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Ms Rachel calls out uncle tom (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whoa. That is very specific. TYVM for the explanation.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

TBF in the book he’s much less of an ‘Uncle Tom’. It was the movies that changed the character to the servile slavery-lover we all know and hate, and so that’s really where the label comes from.