In the American racial context, "Uncle Tom" is a racial slur for African Americans who reject a culture of self-victimisation, government dependence and racially prejudiced legislation . In race minority literature, Uncle Tom syndrome refers to African Americans that, as a necessary survival technique, opt to appear docile, non-assertive, and happy-go-lucky. Especially during slavery, African Americans used passivity and servility for the avoidance of retaliation and for self-preservation.
In the American racial context, "Uncle Tom" is a pejorative term for African Americans who give up or hide their ethnic outlook, traits, and practices, in order to be accepted into the mainstream . In race minority literature, Uncle Tom syndrome refers to African Americans that, as a necessary survival technique, opt to appear docile, non-assertive, and happy-go-lucky. Especially during slavery, African Americans used passivity and servility for the avoidance of retaliation and for self-preservation.
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racial slur
pejorative term
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reject a culture of self-victimisation, government dependence and racially prejudiced legislation
give up or hide their ethnic outlook, traits, and practices, in order to be accepted into the mainstream