Uncle Tom syndrome
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Uncle Tom syndrome is a concept in psychology. It refers to a coping skill where individuals use passivity and submissiveness when confronted with a threat, leading to subservient behaviour and appeasement, while concealing their true thoughts and feelings. The term "Uncle Tom" comes from the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, where the African American slave Tom is beaten to death by a cruel white master for refusing to betray the whereabouts of two other slaves.
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See also
- Uncle Tom
- House Negro
- Self-hating Jew
- Useful Jew
- Stockholm syndrome
- Race traitor
- Uncle Ruckus
- Colonial mentality
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