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Tar Baby

05/23/201408/02/2011 by Connie

Did you know that “tar baby” is racially offensive? Have you ever heard the expression?

Republican: Working with Obama Like Touching a Tar Baby | TPM LiveWire.

People’s reactions (in the comments) are interesting, and a few explain more about the etiology of “tar baby.” Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah…

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