Definitions for rastus
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1. Rastusnoun

   An American male given name, thought to be derived from Erastus

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1. Rastus

   Rastus is a pejorative term traditionally associated with African Americans in the United States. It is considered offensive.

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1. Rastus

   Rastus is a pejorative term traditionally associated with African Americans in the United States. It is considered offensive. "Rastus" has been used as a generic, often derogatory, name for black men at least since 1880, when Joel Chandler Harris included a Black deacon named "Brer Rastus" in the first Uncle Remus book. However, "Rastus" has never been particularly popular as a Black name. For example, the 1870 census reported only 42 individuals named "Rastus" in the United States, of whom only four were Black or mulatto. Rastus—as a stereotypically happy black man, not as a particular person—became a familiar character in minstrel shows. This is documented in Every Time I Turn Around: Rite, Reversal, and the End of Blackface Minstrelsy, and Racism and Poverty in Ford City, PA, 1959: Minstrel Show, and in fiction such as Adventures of Rufus Rastus Brown in Darktown and Rastus Comes to the Point: A Negro Farce, and in popular songs such as Rastus, Take Me Back and What You Going to Do When the Rent Comes 'Round, on radio, and in films, most notably the Rastus series of short films, with titles that included How Rastus Got His Chicken and Rastus Runs Amuck.

Anagrams for rastus »

1. sutras

2. sūtras

3. tarsus

How to pronounce rastus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rastus in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rastus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rastus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rastus
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastus
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rastus