How many of yall have read the book or even the summary of uncle toms cabin? If you know the story and how it ended then how is "Uncle Tom" a suitable insult for a breh who sells out his own people?
Why is Uncle Tom used as an insult?
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I agree. Sambo and Qimbo were the collaborators.
Mastamimd
Ain't shyt
When 'Uncle Tom' Became an Insult
Not a fan of the source but this is a decent synopsis of what happened
Not a fan of the source but this is a decent synopsis of what happened
the insult became just that when the book was dramatized. he was often portrayed as so "compassionate" that he was bereft of a spine and became subservient to the very villains he was sacrificing himself to protect slaves from.
Ricky Fontaine
Superstar
The thing about Uncle Tom and Sambo is that thise characters define two different black archetypes under white supremacy.
While Uncle Tom didnt actively harm other blacks, he did place his white master on a pedestal. The thing is that a lot of c00ns actually practice both Sambo and Uncle Tom behaviors so they are both conflated.
While Uncle Tom didnt actively harm other blacks, he did place his white master on a pedestal. The thing is that a lot of c00ns actually practice both Sambo and Uncle Tom behaviors so they are both conflated.
Ricky Fontaine
Superstar
Exactly. +rep
UpAndComing
Veteran
Black people started letting white people tell us about our history. Just recently you have young blacks arguing with older blacks who was at the Edmond Pettus bridge because of some shyt they read some book or a white professor told them.
get these nets
Veteran
Ali was one of the most popular people in history. When he publicly used the insult against his opponents in press conferences....younger people began using it as an insult in the same manner that they saw Ali use it.
The term was co-opted previously as SG pointed out, but people repeating slang won't know or care to know origin or history of words.
The term was co-opted previously as SG pointed out, but people repeating slang won't know or care to know origin or history of words.
get these nets
Veteran
Yeah, the book was meant to advocate against slavery, so to that end she portrayed the character in that manner to elicit sympathy from white audiences.
Vandelay
Life is absurd. Lean into it.
Kinda ironic a white woman wrote a book that still has so much relevance in the cultural zeitgeist.