I heard someone describe a brilliant black man whom I have admired for many years an “Uncle Tom”. I kicked myself recently because I did exactly this. You can also find out that it’s others who misunderstand the labels and metaphors and allusions that they make. You can have a superficial comprehension of (others’ take on) the meaning of the phrase and believe that you have acquired thereby some kind of pseudo-understanding… or you can read the works that the phrase comes from and have an actual, real understanding.
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