Uncle Tom

[Moloch]

Is it ok for a white person to use this term to describe people like Clarence "Uncle Tom"as? I was just wondering...

[Gryffindor_Bookworm]

1. I don't think so.

I am not black. I don't understand the experiences that go with growing up and being black in America. Hence, I leave such language to persons who do.

This is my personal opinion on the matter; nothing more.

[Kahuna]

2. It must be. White DUers use it very liberally....

:shrug:

Disclaimer: I'm black and it doesn't bother me in the least.

[billyoc]

3. I don't know

or care, I can't get past his America-hating opinions enough to discuss what color his skin is.

He sucks. :grr:

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. I think it's too good a word for people like Clarence Thomas.

Someone with a strong literature background can explain it better than I can. But basically, Uncle Tom was not the person he was for personal enrichment, and certainly not at the expense of his people. The way he went about adapting may be painful for today's world, but he was not what I would call a classic sell-out. Clarence Thomas, is that. A classic sell-out.

[Melodybe]

5. I'm white and my black friends and I have no problem calling

Powell, Rice, Thoman, Blackwell and those that have no problem with black voting disenfranchisement Uncle Toms.

Fuck'um! I love and respect black people as a whole more than they could ever dream.