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Ms Rachel calls out uncle tom (lemmy.ml)
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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 0 points 2 months ago

This led to the use of Uncle Tom — sometimes shortened to just a Tom— as a derogatory epithet for an exceedingly subservient person or house negro, particularly one accepting and uncritical of their own lower-class status.