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...person one. But sensitivity is not unwarranted. Among etymologists, a slur's validity hangs heavily on history. The concept of tar baby goes way back, according to Words@Random from Random House: "The tar baby is a form of a character widespread in African folklore. In various folktales, gum, wax or other sticky material is used to trap a person." The term itself was popularized by the 19th-century Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris, in which the character Br'er Fox makes a doll out of tar to ensnare his nemesis Br'er Rabbit. The Oxford American Dictionary...
...years, of the oldest subject--Madame Tussaud, who did her self-portrait in wax...
...days, of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt--daughter of Angelina and Brad--when her wax figure was presented at Madame Tussauds in New York, making her the youngest subject, at the time of a figure's unveiling, in the museum's history...
...honeycombed material or foam between sheets of unidirectional carbon fiber--for a strong matrix--then seals it with heat. The deck and bottom flex independently: the cavity gives the rocker room to straighten out, pulling the rails and allowing for more speed on turns. Caution: your wax job might melt on these black boards...
...before he tried to wax philosophical in “The Matrix” and “A Scanner Darkly,” Neo found something a bit closer to his reading level...