Is “Uncle Tom” A Racial Slur? – IOTW Report

Is “Uncle Tom” A Racial Slur?

Michelle Malkin took note of the Michelle Wolf joke about “What’s Uncle Tom, but for white women who disappoint other white women?” at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner (Answer “Oh, I know. Aunt Coulter.)”

The attempt at humor is but the latest example of the left hurling a racially-charged accusation at those who disagree with their world view. Malkin makes the point that it has become a tired, overused pejorative. I find its over use has lowered the charge to that of a racial slur. More

14 Comments on Is “Uncle Tom” A Racial Slur?

  1. It is interesting that all of the current hurlers of the “Uncle Tom” slur appear never to have read Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. In her book, rather than being subservient to his white masters for subservience’s sake, Uncle Tom sacrificed his own freedom, and in the end his life, out of dedication to his fellow black slaves. A voluntary martyr, in other words. Hardly a man to be despised.

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  2. UNCLE AL

    The left has been corrupting/misinterpreting American for at least 70 years.

    The acme of the progressive corruption of American is RACIST!

    Give it some thought.
    Words mean what liberals say they mean; when they use them.

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  3. @Uncle Al,
    Our enemies generally don’t “read”. Hell, they barely comprehend their own actions and they are astonishingly ill informed. That’s by design and it makes their lives easier.
    Through political and cultural osmosis they receive their marching orders and don’t bother to comprehend the insanity and contradictions that they espouse.

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  4. I didn’t read Uncle Tom’s Cabin until about 3 or 4 years ago. Like Uncle Al, I felt that Uncle Tom was an upstanding person who dealt with a situation he had little control over by taking the best care he could of his family.

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  5. Sambo and Quimbo were by far more menacing characters…

    They were Simon Legree’s black henchmen…

    Their job was to keep the slaves on the plantation in line.

    Sound familiar?

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  6. This thread reminded me of a story that happened in my family. I’m married to a woman not of color. She is the youngest of seven, so she has adult nephews and nieces who have their own children. About 13 years ago her oldest nephew, who lived in a semi-rural town, took his daughter (then 3 or 4) to their local Best Buy. As they were leaving they encountered a large black man with a shaved head (as is mine). Our grand-niece yelled, “UNCLE TOM!!!”

    Fortunately her father was able to explain the situation without becoming a statistic. We all had a hearty laugh over that, even the “other” black man.

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