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[Akka Homestead <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>]

Really.  I guess I was under a rock or something.  The only noun I've ever 
heard with uppity is bitch.  I've been thinking about it, and I think Drew is 
on to something with the actions thing.  Like my neighbor riding his John 
Deere...

I started school in 1967, after integration, but the area was mostly white at 
that time.  Now it is mostly all black.  There were only about 3 black kids 
at my elementary school, so how was I to know.  I grew up, sadly, in a family 
where the n word was used a good bit.  I refuse to say it today.  You would 
think that with all the racist crap I listened to as a kid, I would have 
heard it, but I didn't.  What's funny is that my family watched their old 
neighborhood change from white to black. They have some black friends now and 
they have done a 180 on racism.  They are voting for Obama...lol...they like 
him.

Akka


--- On Thu, 9/11/08, Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:
From: Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] touche on running mates and the origin of uppity
To: akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 5:37 AM

Really?  I've heard uppity "n" used for decades and mainly in the
south and 
Texas.  It was as though the two words were permanently attached.

Lynda





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My nanny was from Georgia and I first heard it from her back in the 50s.  In
fact, she was the first person I ever heard use the "n" word.  And she was
black.  Our schools were direct opposites.  My had a 70-80% black
population, or more.

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Akka Homestead" <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>


Really. I guess I was under a rock or something. The only noun I've ever
heard with uppity is bitch. I've been thinking about it, and I think Drew is
on to something with the actions thing. Like my neighbor riding his John
Deere...

I started school in 1967, after integration, but the area was mostly white
at that time. Now it is mostly all black. There were only about 3 black kids
at my elementary school, so how was I to know. I grew up, sadly, in a family
where the n word was used a good bit. I refuse to say it today. You would
think that with all the racist crap I listened to as a kid, I would have
heard it, but I didn't. What's funny is that my family watched their old
neighborhood change from white to black. They have some black friends now
and they have done a 180 on racism. They are voting for Obama...lol...they
like him.