Cotton Pickin' ... But critics of the word say it's racist because it harkens back to the time when black slaves picked cotton. According to Urban Dictionary, the term "cotton picker" is indeed a racist slur used "to represent a black person, or person of African heritage." Taken from Google.

Cotton Pickin' ... But critics of the word say it's racist because it harkens back to the time when black slaves picked cotton. According to Urban Dictionary, the term "cotton picker" is indeed a racist slur used "to represent a black person, or person of African heritage." Taken from Google.