Re: pots and kettles
posted 2004 by elfworks
mr holland, i am in search of some info regarding the origins of the pot calling the kettle black and if it has any history in racism which i completely doubt.
xo
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Re: pots and kettles · posted 2004 by maddy
not racist at all, but must come from times when all cooking was done over open flame and both pots and kettles would get coated on the outside with soot. so, it simply refers to one with a fault criticizing another for having the same fault.
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