Quote:My comment about Uncle Tom came from one of the comments from the article where someone said that they were subjected to that when they went to college and others within their circle were as well. I don't know what part of the country they were from but I imagine it might be more prevalent in bigger cities than Jacksonville.


I remember the last election cycle when a black man from SC (IIRC) was voted in as a Republican Senator or Representative and people on social media were calling him Uncle Tom. I don't understand the mindset of people who say things like that.

Unfortunately people associate politic decisions with ignorance. If they feel differently about an issue, it's easier to make the assumption that the other person is simply foolish and doesn't realize what he/she really wants, than it is for people to accept that others view things and value things in very different ways. Both sides are extremely guilty of this.

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