by davidism1 August 9, 2022
Get the Wet Paper Bag Scenario mug.An actual test, along with the so-called ruler test in common use in the the early 1900s among upper class Black American societies and families to determine if a Black person was sufficiently white to gain admittance or acceptance. If your skin was darker than a brown paper bag, you did not merit inclusion. Thousands of Black institutions including the nation's most eminent Black fraternity -- Phi Alpha Phi, Howard Univiersity, and numerous church and civic groups all practiced this discriminiation. The practice has 19th Century antecedants with the Blue Blood Society and has not totally died out.
Zora Neal Hurston was the first well known writer to air this strange practice in a public. The practice is now nearly universally condemned (at least in public) as being an example of "colorism". Particularly cogent modern day critiques can be found in Kathy Russell's "The Color Complex", Tony Morrion's "The Bluest Eye" (an Ophrey Book Club choice) and Marita Golden's "Don't Play in the Sun." The best known send-up of the pactice, however, is Spike Lee's scathing and hilarious 1988 movie, "School Daze."
Zora Neal Hurston was the first well known writer to air this strange practice in a public. The practice is now nearly universally condemned (at least in public) as being an example of "colorism". Particularly cogent modern day critiques can be found in Kathy Russell's "The Color Complex", Tony Morrion's "The Bluest Eye" (an Ophrey Book Club choice) and Marita Golden's "Don't Play in the Sun." The best known send-up of the pactice, however, is Spike Lee's scathing and hilarious 1988 movie, "School Daze."
"Though the brown paper bag test is antiquated and frowned upon as a shameful moment in African-American history, the ideals behind the practice still lingers in the African-American community" -- Rivea Ruff, BlackCollegeView.Com
by Bill Peters August 19, 2006
Get the brown paper bag test mug.A version of rock, paper, scissors that is played so that the winner of each round gets to hit his opponet. If a rock wins a punch is delivered to the opponets stomach or face, if a paper wins a slap is usually apllied to the opponet's face, while scissors is usually a poke to the or chest or is considered 'null' and nothing happens.
by Zomby_Woof January 29, 2005
Get the extrememe rock, paper, scissors mug.We played a quick game of strip rock, paper, scissors, and before we knew it, we were completely nekkid.
by jackerman October 16, 2008
Get the Strip Rock, Paper, Scissors mug."Yeah, after getting caught using the office copier that way, I'm pretty sure you'll be getting your walking papers next week."
by Marty G. December 4, 2007
Get the Getting your walking papers mug.A saying used to say that something is meant to be deep but epically failed. A paper cut is typically the most minor of the cuts--barely breaking the skin, so for something to be "deep like a paper cut" means that it is hardly deep at all.
Jessica: Look, I know that you like using men like tissues, but you are thirty-freaking-three now. I really think you ought to settle down. Find a man who can tame you.
Emily: Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run free with them.
Jessica: Wooow. Quoting Sex and The City. Deep like a paper cut.
Emily: Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run free with them.
Jessica: Wooow. Quoting Sex and The City. Deep like a paper cut.
by hahahehehahahohahahehehahaho January 1, 2012
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It can be yelled or uttered under ones breath, both with roughly the same meaning of "I am not fond of what just happened to the point of incoherence and so I will utter a nonsensical phrase."
The phrase originated in the online gaming world and was uttered randomly upon the death of a player. The player and his friend then sat in silence pondering upon this new exclamation for not only did it rhyme, it also combined a variety of strange things all in one.
It can also be shortened to simply "Fuck Nuts"
It can be yelled or uttered under ones breath, both with roughly the same meaning of "I am not fond of what just happened to the point of incoherence and so I will utter a nonsensical phrase."
The phrase originated in the online gaming world and was uttered randomly upon the death of a player. The player and his friend then sat in silence pondering upon this new exclamation for not only did it rhyme, it also combined a variety of strange things all in one.
It can also be shortened to simply "Fuck Nuts"
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