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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
BUCKWHEAT and OUR GANG
Hello,
Is someone so kind to explain me the meaning of these expressions?:
'I didn't like the name BUCKWHEAT because I didn't like what the name meant, what it represented, that stupid OUR GANG bullshit image white people had about black people.'
Thanks, Jo.
Is someone so kind to explain me the meaning of these expressions?:
'I didn't like the name BUCKWHEAT because I didn't like what the name meant, what it represented, that stupid OUR GANG bullshit image white people had about black people.'
Thanks, Jo.
Top answer
Buckwheat is not a pejorative word, but it was the name of a black character in the Our Gang movie series many years ago. At that time, black people, including that character, were heavily and negatively stereotyped. A black person today would not like that image.
- Buckwheat is not a pejorative word, but it was the name of a black character in the Our Gang movie series many years ago.
- At that time, black people, including that character, were heavily and negatively stereotyped.
- A black person today would not like that image.
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Buckwheat is not a pejorative word, but it was the name of a black character in the Our Gang movie series many years ago. At that time, black people, including that character, were heavily and negatively stereotyped. A black person today would not like that image.
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