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Because it's not. UPPITY is derived from the word "uptight" and usually refers to wealthy snobby people with a stick up their butt and their nose in the air. It has nothing to do with race at all. I think you have been misinformed.

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Q: Why does the definition of uppity as used by the Republican Senator referring to Barack Obama in the dictionary NOT mention that it is used primarily in a racist manner in connection with the N word?
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