The phrase "Uncle Tom" has also become an epithet for a person who is slavish and excessively subservient to perceived authority figures, particularly a black person who behaves in a subservient manner to white people; or any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own group.
Note how it says "or any person". Meaning that the phrase "Uncle Tom" is reffering to, in particular, a black person, OR, in particular, any person.
Wikipedia is not an authority on language use. Even a dictionary is not an authority on language use. The only authority on language use is the community that uses it. So tell me: have you ever, ever heard "Uncle Tom" used to describe a nonblack person? Because I sure haven't. And I'm willing to bet most of the people around you haven't. So if you decide that you're going to use "Uncle Tom" a lot, but only for people who aren't black (which is kind of a racist notion in its own right), you're just going to get a lot of weird looks. Have you seen Clerks II? Like that.
Also: it's not Stockholm syndrome.
I didn't say it was Stockholm Syndrome specifically. I mentioned it as just an example. It wouldn't be surprising to me if the overarching psychology to these things are related.
On the other hand, can you explain how is it not stockholm syndrome?
"a person who is slavish and excessively subservient to perceived authority figures" ... "or any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own group."
And what was that part that you omitted? That it's a black guy, right? Notice how omitting information does not help you.
The full sentence is:
The phrase "Uncle Tom" has also become an epithet for a person who is slavish and excessively subservient to perceived authority figures, particularly a black person who behaves in a subservient manner to white people; or any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own group.
Note how it says "or any person". Meaning that the phrase "Uncle Tom" is reffering to, in particular, a black person, OR, in particular, any person.
"a person who is slavish and excessively subservient to perceived authority figures" ... "or any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own group."
I actually like the term uncle tom. It describes very real psychology. I think I would use the term for a lot of things, although I'd be very careful not to use it to describe a person of color.
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I didn't say it was Stockholm Syndrome specifically. I mentioned it as just an example. It wouldn't be surprising to me if the overarching psychology to these things are related.
On the other hand, can you explain how is it not stockholm syndrome?
The full sentence is:
The phrase "Uncle Tom" has also become an epithet for a person who is slavish and excessively subservient to perceived authority figures, particularly a black person who behaves in a subservient manner to white people; or any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own group.
Note how it says "or any person". Meaning that the phrase "Uncle Tom" is reffering to, in particular, a black person, OR, in particular, any person.
"a person who is slavish and excessively subservient to perceived authority figures" ... "or any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own group."