is the word/phrase 'baby mama' racist?

[Anonymous]

it's just english.

[Anonymous]

I would say depends on who is using it and the context. I notice that it’s only used for black people and often with a negative connotation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say depends on who is using it and the context. I notice that it’s only used for black people and often with a negative connotation.

I don't think it's solely used for black people anymore. At one point in time, yes. I think it has transcended race and thus is no longer racist. It does seem potentially classist.

[Anonymous]

It's not inherently racist, but it tends to be used to mock, often referring to negative racist or classist stereotypes. So why use it, when there are so many other ways to refer to the mother of a child that don't have those negative associations?

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say depends on who is using it and the context. I notice that it’s only used for black people and often with a negative connotation.

I see it in medical contexts where it is factual, not racist or with a negative connotation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say depends on who is using it and the context. I notice that it’s only used for black people and often with a negative connotation.

I see it in medical contexts where it is factual, not racist or with a negative connotation.

What medical context do you frequently see “baby mama”, as in a person with whom someone has had a child but is not married to? Please note that it is not the same as “baby’s mother”.

[Anonymous]

You know it is, OP.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s more classist and makes the person seem trashy (both the speaker and the “baby mama” being referenced).

[Anonymous]

Not sure if it’s racist, but it seems derogatory to me.

[Anonymous]

No, it's more classist.

All the baby mamas I know are poor white women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say depends on who is using it and the context. I notice that it’s only used for black people and often with a negative connotation.

I see it in medical contexts where it is factual, not racist or with a negative connotation.

What medical context do you frequently see “baby mama”, as in a person with whom someone has had a child but is not married to? Please note that it is not the same as “baby’s mother”.

Sorry, I actually meant baby daddy. From doctors and nurses - I suppose they also use baby mama but that's usually doesn't need to be said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's just english.

I agree it's a mainstream word now. Used to describe Black women but now seems applies to an unmarried woman, most likely one who is not in a relationship with the father.

[Anonymous]

If it is, so is "Karen."

[Anonymous]

If you’re saying it in a racist way it can definitely be racist.

Like, is “boy” racist? No. It’s just a word and there are a lot of contexts where it’s fine to use to describe adult men. But you can definitely make it racist if you want to.