"they look like they just came from the fields" - racist?

No more racist than saying cotton picking

Depends.....why is coming from the fields racist?

Not at all. I worked the fields when I was in HS so it obviously doesn't only apply to brothas. To be honest I can't say the last time that I saw a black person working the fields on my end. It's all white Devils and Mexicans.

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"they look like they just came from the fields"

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Stereotypes brah.

Why do people think that only slaves picked cotton? It's patently false.

Poor people picked cotton. And there were plenty of poor whites in the south. Hell, I can think of about 5 country songs that directly reference poor whites picking cotton. It's not a racial thing.

Of course it's racist if referring to blacks. Nothing is racist when referring to whites.

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Black people don't have a monopoly on being slaves.

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I honestly don't think a large portion of American black folks know much about the history of slavery on this planet. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if 30% or more of them thought that black slaves in America have been the only case of slavery to date.

Who cares?

Everything is racist and everyone is offended by everything.

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I honestly don't think a large portion of American black folks know much about the history of slavery on this planet. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if 30% or more of them thought that black slaves in America have been the only case of slavery to date.

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fact! also, most of them that are so so very proud of their heritage and bitch about their history in America have no clue where they come from. They know nothing about the African contenant, its geography, or where slaves were even bought/sold. Ignorance is real