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(12-12-2019, 04:34 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: It certainly can be a compliment. Unfortunately, there's a history of it being used almost exclusively to describe black people, and the implication is that they are well spoken ... for a black person. Well-Spoken and articulate are also things that go without saying for Rhodes Scholars or Senators. Why use it? There is no doubt that it is likely sincere, but sincerity doesn't change how implicit bias impacts people.

Like I have suggested, read the Times article I posted. 

I will read it, but I certainly understand the "weight" of certain words.  That's why I suggest being sincere if the other person interprets your compliment as something else.  It's not easy, that's for sure.