"tar baby" in HDAS (UNCLASSIFIED)

Fri Aug 5 15:54:22 UTC 2011

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But the term did appear in the "Word Association" sketch between Richard
Pryor and Chevy Chase on Saturday Night Live from 1975.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75ginterview.phtml

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> The song "colored spade" from 60's rock musical "Hair" lists a bunch
of
> negative words for blacks.  "Tar baby" wasn't one of them.  The song
> wasn't meant to be derogatory I'm sure.
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