Now it means the opposite, with two recent reminders in the news.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

A man with sharp eyes sat opposite her.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

OSSIE DAVIS: "Baseball should be taken seriously by the colored player -- and in this effort of his great ability will open the avenue in the near future wherein he may walk hand in hand with the opposite race in the greatest of all American games -- baseball."

VOA: special.2009.04.05

And I said,in protest, I decided to do an album that is the exact opposite, something with the most romantic lyrics of all romantic songs,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.03