Wise words.
In Appalachia in the 1920s, "N----r" was apt to turn up in every other sentence. But my grandmother, her two sisters and her two brothers knew if they got caught saying it, there would be hell to pay. Educated and polite people don't say such things.
My grandmother and her siblings were among the very few children who asked for a bag of "licorice babies" at the local five-and-dime. They were "n----r babies" to everyone else.
You said — “ They were “n——r babies” to everyone else.”
Anyone know what “n——r toes” are? I remember that from my childhood days.
Also remember sitting in the front of the bus, wondering why I couldn’t sit in the back of the bus. I was the white kid. So, one day I decided to try sitting in the back. Well..., I tell you, those black people looked at me like I was crazy and I could tell they wanted me out of the back of the bus (but they weren’t about to say it to me). So, I only did that once...
Regards,
Star Traveler
My father grew up with his spinster aunt in South Carolina, and he knew he'd get smacked into next week if he ever said such words. When he decided to become a writer and move to Hollywood, old timers said, "Now be careful of those Jews out there, Jimmy."
And guess who a majority of his friends and business associates turned out to be? JOOOOOOOOOZZZZZ!