McCain Uses "Tar Baby"

McCain Uses "Tar Baby"

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[dyinman]

For you ignorant morons - from the dictionary:

tar baby

-noun

a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from.

Origin:

after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris

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Quit looking for racist shit where it doesn't exist. Morons.

[dealmaker007]

If there is a non-racist use of that word, most people don't know it! Therefore there was no logical reason for him to use THAT as a metaphor. I am sure he could have used something more conventional that would have made sense to the majority of America, and that would have been non-offensive. "We could be getting ourselves in a sticky situation of enormous proportions". that would not have offended anybody.

[marvinbienaime1]

@dyinman I agree with you. Shit like this has to stop, people are so ignorant these days!

[envyops]

"Tar Baby," like many phrases, can be offensively. In this case, it was not. Stupid.

[nicholaswheeler]

would u rather be in africa dieing of aids or in america where aids only infests the fags honestly people need to quit pointing their fuking fingers around cuz theres some pointing right back

[MultiCoexist]

Some individuals always look for racist things that are just not there. But I think for those people who have spent there lives getting called "tar babies" the word is a hot button. They need to get over it and quit thinking there is a racist around every corner.

[dustyatic]

@jamaicafutballa09 shut the fuck you stupid tar baby

[The0ptimus]

Its meant as a sticky situation, i dont think he meant it in a racist term, but as a figure in politics, mccain probably still should've been careful in choosing a term, because some people may find racist somehow

[dyinman]

@msjnoble

Just because you are offended at a completely non-racist word doesn't suddenly make it racist slang. It's not racist, and it never has been. It means a sticky situation that's hard to get out of. What, should it be called molasses baby instead? Give me a break. Making the use of this word racists only perpetuates the actual racism problems we SOMETIMES run into today.

Sorry they don't make a white tar. Sheesh.

[msjnoble]

I find the word and many other word to be dehumanizing. For someone that is running for a position like president you would think is vocabulary would be a bit more broad. And as an African American I am not looking for sympathy I want respect.

[msjnoble]

For you ignorant people who do not have an education tar baby in any context is offensive. If black went around talking about you crackers or you fag bags or anything that is offensive people would have so many questions as to what context the phrase is meant.