• TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldM
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    2 days ago

    “Uncle Tom,” unlike most anti-black slurs, is primarily used by black people against black people. Its synonyms include “oreo,” “sell-out,” “uncle,” “race-traitor,” and “white man’s negro.” It is an in-group term used as a social control mechanism. source

    Is it not cultural appropriation to determine what terms people in a black community can use to describe themselves?