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never, did I ever hear anyone refer to a colored child as a tar baby.



check out Toni Morrison's or Salman Rushdie's usage of the Tar Baby imagery. They ain't talkin' about children.

Ooh Tar Baby yeah you got me stuck on you. Ooh Tar Baby and I can't get loose it's true. Come on Tar Baby won't you hold me tight, we can stick together all through the night. Ooh Tar Baby and maybe I'm in love with you. (from The Ground Beneath Her Feet)