Tarbaby

It is time to reclaim words such as tarbaby from the racists. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Refusing to hug the tarbaby is to admit fear and give in to the basest and most easily overcome unhealthy desire. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Ive never been a white house press reporter but if I would have used the term tarbaby; when i was in the army i would have been fragged when I was a medic I would have been beatup in the ER when I was a factory worker i would have been thrown into the machines where I currently work in the health dept I would be sent to human resourses for some sensitivity training - ❋ Unknown (2006)

That, my friend, is known as a 'tarbaby'. jaywalker (Anonymous) says … but at the very top of the list are the downright criminal actions and policies of the ❋ Unknown (2010)

Your reasoning just doesn't seem viable, because when you think "tarbaby", your excuse isn't the first thing that comes to mind. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is served by finally grasping the reality that our efforts have indeed failed for eight long years, and that if we are ever to be rid of this tarbaby of treachery we must change our strategy and our methods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bob calls her a "tarbaby for the Republican party, a monster they created," while Tony says he's pro-Palin and thinks people clamor for her because she speaks her mind and breaks through. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They can do damn near anything they want, and are like the tarbaby once you ‘interface’ with them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The briar rabbit, tarbaby is a good metaphor for many things in our society but ultimately cannot be used because of its double meaning. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As I recall there was much discussion as Bush rushed into invading Afganistan and made jokes about about not spending a million dollars to blow up a tent (while now he is spending a million or so on each grain of sand), there was a discussion that Clinton was smart enough to stand off and shoot the tarbaby, while Bush wanted to jump in with both feet. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And would you put into English the phrase (OFF-MIKE) the tarbaby? ❋ Unknown (2006)

And in time we can restore the tarbaby to briar rabbit, and all his friends. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In any case it is too late, Snowjob hugged that tarbaby when he took the career move to Fox TV and just got in further when he moved up the BS chain. ❋ Unknown (2006)

What they didn't cover … the tarbaby (via) [More] [WMV] [QT]? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Ahhh--the tarbaby was one of the stories; Br'er Rabbit asked not to be thrown in the briar patch ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

SNOW: Well, I believe hug the tarbaby, we could trace that back to American lore. ❋ Unknown (2006)

[Boy oh boy] look at that tarbaby. [i bet] i couldn't see him in a [dark alley]. ❋ Phillip (2005)

Tarbaby likes to [pursue] [yarn] [in the early] hours of the morning. ❋ Happytortie (2010)

"There is a [tarbaby] next door we should hang him", Said [Cletus] at [the Klan] meeting. ❋ Kansas City Blast Rope (2018)

Person 1: “that guy is [so black] he’s a [tarbaby]” Person 2: “yeah! [Total] tarbaby!” ❋ Unknown12345687 (2018)