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Originally Posted by dobbles
A year or two back I learned that the term 'mammy' has a pretty racist history. I had no idea. I thought it was just another generic name like meemaw that some people used to describe relatives.
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I hear 'mammy' and think of that part in the song 'Thrift Shop' where he's hunting in the Goodwill for a pair of ladies flannel pajamas. There's no frame of reference for someone born and raised in Canada to recognize that as anything other than a sort of nasally, whiny form of 'mommy'.