Is the term "Cotton Pickin" racist?

Question

I kinda thought since southerners say it it has something to do with black slaves literally picking cotton?

Answer 1

I never thought of it as racist myself, but I never really used the phrase, and never gave it much thought.



However, I would be willing to bet that the person that coined the phrase meant it in a racially insulting manner.

Answer 2

No, I think it is good honest work. Honest work is no shame.



To impose ones will on someone making them do work that one feels beneath his staiton and not compensate that person in the way that person would like to be compensated is another matter.



Some of everybody picked cotton, corn, tobacco, and anything else that would feed them or allow trade for goods and services related to food,clothing, shelter, and general welfare . By percentage only a few people owned slaves (the lowest economical class or working class Humans). The numeber of owners increased with time and the cost of slaves went down. Slaves were the most expensive commodity of all Live-Stock. One had to be quite wealthy to own slaves in the Brtish Colonial America or in early America. The first people imported by Europeans were Europeans. Going to America was a punishment and method to remove undisireables. Sometimes European men sold their wife and children into slavery to pay gambling debts. Sometimes the wife and children were darkened and sold into the African Slave trade.



"Better to be the descendent of a slave, than a descendent of a slave owner."- M. Ghandi

Answer 3

Wow the term "cotton pickin" having to do with "cotton picking" and you managed to link those two together? You are a very intelligent person.

Answer 4

I believe if you want to get "literal" it would be somewhat, maybe not racist, but ignorant, I can't think of the word for it. I don't use it because it sounds hick and stupid. But on the other hand, any black person who would be offended is probably way oversensitive. so don't use that phrase simply to avoid sounding like a redneck. Heheehaha

Answer 5

In Australia it is used a substitute for a swear word e.g don't scratch that cotton picking sore. Not racist. But when in doubt throw it out.

Answer 6

Wait juss a cotton pickin second.



Yeah alot of whites use it



don't understand the terminology



so i don't use it



It might be racist



If it is



don't say it

Answer 7

No it's not racist. Maybe up north. It's always said in the south.

Answer 8

I can be. I good way to deal with things like this is if you think that it might be considered racist - don't say it.

Answer 9

A little racist and offensive.

Answer 10

No, my dad used to pick Cotton, and he is french! Lol!

Answer 11

You suck. Try to put on up something, that makes a little sense.

Answer 12

This is by far the "Idiotic Question Of the Day".



Go drink some NyQuil and go to sleep.

Answer 13

where are u from????!!!!



HELL YEA it's racist! did u sleep in history class?!

Answer 14

Hey, good question.



I think it probably is.



Have a star.

Answer 15

If people take it offensive, I hope they know that black people sold their own people for slaves...

It's better than calling them "Hanes Maker"

Answer 16

yes it's racist!

Answer 17

Yes...wow...you actually had to ask that, or are you just bored?

Answer 18

yep

Answer 19

is the term ''NIP / TUCK'' racist?

Answer 20

ANOTHER NEW TROLL!

THEY ARE REALLY OUT TONIGHT!!

Answer 21

yeah it is

Answer 22

are you really that brain dead?

Answer 23

i don't think so