[don-o]

ping and read later
“Uncle Tom” as a term of derision exposes one thing - ignorance.

I would bet money that not one in a hundred who use it ever read the book.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“lachrymose!”

Had to resort to the dictionary for that one! The only thing there was a picture of Boehner!

[Mrs. Don-o]

Well, it was left-wing blacks recruiting for armed struggle (e.g. Malcolm X in his separatist NOI phase) --- not whites --- who turned "Uncle Tom" into a term of contempt. They have no use for a black man who, because of his innate moral strength and dignity, is not motivated by rage, envy, or revenge.

On a related note, I personally suspect that the same passel of liberal literary prudes who want to ban Huckleberry Finn (accordiing to the American Library Association, the most-frequently-complained-about library book in America) --- have not read that, either.

[Sherman Logan]

I’ve read UTC. While it has long segments of antiquated prose, sometimes painfully so, it also has passages of great dramatic power.

Interesting factoid. UTC has been in continuous print since written.

You can read or search it online.

http://www.online-literature.com/stowe/uncletom/

Uncle Tom himself is a wholly admirable character. Those who denigrate him are idiots, and are often the same people who glorify the gangbangers.