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A Brighter Sun choose

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[WI] S. Selvon Brighter Sun 61: A white-skinned girl, dressed neatly with a blue ribbon in her hair, was called ‘Whitey cockroach!’ She retorted, ‘Black tar-baby!’.
at tar baby, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Brighter Sun 61: Nigger is ah nation, / Dey full of bodderation.
at botheration, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Brighter Sun 61: Chinee, Chinee, never die, / Flat nose and chinky eye!
at Chinky, adj.
[WI] S. Selvon Brighter Sun 61: A white-skinned girl, dressed neatly with a blue ribbon in her hair, was called ‘Whitey cockroach!’ She retorted, ‘Black tar-baby!’.
at whitey cockroach, n.
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