Poll: Where did the phrase 'Well that's mighty white of you" origin!


Question: Poll: Where did the phrase 'Well that's mighty white of you" originate from!?
Answers:
It was said to Abraham Lincoln when he offered Malcolm X 40 acres & a mule!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

i'm not sure of it's origins but it sounds blatantly racist!. i would assume it came about around the time of slavery being widespread in the U!.S!.

the alleged meanings range from genuine to sarcastic so i suppose it's a matter of opinion:!.!.!.!.

"That's mighty white of you", meaning, "Thank you for being fair"!.

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mighty white of you - Foolish phrase used by some to show so-called white superiority!. Phrase attributed to the south, and coined during days of slavery!. Now sometimes said in a sarcastic manner to people who act as they are superior because of their race!.

When Bob threw a nickle into the UNICEF can at the office, and said "Those people should be glad I felt so generous!." I said to him "That's mighty white of you ***!."Www@Enter-QA@Com

Whoopi Goldberg in the movie Fatal Beauty!.Www@Enter-QA@Com



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