| 单词 | uncle tomism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌUncle ˈTomism ˌUncle ˈTomism n. (also Uncle Tommism) behaviour regarded as characteristic of a black man who is considered to be excessively obedient or servile to white people, or a person resembling such a man (see sense A.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > in or as in black person Uncle Tommery1854 Uncle Tomism1863 Uncle Tomming1947 tomming1954 1863 Odd Fellows' Mag. Oct. 212 The wife of such a party is generally in such a prostrate state of social and mental ‘Uncle Tomism’, that she dare not even indulge in the universal suffrage assertion of declaring her soul to be her own. 1937 C. Himes in Black on Black 132 Uncle Tomism, acceptance, toadying—all there in its most rugged form. One way to be a nigger. 1967 Listener 23 Feb. 264/2 Not all Jews will like it, though. One of my acquaintance finds it patronizing and demeaning, the Jewish equivalent of Uncle Tommism. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Jan. 45 There is a contemptible element of Uncle Tom-ism about using the voice of a traditionally downtrodden industrial class to make some globalised conglomerate sound unthreatening. < as lemmas |
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