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Depicting African-American children as alligator bait was a common trope in American popular culture in the 19th and 20th centuries. The motif was present in a wide array of media, including newspaper reports, songs, sheet music, and visual art. There is an urban legend claiming that black children or infants were in fact used as bait to lure ...
Norfolk State University men's basketball coach Robert Jones (pictured) and Illinois State University coach Ryan Pedon were in a heated altercation in front of the scorer's table over alleged ...
Hottentot (racial term) "Korah Hottentots preparing to remove" (Samuel Daniell, 1805) Early 19th-century caricature by George Cruikshank showing settlers being attacked by cannibal "Hottentots" [1] Hottentot (British and South African English / ˈhɒtənˌtɒt / HOT-ən-TOT) is a term that was historically used by Europeans to refer to the ...
Meaning. Person from Wisconsin. Fan of the Green Bay Packers. Original form. Derogatory term, now a common nickname. Context. Wisconsin is "America's Dairyland". Cheesehead is a nickname in the United States for a person from Wisconsin [1] or for a fan of the Green Bay Packers.
The greatest offense is taken when the logo and mascot are caricatures viewed as insulting, such as the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo; [247] the name of the team is often regarded as a racial slur, such as Redskins or Squaws, [248] or the behavior of the mascot or fans is based upon popular images of Indians which trivialize authentic native ...
Melungeon (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ n dʒ ən / mə-LUN-jən) (sometimes also spelled Malungean, Melangean, Melungean, Melungin [3]) was a slur [4] historically applied to individuals and families of mixed-race ancestry with roots in colonial Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina primarily descended from free people of color and white settlers.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran apologized on Sunday for using an anti-gay slur against a fan in the stands during a game against the Houston Astros. The NESN broadcast recorded the ...
Brown paper bag test. An individual darker than a brown paper bag was denied privileges. "The brown paper bag test " is a term in African-American oral history used to describe a colorist discriminatory practice within the African-American community in the 20th century, in which an individual's skin tone is compared to the color of a brown ...