Code Word: Is 'Arrogant' the New 'Uppity'?
Category: BLACK VOICES
Use of the term "uppity" has experienced a revival since Barack Obama's election as the nation's first Black President.  More than a few of Mr. Obama's detractors have taken to calling him "arrogant" and at times, they have dispensed with the veneer of political correctness by even calling him "uppity."
By Ian Moss, ContributorAttorney, Washington, D.C., 2014-06-10