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Ethnic slur[edit]
The phrase predates the use of the word "spade" as an ethnic slur against African Americans,[2] which was not recorded until 1928; however, in contemporary U.S. society, the idiom is often avoided due to potential confusion with the slur[4] or confusion with playing card references such as "black as the ace of spades".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_a_spade_a_spade
 

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