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intheflow

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8. Heads-up: "out of your cotton-picking mind" is a racial slur.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 01:04 PM

Jan 2023

Who picked cotton in the US? It’s a subtle way of suggesting someone is “as dumb as a n****r.”

I said it for years without realizing its meaning, but now that I know, I try to do better and educate others about this slur embedded in our language. I hope you’ll join me in this effort going forward.

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