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Re: If there was a general election tomorrow, who gets your vote?
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Originally Posted by jambutty
Since when has ‘cotton pickin’ been racist?
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According to Etymology Online, the first cite is a Bugs Bunny cartoon! Cotton-picking was first recorded in a Bugs Bunny cartoon, but the noun meaning "contemptible person" dates to around 1919, probably with racist overtones that have faded over the years. --
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Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.
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