of mirth in SNL broadcasts with the sound 'turned all the way down.'"

Kate @18

and

Stoney @31

"I'm not racist, I have a black friend"

"Perpetual victim of sexism"

QC, you mean Sean doesn't speak for all black people? Whaaaaaaat?

"Fey Glassed, bouffant wearing, blank staring, good for nothing"?

Most Americans don't have a bit of hate in their heart, but a lot of Americans are unaware of what others find hateful.

You don't think constantly making racism an issue makes it more powerful? I have to disagree.

And most Americans are not hateful..maybe ignorant, but not hateful.

Oooh, I like Fey-glassed. I also liked "viewer, and therefore expert, of Russia."

"Potential world-ruiner".

I said coworker, not friend, queencrone. I don't see how asking a black coworker about a race issue means I'm using the tired argument "but I have a black friend." Not even remotely the same, thanks.

I think talking about racism makes the challenge against racism itself more powerful. Case in point, QC's "black friend" observation. Having a black friend doesn't automatically make a person not a racist… (especially if that "friend" is more likely to be "the mailman I talk to on the front stoop sometimes" or "that guy I work with and sometimes exchange jokes with.")But talking with that friend about racism MIGHT make a person move that much closer to a more thoughtful, less racist point of view.
Incidentally, most "racists" don't know that they're "racist." That's because THEY AREN'T TALKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

You get the drift.

If not, see janice @ 49. See got it.

Then perhaps YOU should get it, queencrone. Someone above suggested that if you ask black folks about "uppity", they will all agree that it's racist. So a couple of us DID ask a black folk about "uppity" and reported our findings here that contradicted the original assertion. It's called an intellectual argument. Try it sometime.

Stoney, do you mean say what? at #16?

I believe that I was expressing my opinin, just like you are.

I am not getting all heated with you Stoney, but for some reason you feel the need to get all defensive toward me.

Whe you ask a few people what they think, all you have a few people's opinions.

Do a search, and really find out what uppity means, historically, if you are interested.

If one knows that a term bothers someone else, why use it? There are many words in the english language to choose from.

It's called manners. But look at me getting all uppity and arrogant.

Let me get back in my place.

An interesting fact is that blacks used the term uppity against eachother at first:

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=uppity

Biggots can't even be creative. Shame.

Obama is an eliteist, deal with it like it or not. He really needs to get a refund on that Harvard education…the guy is a moron.

Figures that someone who spells it "eliteist" and tells us to "deal with it like it" would be anti-education.

Stoney @ 56. I'm going to nitpick you just as you are nitpicking queencrone. saywhat asked you to check with some black folkS. You asked one coworker. Hardly a representative for the entirety of the black race.

I don't agree though that asking, 1 or 2 or 5 black people if they find it offensive. I think maybe asking yourself, "Historically, was this word used in this way on a regular basis in this way?"

Then, ask yourself, "Are we in a place in society where we can forget reprehensible degradations used only a couple of decades ago?"

The day we are past all of this is the day someone says the n word and someone else says "What's that mean?"

Okay, I was bitchy at #61. That's just the grammar nerd in me striking out. Back in your cage, grammar nerd.

@ janice. it's okay darlin. we were all thinking it.

Thanks, cerebratious. Grammar-crazed janice is not above a cheap shot. It's just too tempting sometimes. I need Grammarholics Anonymous.

I got defensive because you basically accused me of being racist just for saying I talked to a black coworker about this race issue. Of course I don't believe my coworker represents all blacks. Yes, that would be stupid and racist. I'm not here to conduct a statistically accurate survey of the appropriate number of African Americans in this country who could contradict the statement that all black folks would find "uppity" racist. I asked someone who walked by my office because I was curious as to what his response would be. So fucking sue me! Calling me out as a bigot for only interviewing one black person is a waste of time, dangerous, entirely offensive, and yes, I WILL defend myself.

@Heidi:

Am I an elitist if I use proper spelling and sentence structure? Maybe you should get a refund on your education from Tired GOP Talking Point U.

People, we have been talking about this since 10 am! That is sheer madness.

in other news….it's sunny and hot in phoenix today with no chance of ever getting rain.

Oh dear. Stoney, I hope you brought your kneepads today. You are becoming un-fun again.

Yes, janice, I was referring to "tell that to all of the black folks in this country and see if they agree. I'll tell you right now, they just won't. (not all of them, anyway.)"

Reading it back now, it does appear he qualified the statement at the end.

When is talking about race ever fun, sarah?

I am barrel of laughs in Lohan threads, me promise.

cerebratious- "Imagine what firestorm would occur if someone called Sarah Palin weak? It's a relatively common word, but everyone would connect it to her being a woman."
Yeah, but the word "weak" is not supposed to be eliminated from your everyday vocabulary. Are you saying I shouldn't use the word "stingy" because some people think all Jews are stingy?
Anyhow, I won't use the word "uppity," because I do think it has the right to be seen as racist.

I think all bees are stingy.

Bah dum bum chaaaaa!

I also heard some toddlers are weak when it comes to pumping iron. And I'm talking about the boy toddlers, too!

Stoney, work with me here. Talking about race is delightful. Also, I'm angling for a bj.

I think I owe Stoney a bj.

I'm pretty sure I do.

:-)

Why is it racist when someone asks a black person how they feel about a certain situation because he or she is black? It is anecdotal. It's far from enough evidence. But if that's racist, it's also racist for the black readers here to tell of their past experiences as a black person around the use of "uppity".
Nobody should claim one person's experience represents the experience of the entire race. Just because you say you asked a black person, doesn't mean you think there is only one mentality about the issue.

Shit, I have to go right now.

*slams door*

*unzips pants*

I'm a girl, but we can pretend.

This is definetly my cue to leave.

You see, Stoney? Much funner this way. Bj's = world peace.

true, i'm not saying elimate the word entirely from your vocabulary, that would be silly. i just mean, why not call people things with direct meanings? it would make tiresome posts like this obsolete.

Bush and Bin Laden should definitely get more BJ's.

(Stoney, I remember that you are female from that last time. I also remember that there was mention of pizza too. I might be getting that mixed up. But pizza would be nice.)

before i go back and read all the comments ("self-righteous indignation is 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…") let me just give a gaggle of props to cord for the chappelle's show reference. "this racism is killing me inside."

indeed.

When you post something this accusatory and inflammatory, can't you at least provide the evidence/source. At least, he didn't say BO was 'clean and articulate' like his own running mate Joey the Shark.

word press is censoring me again.

grr.

The source is Politico.

google it.

WORDPRESS IS FIRED.

that is all.

Fired and PEED ON WITH PREJUDICE. Now I don't even remember what I wanted to say.

i hate you wordpress…
oh yes i do…
when you're not working…
you make me blue (in the face with anger)…
i'm going to fire you…
it's true!…
oh wordpress i hate you.

i hate wordpress!

yes i do!!

i hate wordpress!

how about you?

p h a r m a c y

Later, I am going to sneak into wordpress' room and short sheet the bed.

wordpress is the man from nantucket.

BE AGGRESSIVE!

B-E

AGGRESSIVE!

B-E

A-G-G

R-E-S-S-I-V-E!

::punches wordpress in the face::

well, you *told* me to be aggressive…

Maybe wordpress needs a bj.

If a seemingly innocuous word turns out to have a racist subtext, how am I supposed to know? Is there a reference guide somewhere online that I can study so that I don’t put my foot in my mouth? I am guessing that there are many people out there of all races and socio-economic backgrounds who are blissfully unaware that a lot of words have negative connotations because we just haven’t been around it. It wasn’t until Uppity-gate ‘08 first began a while back that I had ever heard about the history of the word and how many people consider it racist. Obviously, now that I know, I don’t use it anymore.

SouthernBelle maybe Mr. Biden is insinuating that there are unclean and inarticulate people in the Senate.

Post 100! Can there be fireworks?

I think Barack should stop bathing, bathing is for uppity people.

That's exactly why I don't believe it's completely innocent. It's okay to not know the subtext behind a word, but after Uppity-gate '08, it's pretty safe to say the entire Republican Party should have known. To know the offensive connotations behind a word and continue to use it anyway is kind of disrespectful and belligerent. I feel like they're using the quasi-innocent, whoopsie, subtle "accidental" racism (read: highly strategized and motivated but kind of indirect racism) so that Democrats will accuse them of racism, they can in turn cry that Democrats are playing the race card and overreacting, through the bleeding-heart liberal media, distracting from the real issues, etc… While still pandering to the racist voters through the back door.

This just seems highly strategic to me, because I can't believe the ignorance argument again.

Just thought I'd throw my 1/2 a cent in. Child of the 80s, grew up in the South, but in a very "progressive and liberal town" in Texas (there's only 1 - think!). I know the connotation that uppity has…I kinda think elitist is the new uppity. Don't know what's wrong with being smart…to paraphrase a comedian, when you hire someone (lawyer, doctor, dentist), do you want the person who graduated last in their class, from the college of beer and studies? Or do you want the board certified, proficient technician? You get what I'm saying…

There have been so many of these incidents of "deniable" racism that it seems so much more than coincidental: The "HANG" ad, the possible darkening of the skin, Uppity-gate…

exactly, helen skor!

exactly.

if we humans can learn, then the GOP operatives should be able to as well.

i think we've beat uppity gate dead, it's a horse, and once you beat something that is a horse, it is dead, and you shouldn't beat it anymore. i vote that we all go back to taunting wordpress.

hey wordpress! your mother was a whore and your father smelt of elderberries!!

Janice, I totally agree with what you're saying. I don't think it was an innocent mistake in this case. But I do think that good people, who don't have a racist bone in their bodies, can use terminologies that can be construed as racist and have no idea.

Helen, definitely agreed. I had to explain to my friend the other day that "Chinaman" was not a neutral term referring to a man from China. Which was almost endearingly naive, but not at all malicious on his part. It's cool not to know, but to refuse to learn is just offensive.

Also, Wordpress, you're U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you UGLY! Yeah yeah, you ugly!

Did anyone read Nicholas Kristof's column in the NYTimes this weekend, about "otherizing" Obama? It's about how some religious conservatives continue to perpetuate the lie that Obama is Muslim even when they know it's not true, in order to play off fears? This definitely strikes me as the same kind of thing. Maybe the first "uppity" was an honest mistake, but there is no excuse for its continued use.

Also, for whatever it's worth: I'm only 27 and grew up in white, middle-class, conservative Christian environment, but as soon as I hear the word "uppity", I certainly expect "the n-word" to follow. Maybe because I did a lot of reading as a kid? Honest to Xenu, I'm sure that I've never heard a real person use it, so I'm guessing that I would've read it in a book.

I had to explain to my grandmother a few years ago that "wetback" is not an appropriate word for "Mexican." She really didn't know. She's about a thousand, though, and literally hasn't left her living room since 1948. It's pretty normal to have to explain stuff like that to her.

Wordpress is a stupidhead stupid. Also, it smells like pee. Because I peed on it.

what is the origination of "wetback"? it's on my list of "shit not to call people" but i don't even know where it comes from.

i guess i'm too busy being uppity.

Apparently, it came about because Mexicans either were, or were thought to be, swimming to US shores. This makes one's back wet. I could be wrong about this, though.

stm, I always thought that "wetback" was particularly used to refer to Mexicans in the US, referring to the fact that they would've crossed el Rio Grande to get here.

No, you're right Sarah. Wet from swimming across the Rio Grande. And no, not a nice word.

I'm sure the rest of the body got wet, too. We should just call them wetbodies.

Stoney, maybe the racists don't use that terminology because it sounds too sexy.

I was just trying not to be prejudiced against backs.

stoney, i think racism against blacks all started with a very unfortunate typo.

HEY-O!!!!

Janice @ 106- that actually made me say "wooooo!" - not in a celebratory way, of course, but in the way you say it when something is too spicy. that probably makes no sense.

I don't think anyone here posting is racist. I think, though, maybe some here need to say "Now I know, and knowing's half the battle." Am I right?

Yes, the "Chinaman" scandal of '08 was alarming at first. I couldn't believe I had to explain it to him. Worse, we were kind of dating at the time, and I was like… "Wait, what, REALLY?! You just said that? Now you feel my wrath!"

But the profuse blushing followed by the never-saying-it-again made me realize it was just an honest lack of awareness about the term. I can forgive that rather easily. If he had continued to use it, however… well, he'd be in even worse shape than Wordpress right now.

*Looks to Sarah, who is still peeing on Wordpress*

I'll steer clear of uppity, but the man is definitely a phoeny. No racial connotations I hope.

Heidi,
No, you're elitist because you think you're better, but guess what hon? You're not!! I know that surprises you.

I love how people think eliticism and education are linked. The only connection to education is that most of the professors in universities are very liberal and brainwash the students. As a college graduate, I've heard some of the most stupid things come out of the mouths of both professors and their students.

Kit, as a college graduate, I'd presume you'd know how to spell "elitism" correctly.

And not all professors are as "liberal" as you claim. I doubt you'd find them teaching at Liberty University, Brigham Young, Oral Roberts University, and dozens of smaller private colleges across the country. Your broad brush description of "brainwashing" is just another example of paranoid conservatism taking mock offense at the big, bad diversity of ideals that differ from yours.

You have no sympathy here.

And Kit, it's "phony". No "e" is needed.

Does the RNC deduct a few bucks from your weekly Blog Trolling check for every misspelled word you use?

If so, I see a lot of ramen noodles in your future.

Truly, I had no idea that "uppity" was considered racist, and I'm happy to know because I'll keep it in mind (although, to tell the truth, I think that's a derogatory term to anyone, and I've never used it). If McCain's camp was aware that the term could be considered offensive, then I think that they should limit its usage.

I know so many people compaign about political correctness and how silly it is, but the truth of the matter is that we're dealing with two serious contenders for office (Obama and Palin) that are different than before, and terms that could have been applied in the past to our traditional white-male candidate might not be appropriate. If you're a member of the majority, you may not realize that "uppity" in reference to an american american could be offensive, or references to "lipstick on a pig" with respect to a woman could be interpreted in a misogynistic fashion.

I think what makes this race so exciting is that we do have candidates who bring to light different experiences and backgrounds than those we normally see. Granted, I would never support Palin, but, I still believe that she, like Obama, should be treated with respect and consideration.

^^^ excuse all the typos, hopefully the meaning came across.

poo. i continue to love poo.

is eliticism the same as skepticism? or aneurysm? because i'm suffering from a healthy dose of the former, and about to have the latter burst in my brain.

kmb, all typos aside. I loved your points. I don't see typos. I look above the typos :-)

Let me just set out there that "uppity" has some deep "long roots" meaning for me.

"Long roots" means like that pernicious weed that keeps popping up in your otherwise meticulously tended garden.

"Uppity", some folks speculate, came about because there were those that were scared that others of their same race were getting too bold for everyone of that race's own good.

"Keep it low key, don't get too bold. Let's take this one step at a time. Let's not piss everyone else off, and set back our cause.
And get some people KILLED."

Then somewhere along the way, "uppity" came to mean that certain people just didn't know their place, and that tended to get the other people nervous and make them angry.

They got nervous and angry because they thought their way of life would be threatened.

It is encouraging that many young people have not experienced "uppity" in the old way.

But these old folks that are using it as a "code word" know EXACTLY what they are doing.

Need more?

Name me the last Presidential election where "uppity" was used by the one candidate's side to talk about the candidate.

…to talk about the OTHER candidate.

Damn me and my anti-proof reading.

@ Helen - ROFL at 114!

@ Everyone - congratulations on resisting the urge to callout hms on "well spoken"

Heh heh, Cord said tainted….like taint. Awesome

Re: Poo #122
"Dozens" of conservative universities, out of how many in total? Five or six thousand? Your condescending manner is laughable.

@kmb…well said.

just one thing…Obama never used "lipstick on a pig" in reference to Palin.

he used it to describe some of McCain's policies.

"uppity", however, WAS used to describe Obama.

Has anyone mentioned in this thread how much we loved the Mr. Men books?? I hope there's not a Mr. Uppity. Older little ones still love Mr. Men books. I take them any time I'm going to be putting a youngun to bed.

WAIT! Is….is Roger Hargreaves a racist???

Kit, I'm not the bully with the persistent typo problem. Does it seem condescending that I point it out to you?

If so, good.

I'm also not the one issuing blanket indictments against schools that offer opportunities to research and discussion philosophies that are far different from what you've grown up hearing in the pews at church or at your family's dinner table.

Nor am I the one forcing you to attend an institution of higher learning that doesn't fit your world view or political slant. You do have a choice in the matter. "Dozens" of colleges DO offer you that choice. Don't get all whiny and pissy because the ones you wanted to attend didn't cater to YOU.

You are, however, the belligerent troll who blew into a political thread about politics and racism — off-topic — with a barely-coherent rant about Senator Obama's liabilities and the supposed horror of those wily liberals' effect on America.

And you think no one's gonna call bullshit on you?

THAT'S laughable, sunshine.