The Gay Thread

innerSpaceman · 09-12-2012, 10:13 AM

Really, Alex, that was perhaps one of the weakest arguments you've ever made, imo.

Thanks for the education of how the actual Uncle Tom does not meet the standards of the popular phrase, but the derived common understanding of that term IS the common meaning of that term. It's all well and good to point out the fallacy, but since 99.9% of people understand "Uncle Tom" to mean precisely what Barney Frank espoused, I could hardly expect him - or anyone - to take a different tack.

09-12-2012, 10:13 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Really, Alex, that was perhaps one of the weakest arguments you've ever made, imo. Thanks for the education of how the actual Uncle Tom does not meet the standards of the popular phrase, but the derived common understanding of that term IS the common meaning of that term. It's all well and good to point out the fallacy, but since 99.9% of people understand "Uncle Tom" to mean precisely what Barney Frank espoused, I could hardly expect him - or anyone - to take a different tack.
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