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JediTalentAgent posted:I thought the casting was sort of strange, given the title of the show, as I a while ago I heard the term was a racial slur. This was something I wasn't even aware of for years until hearing something about it in passing a long time ago. I too am offended that a slur that hasn't been used in a century is part of the title of the 1989 film on which this show is based. Baronash fucked around with this message at 10:17 on May 17, 2015 |
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Vanderdeath posted:That doesn't particularly make it pardonable though. While the Uncle Buck thing is unrelated to the racial term, "black buck" has had a far reaching effect that's still felt today. Hell, look no further than modern pornography where the term is, A: still used and B: used to treat black men as an Other (something that's still happening across America in a huge way). You're right. The show ought to be renamed. Uncle Tom has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
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