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I think the modern definition of "cakewalk" was intended here that does not have the racial connotations [1]: an easy contest to win an easy task While
by hvs 12y ago
I think the modern definition of "cakewalk" was intended here that does not have the racial connotations [1]:
an easy contest to win
an easy task
While the background on the word is interesting (I'll admit that I was unaware of it), the word does not have those racial connotations in conversation today.
[1]http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cakewalk http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cakewalk
- ams6110 12y agoAt nearly 50 years of age, I have never before been aware of any defintion for "cakewalk" other than "easy task" and have never heard the word used in any context for which that definition didn't make sense. I don't see any value in trying to infer racial slurs where clearly none was intended. Focus on the real ones.
- pessimizer 12y agoThis entire conversation is bizarre. Just because something was done by black people doesn't give it 'racial connotations.' It's not a racial slur, or some cliche based on qualities ascribed to black people by white ones. It's something black people did, which rose to popularity (in exaggerated form) for a period of time amongst whites. I understand sometimes how navigating discussion about race feels like walking through a minefield to white people.
- kennywinker 12y agoAn interesting note: Cakewalk is a music software company that's been around since 1987. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk_(company) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk_(company)