> > black market https://www.huffpost.com/entry/common-words-phrases-racist-origins-connotations_l_5efcfb63c5b6ca9709188c83 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/comm

> > black market https://www.huffpost.com/entry/common-words-phrases-racist-origins-connotations_l_5efcfb63c5b6ca9709188c83 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/common-words-phrases-racist-o... : > The symbolism of white as positive and black as negative is pervasive in our culture. Watts-Jones has highlighted many terms with negative meanings that reference blackness. In the English language, she wrote in 2004, color is “related to extortion (blackmail), disrepute (black mark), rejection (blackball), banishment (blacklist), impurity (‘not the driven snow’) and illicitness (black market).” > > black ops https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101110054644AATnCRz&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIIC1c2tvYDOyE5Ap2rlwELU2Z9AIFgN5u70BQln-BpjN64O9kO5c2KKBodJMBACpzMHJ9D90fA1XxzVkG4NtrO0RFnhb2VOpRnuQSYtkCtV1RTS2O5QM2qiq91zZXtMEkBAxjykNv3MZ3F-tzlEd1XbuwVRI4PoKXOxdmiip1Qs https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101110054644A... : > Consequently, it becomes apparent that 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' really means - Call to Arms against the Black People You thought you were joking, weren't you? The latter link might be sarcasm, but at this point, it's actually hard to tell.