To: Jeff Fuller
"tar baby" is a character in a fictional book that is a metaphor for intentionally putting oneself into a situation they cannot get out of.
It has NOTHING to do with race.
16 posted on
08/02/2006 10:56:55 AM PDT by
Paloma_55
(I may be a hateful bigot, but I still love you)
To: Paloma_55
It has NOTHING to do with race.
Well, you're right, except that the race-baiters have taken it to mean that it's racist to say that a black child could be impersonated by black tar.
Maybe Disney should come out with an updated version of the story that speaks of a "taffy" or "marshmellow creme" baby...
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