Talk:uppity

Part of usage note removed

I have just removed this from the usage notes re racism:

It has also been used with these connotations in the UK.<ref>Lisa Respers France, ''[//www.cnn.com/2020/01/10/entertainment/meghan-markle-blame-all-sides-race-trnd/index.html Coming or going, Meghan gets the blame -- and it's because of her race]'', January 10, 2020, ''CNN''<br>Yasmin Alibhai-Brown , ''[//www.newsweek.com/meghan-markle-being-black-woman-royal-family-was-never-going-work-opinion-1481498 Meghan Markle Being a Black Woman in the Royal Family Was Never Going to Work | Opinion]'', January 10, 2020, ''Newsweek''</ref>

These two articles appear to be American writers writing about the UK. They are not quoting British speakers, and there is no evidence that the word is habitually used in the UK in a racist way. I imagine most Brits only know it because of the cartoon Mr Man character "Mr Uppity" (nothing to do with race; he is just a posh arrogant man). Equinox ◑ 16:40, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Wording

IMO, "is considered by some to have racist connotations when applied to people of color" may not be strong enough. Removing the "when" part and just saying "is considered by some to have racist connotations" (in any context) may be more correct. The word itself although not inherently toxic from some POV may very well BE inherently toxic in any sentence. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 13:42, 10 June 2022 (UTC)