Friday, March 16, 2007

Tar baby

The term dates to the 19th century Uncle Remus stories, referring to a doll made of tar that traps Br'er Rabbit. It has become known as a way of describing a sticky mess and has been used as a derogatory term for a black person.

- AP

So, we cannot use the term "tar baby" for describing a sticky mess?

Pathetic.

Another case where the leftmost media has tried, and apparently succeeded, to invalidate part of the language.

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