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  2. Call a spade a spade - Wikipedia

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    "Call a spade a spade" is a figurative expression.It refers to calling something "as it is" [1] —that is, by its right or proper name, without "beating about the bush", but rather speaking truthfully, frankly, and directly about a topic, even to the point of bluntness or rudeness, and even if the subject is considered coarse, impolite, or unpleasant.

  3. Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade - Wikipedia

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    The McLeod is not a spade.. Note that it is a bad idea to publicly label the opponent a troll, or a vandal, or a POV warrior, or a history revisionist, or a censor, or a member of a cabal, or a "jerk", or a drama queen, or a fool.

  4. Wikipedia:Call a spade a spade - Wikipedia

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    To call a spade a spade is to describe something clearly and directly. Rather than using oblique and obfuscating language , just "tell it like it is". While editors who consistently engage in disruptive editing are disruptive editors, and editors who consistently vandalize are vandals, it is still required that editors be civil to one another.

  5. These 11 everyday words and phrases have racist and offensive ...

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    As the Black Lives Matter movement remains in the spotlight after the police killing of George Floyd — most visibly in the Portland, Oregon, protests — activists have been raising awareness on ...

  6. FBI treats offensive high school video as teachable moment

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    Feb. 26—Federal and state officials want the students to understand how hate speech can lead to criminal behavior or civil penalties. A 56-second social-media video showing Mid-Pacific Institute ...

  7. Eddie Murphy Looks Back on David Spade’s ‘Racist’ 1995 ‘SNL ...

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    The Coming to America star, 63, opened up on the Saturday, June 29 episode of The New York Times Magazine's "The Interview" podcast, where he recalled one “racist” jab that Spade, 59, said ...

  8. Wikipedia:Never call a spade a shovel - Wikipedia

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    Spade: digs holes Shovel: moves stuff. It's sometimes said "Sometimes you have to call a spade a fucking shovel." This is incorrect. A spade digs holes. A shovel moves stuff. The fact that some folks confuse the two doesn't mean you should lower yourself to their level of ignorance -- you're a Wikipedian, aren't you? "Fucking" doesn't help.

  9. David Spade recalls Tom Hanks 'SNL' sketch that 'bombed ... - AOL

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