uncle tomism
1Uncle Tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks. Also called Tomism. [1935 40, Amer.; UNCLE TOM + ISM] * *… …
2Uncle Tomism — noun see Uncle Tom I …
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4Uncle Tom — ☆ Uncle Tom n. [after the main character, an elderly black slave, in Harriet Beecher Stowe s antislavery novel, Uncle Tom s Cabin (1852)] Informal a black whose behavior toward whites is regarded as fawning or servile: a term of contempt Uncle… …
5Uncle Tom — I. noun Etymology: Uncle Tom, pious and faithful black slave in Uncle Tom s Cabin (1851 52) by Harriet Beecher Stowe Date: 1922 1. a black who is overeager to win the approval of whites (as by obsequious behavior or uncritical acceptance of white …
6Tomism — /tom iz euhm/, n. See Uncle Tomism. * * * …
7Tomism — /tom iz euhm/, n. See Uncle Tomism …
8uncle tomish — adjective see uncle tomism …
9UncleTomism — Uncle Tom·ism (tŏmʹĭz əm) n. Offensive Deferential, subservient behavior and attitudes believed characteristic of an Uncle Tom: “Some will seek ‘status’ through renewed acquiescence and Uncle Tomism” (Alvin F. Poussaint). * * * …
10Song of the South — Infobox Film name = Song of the South caption = 1946 theatrical release poster. director = Harve Foster (live action) Wilfred Jackson (animation) producer = Walt Disney writer = Dalton S. Reymond Morton Grant Maurice Rapf Bill Peet Ralph Wright… …
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