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Philip E. Cleary pcleary at WANS.NET
Sat Feb 10 06:13:25 UTC 2001


<I think 'mammy' is more specifically used for a certain stereotype of a
black woman--an 'Aunt Jemima' type, rather than being a synonym for 'mama'.>

That's how I understand the term. I have always assumed that the usage was
somehow connected with the character in "Gone with the Wind."

Phil Cleary



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