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Originally Posted by wowitsdark  Oh, I don't know. Sometimes the shoe fits and it's right to call a spade a spade.
Nellie Olson from Little House is the type I'd consider 'uppity'.
Never in a million years have I heard it applied in the way that is implied in the OP of this thread.
I'm not saying it's not truly used that way - just that that isn't a universal usage. |
Seriously, if you haven't ever heard of this word, then you have lived a good life. I have heard this word all my life describe people I know from people who do not know them. It was a reason for people in various hate groups to label people they thought had gotten out of hand....a black person who smiled at a white woman was "uppity". A black woman who didn't want to do menial labor, such as the wash or windows or floors, but wanted to go to school to become something was considered "uppity". It is a very common word. Ask around. I am sure that there will be very few who hadn't heard of this word either in movies or in real life.
Unfortunately, I have never heard it used to describe a white person. Never.
Did you see the HBO show, Big Love? In one scene it show two women, sisterwives of the father of Bill, the dad in the series. The women are watching the news and see Condie Rice giving a short speech. They both look at each other and one says "Uppity". It is used for exactly the purpose it was used in this context today.