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Old 03-05-2003, 05:34 PM
IrishHand IrishHand is offline
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Default Re: shades of fascism: Peace shirts outlawed

Can someone explain to me why the word "uppity" is only used in association with blacks? (At least, I've never heard it used otherwise.) I like the word in the abstract, but seems to have developed a negative connotation.
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