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Word "uppity" used in a spelling bee
Posted on 3/24/14 at 7:57 am
Posted on 3/24/14 at 7:57 am
True story , my ten year old won his school spelling bee and competed in the regional saturday in lafayette. In the third or fourth round a black girl was actually given the word "uppity", i cringed and looked around. There were numerous people just looking down at the floor and shaking their heads ... 
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Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:09 am to fleaux
did she ask for it to be used in a sentence? did she get it right?
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:11 am to McLemore
She actually missed it, used ds instead of ts
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:13 am to McLemore
And i was very relieved to hear her not ask for it to be used in a sentence
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:26 am to fleaux
I would've chuckled.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:27 am to Scruffy
Her parents were right next to me, it took all i had not to laugh
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:29 am to Scruffy
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I would've chuckled.
Yep.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:40 am to fleaux
quote:
And i was very relieved to hear her not ask for it to be used in a sentence
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:55 am to fleaux
White Privilege: Not having to hear people snicker in the audience when you get the word "uppity" in a spelling bee.
Check it.
Check it.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:59 am to fleaux
Posted on 3/24/14 at 9:10 am to fleaux
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She actually missed it, used ds instead of ts
Did any black people in the audience get uppity when she got it wrong?
Posted on 3/24/14 at 9:32 am to fleaux
It is a legit word found in English dictionaries right? Why would it be precluded from use in a spelling bee?
BTW, did you really cringe?
BTW, did you really cringe?
Posted on 3/24/14 at 9:53 am to fleaux
I'm white and my kid is about to turn 13. Child gets uppity with me and mom all the time. We call her uppity sometimes.
What's next: cringe at the word "stupid?"
What's next: cringe at the word "stupid?"
Posted on 3/24/14 at 9:57 am to mtntiger
Some of those darkies are just "uppity".
Posted on 3/24/14 at 9:57 am to mtntiger
Yall really want to question me for cringing when i heard it?? You are probably the type that would make a big deal out of it when it happened and scream racism ..... I just thought it was funny
Posted on 3/24/14 at 10:01 am to wilfont
And yes it's a legit word found in the dictionary, so are watermelon and slave.... Dont you think it would be funny and cringe worthy if a black student was given those words in a spelling bee.......?
Posted on 3/24/14 at 10:02 am to fleaux
I really believe we've become a nation of overly sensitive wimps. I'm not calling you a wimp my friend but when we start cringing at the sound of syllables forming a word then we've probably taken the sensitivity thing a bit too far.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 10:03 am to fleaux
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And yes it's a legit word found in the dictionary, so are watermelon and slave.... Dont you think it would be funny and cringe worthy if a black student was given those words in a spelling bee.......?
NO, I wouldn't. I'm Irish and I can spell potato and hangover without blush.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 10:08 am to wilfont
Look im in agreement with you, i cringed because i knew how some people would react, not because it bothered me...... Its like when you hear an inappropriate joke in public and you look around to see who heard it, nothing more
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