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Etymology is fraught with reminders of our very racist world.
The word "thug" has been used to describe Black Lives Matter protesters and victims of police brutality.
The term "grandfather clause" was a racist post-Reconstruction political strategy.
In a similar vein, " Gypsy " was (and is) a racial slur referring to the Roma people.
The phrase "sold down the river" was a literal reference to slavery.
Shuck and jive is both common and obviously rooted in the language of slavery.
The term "welfare queen" was first popularized by Ronald Reagan's 1976 presidential campaign in which he painted a picture of a Cadillac -driving welfare queen.
The Peanut Gallery refers to the balconies in segregated theaters where black people were forced to sit.
Uppity was first used by Southerners to refer to slaves who did not fall into line, or acted as if they "didn't know their place" The word "uppity" is often used as a synonym for "stuck up," or "pretentious" or "conceited".
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