establishment of connotation.

stupid you are, or just foolin?

and then to apologize. Then i'll be a good girl and erase all those nasty troll ratings.

Because only trolls pretend not to know this shit... and if you ain't a troll, well, get to learnin! I didn't pull those links so you could forget to click on them. Go show me you ain't senile, already!

I expect you to learn. To read some of the articles I've tossed out, and get the damn life experiences that may save your face from being bashed in.

I called you ignorant. I did not call you stupid. Do not make me regret my words.

it's a part of our cultural history, and those books I cited show that it was used much more publically.

'course if you're white, you might hear it in the local bar... or at someone's house. different bounds of politeness, someplaces.

that killed our beautiful health insurance in America.

in the 1990's, there was a hell of a lot less reason to change. it was only when the stockholders started to say "more profit, or we dump you" that it went all to hell.

just like circuit city, who laid off all of its highly skilled workers to keep its shares up.

I believe it is the paying taxes, mostly. Not the adherence to cultural norms. Nudists are still citizens, so are KKK members (though we wish they weren't). So are hippies out smoking pot.

They all contribute to our social contract. Nowhere in the social contract is it mandated that someone be able to communicate with everyone (some people can't understand SOUTHERNERS for cripes sake! Should they need to learn Midwestern Broadcast English???).

Only in the south, would someone say "Go to the Peggy Ann", and the yank go around asking directions to the "Piggy Inn".

hookers party!

thank god. they always sound like bored lazy rich college students.

I wouldn't mind seeing a new age of austerity -- and it's probably coming sooner than you'd expect

is that flat ones are regressive, not progressive.

I pay a tax on my Zipcar -- nobody pays that tax on their normal car. Yet I keep a car off the road, don't emit gasses as much, etc.

it ain't exactly polite, no matter who you refer to using it. Also, the linkie i cited specifically referenced original usage.

SLANG WORDS HAVE CONNOTATIONS, YOU GIT.

That's the current kook in charge's motto. That's Enron. That's IndyMac. That's FDIC in bankruptcy...

This Is NOT a free market. not even close.

Free Markets took a giant step towards happening, with the internets.

might be good for my conscience. gonna tune this diary out in another thirty minutes, so if someone needs to apologize, better hurry.

sorry for the derailing of your diary.

Troll ratings occur now, they may be withdrawn at a later date, pending apologies, hatte, and crow the eating of which will be used to substitute for apologizes should someone be unable to complete a full bow for the sake of their knee condition.

and I want to echo the words of the author, this time in reference to all the cruel folks on this blog who refuse to understand that they may be mistaken.

Go Cry Me A RIVER And Jump In IT.

I came to this blog specifically to fight racism. There will be troll rating.

http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/a rchives/2008/09/uppity_obama.php

... called him that on the talk radio and everything! (this happened in texas. and i do give people some license for "they're old, and forgetful")

connotates use on lower class individuals.

Blacks were the lowest class in the south.

Is this too hard to understand?

Read what I quoted above. Then apologize. Elsewise you are creating a hostile environment for integration. And I'm going to treat that as if you were insulting other bloggers here -- because you and I both know There Would Be Words if you called Francis uppity!  

Or maybe you don't...

In which case, I'll bring the popcorn, and you'll try it? Yeah right, you coward. ;-)