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Re: WTB Train Parts
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Wed, 4 Aug 1999 14:14:13 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera{antispam}.com
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Thanks. That supports my contention that the phrase is insulting to non
whites. It may have transmuted in meaning over time...
Paul Sinasohn wrote:
> <snip well written citation>
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| (...) I suspect it has. I have always seen the phrase (or similar ones) in a context that is racist, but towards whites, not vice versa. In my experience, "mighty white of ya" is usually (contextually) an implication of dishonest dealing. (giving (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| IIRC, from my undergraduate folklore and linguistics classes at UC Berkeley, the phrase "mighty white" originated in the southern states before the War Between The States, and carried the DENOTATION (exact meaning) of "honorable in business (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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