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  • Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations

    Jul 7, 2020 11:00 am by CNNIllinois in the News
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    CNN (July 6) Illinois professor of linguistics, anthropology Krystal Smalls says the word 'uppity' suggests a Black person is 'too big for their britches or demonstrates a sense of dignity or autonomy they are not supposed to possess.'