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I gotta say, this is totally and completely how the article struck me.
Before this recent flare up, I never knew the word "uppity" was viewed with any racial connotation whatsoever. I've always heard it as a class distinction hurled mainly at upper-class white people and their "uppity" ways that are different from people in the lower and middle classes. Such as driving an "uppity BMW or Sportscar," or living in the "uppity neighborhood with businessmen, lawyers, and doctors."
Perhaps a lot of this also depends on where you live and I've just never heard of it or thought of it in that context. And perhaps in some areas the word does have a historical racial context. All I'm saying, is I'm sure there are a lot of places in America where the word "uppity" is used all the time without any racial connotation whatsoever and this entire discussion seems like a silly, waste of time to many people.
I agree with this accuracy. Is how I always heard the word used, to disparage a "class" not a "race". But, per usual, it seems the race card is played out in every thread.
You must be referring to Jesse Jackson, caught on tape saying he'd like to cut Obama's nuts off "cause he's talkin' down to black folks." And this, because Obama urged fathers to pay more attention to their children!
Obama has many redeeming features. I wish he weren't a leftist.
Obama is likable and does have some good qualities. Maybe if he had married better......
Wow that's what white supremacists back in the civil rights days called black people with an education......that could be taken as a racist remark.
Never heard that before used as a racial term but heck I'm not really all that old. I have never even heard that I recall the word uppity being used...
By the way back in the civil rights days they called the people holding black people's liberation back democrats for whatever it's worth.
This is simply not true. In talking about how much Senator Obama has achieved through hard work and determination, President Carter stated that it was wonderful what a little black boy growing up in a home where he was raised by a single mother and without much money had achieved all he had. HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN OBAMA WAS A LITTLE BOY NOT CALLING HIM A BOY NOW. Get your story straight.
“the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Biden’s insensitive remarks were roundlycriticized, and he has since apologized. The Chicago Tribune explained:"
Since we have the old war going on between the old money of Cindy McCain, heiress, and the new money of the Obama's, earned, I have to assume that inheritance is viewed more favorably by the Republicans. The fact that Sen Biden did not spend his life using his position to gather personal wealth as a member of the Senate, but rather stayed independent, is a source of derision, but the fact that McCain married money and used his wife's connections to become a Senator is somehow a role model, boggles my mind.
Only a liberal would claim the wealth someone has wasn't earned....If we were talking lottery okay....We are talking an entire mans life dedicated to a vision and through that he achieved great success. But let me guess when he died it should have just been spread out through all the low income areas?
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Not like there's anything wrong with THAT, it's just a word! 
