Uppity

In Obamaland, "Arrogant" = "Uppity" -- uppity, of course, being code for a black guy that doesn't know his place.

McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Of Playing "Race Card" 2009

The thing is, as a black man hearing another black man characterized as being "Uppity" - it just seems to be code for ". .this n*gger thinks he's better than you!"

Account Of Obama Hailing His Own Symbolic Importance Is Disputed 2009

( "Uppity" often modified the slur everyone knows is a slur.)

Obama and the Elephant - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

That being said, I agree with people on this thread who say that Obama being misquoted is fanning the "Uppity" narrative.

Account Of Obama Hailing His Own Symbolic Importance Is Disputed 2009

"Uppity", as in "Uppity Negro", as in (. .and excuse me for this epithet, but I think its important here) "That N*gger thinks he's better than you!!"

Rove: Obama Is The Type Of Guy Who Hangs Out At Country Clubs 2009

"Uppity" was mistly used in racial contexts I believe.

GOP House Candidate Calls Black Newscaster "Uppity" 2009

"Uppity" in the black community has very NEGATIVE overtones.

Palin Supporter Calls African American Sound Man An "Uppity Negro" 2009

If it - really - got to that point, 'Uppity' cities could simply be neutron bombed.

After Waking Up to the Threat to Liberty, What Do You Do? 2008

"Uppity" amounts to a racial slur, and research suggests that unconscious, anti-Black bias is correlated with the use of verbal slurs towards Blacks.

Gregory S. Parks: A New Race(ism?) -- Unconscious Bias in the '08 Campaign 2008

John Ridley nailed what this really means in his article "When Rove Calls Obama Arrogant, He Means" Uppity "."

The Race Card? 2008