swimcatsmom

I have never considered the word uppity as racial. I thought it referred to anyone putting on airs above their station. So while I think Rep. Lynn Westmoreland was certainly very rude and demeaning I don't neccessarily think she was being racist. I have heard and read the term uppity all my life and never in a racial context. I thought it was about class - like lower classes trying to get above their station. Definitely rude and insulting.