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Originally Posted by flamesfever
For example, when we used the method of choosing things by saying, "eeny meeny miny mo.....", or went down to the store to ask for "nxxxer babies", we weren't aware we were offending Blacks. There were very few Blacks around to offend at the time.
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I was always taught that the second line was "catch a tiger by his toe". It was a few years ago when I learned that the rhyme had offensive origins.
On a lighter note, my Grandma was in the grocery store a few years ago and overheard an elderly lady ask an employee where they kept the "nxxxer babies". The guy was really shocked and confused and my Grandma had to pull her aside and tell her that they aren't called that anymore.