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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
According to the Urban Dictionary:
"Uncle Tom is a term used by black people to try to convince other black people that working, education, living well, and setting a good example for their children is selling out."
I dont think thats' what was meant.. I think they were trying to insult him by calling them slaves, even if their so called english translation said negroes.
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I used the word Uncle Tom because that's what I take "house negro" to mean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom
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Uncle Tom is a pejorative for a black person who is perceived by others as behaving in a subservient manner to White American authority figures, or as seeking ingratiation with them by way of unnecessary accommodation.
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That is what he meant by his remarks.