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I just got up from conversation with a couple of older black men, that I said "well I got to go back to work and start cracking the whip." And it occurred to me then that it was probably a really insensitive stupid thing to say.

Sadly, it hadn't occurred to me until it's already said.

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[–] LeftHandedWave@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My grandfather, who passed away in the 90s, used to say "cotton pickers" for people that he meant as "jerks". It took me until the 2010s that he was taking about black people. 🤦‍♂️

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of people post online that they love the phrase “cotton-headed ninny-muggins”.

But once you look at it thought this lens…boys I think this one’s not ok.

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 year ago

Isn't that a line from "Elf"?