Both Uses
irresponsible
in
Black Like Me
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- They dreaded the awful tauntings of irresponsible white men, the jailing, the frames.†
*irresponsible = careless or reckless
- They saw us as "different" from themselves in fundamental ways: we were irresponsible; we were different in our sexual morals; we were intellectually limited; we had a God-given sense of rhythm; we were lazy and happy-go-lucky; we loved watermelon and fried chicken.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(irresponsible) a lack of concern about consequences
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)